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Daily Archives: 14 July 14, 2008
Watching A Great Sports History Moment
Watching Josh Hamilton in the Home Run Durby was just surreal. It’s amazing to see a Texas Ranger have fans at Yankee Stadium along with the other All Stars chant his name.
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An inspiring love story ends in divorce
The fairy tale goes like this: they are high-school sweethearts from a small town, Metamora, Illinois, in the American Midwest. He graduates from high school, becomes a US marine and is sent to Iraq. When he returns, they get engaged. … Continue reading
Posted in Interesting, Touching
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A Week At The Gym
During lunch one of my friends mentioned he was going to start a workout program, which got me to thinking about one of the funniest email forwards I have ever read. It’s posted after the jump, and fair warning, there … Continue reading
Mormon missionary calendar-maker excommunicated
SALT LAKE CITY – The creator of a calendar that featured shirtless Mormon missionaries was excommunicated Sunday after a disciplinary meeting with local church leaders in Las Vegas. Chad Hardy said he bears no ill will toward the council of … Continue reading
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Sea Water 20x Zoom – Eye of Needle
Photo by Peter Parks Imagequestmarine.com Witney, Oxon, United Kingdom Link
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Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America
In the spirit of Toby’s Walmart growth video, using data from Freebase, I mapped the spread of Walmart using Modest Maps. It starts slow and then spreads like wildfire. Link
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Buddies
I couldn’t think of a clever caption, so feel free to add your own.
Posted in Goofy
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Ikea Display Toilet
WifeGeedingand I stopped by Ikea this weekend and I noticed this display toilet. It cracks me up for two reasons. First of all, I think the sign is a bit funny because I can totally imagine someone trying to “use” … Continue reading
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Sometimes it pays to blog
A while back a posted about the GoateeSaver. The inventor left a comment and asked if I would like to have a free GoateeSaver. So now it looks like it’s time for me to grow a goatee again. I think … Continue reading
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Bible professor suspended over teachings
Plagued by questions about the divine truth of the Bible, today’s young Christians are doubting their faith as never before, says Peter Enns, professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside. But when Enns wrote a book urging … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Spiritual
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Octopuses given Rubik’s Cubes to find out if they have a favourite tentacle
Marine experts have given 25 octopuses a Rubik’s Cube each in a study aimed at easing their stress levels in captivity. Scientists believe the intelligent sea creatures have a preferred arm out of eight that they use to feed and … Continue reading
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Vatican reports deficit for 2007, partly due to poor stock market
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After three years in the black, the Vatican reported a $14 million deficit for 2007, due mainly to the continued fall in the value of the U.S. dollar and the poor performance of the stock market. … Continue reading
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Sweet Jesus
SALT LAKE CITY  – Some patrons of a Salt Lake City chocolatier say they found an image of Jesus Christ in a 3-gallon bucket of spumoni ice cream. For some, Jesus’ image is clearly visible right away. Others are unable … Continue reading
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Oprah’s unorthodox gospel comes under scrutiny
Oprah Winfrey has become a catalyst for a new journalistic project and increasing news coverage by conservative Christians questioning and criticizing her spiritual beliefs. Some evangelical Christians have voiced alarm that Winfrey is introducing the 46 million viewers who watch … Continue reading
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