- In an interview yesterday, Brian Williams stated that the election will basically come down to 12 counties. Seriously, why is the Electoral College still around?
- My Flickr Pro account is about to expire and I can’t think of a really good reason for me to keep it around anymore, especially since I use Picasa to manage my photos and they have a great way of sharing photos on the web. Can anyone provide me with any reason to stick with Flickr? Right now I’ve followed these instructions and have downloaded all my Flickr pics on my hard drive. But there’s news that the new head of Yahoo! is ramping up the Flickr team, so who knows.
- Yesterday was my mother’s birthday, she would have turned 64. I usually honor her by reading since she was a voracious reader. I didn’t feel like I did enough reading yesterday.
- In this election, both parties have a Catholic as the VP candidate.
- The word “hate” sure is being thrown around so much lately that I think it’s beginning to lose it’s sting.
- While watching the Rangers game last night, I learned that Rice University actually use to own Yankee Stadium.
- I was provided at document at work yesterday in which I was instructed to use the Oxford comma.
- A dad finished a triathlon while carrying his 13-year-old daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy.
- More Teens Now Listen To Music Through YouTube Than Any Other Source
- Two women created an ‘invisible’ bicycle helmet in this three minute and thirty-five second video. I suggest that you just start to watch it at the 2:35 mark.
- When looking at this gif and understanding how the planets orbit the sun, I’m become even more impressed with how we are able to get anything to Mars.
- When it comes to concealed handguns, people like this don’t help support the argument.
- Something I spotted at Barry’s blog – Former Playboy model and Baywatch star injured while hunting for Noah’s Ark
- 15 professions that drink the most coffee
- If NBA greats had tattoos
- You can now buy canned air from certain cities, which reminds me of this scene from Spaceballs.
- Rooms scene from the very bottom
- The world’s quietest room is in Minnesota
- In this Chinese city, neighborhoods are being built on rooftops.
- Newfoundland boy, 10, gives heartbroken Canadian relay team his Timbits soccer medal
The Oxford comma (also known as the "serial comma") is always good to use. It improves sentence clarity. While it is never wrong to use the Oxford comma, there are plenty of times when it is wrong NOT to use it. For example:
With the Oxford comma: I invited the strippers, Romney, and Obama.
Without the Oxford comma: I invited the strippers, Romney and Obama.
Unless you want Romney and Obama stripping, go with the Oxford comma.
/end grammar nerd rant
LOVE the headline image today!! Spot on.
Canned air reminds me of the Lorax.
Yesterday, my daughter asked what HOV meant (as in HOV lane) and I went into a long discussion about pollution, ozone layer, carbon dioxide, global warming…we covered it all. Later that evening, we were listening to NPR that ironically had a discussion on the same exact topic. Total WIN! I think my daughter actually learned something yesterday. http://www.npr.org/2012/08/14/158756024/climate-w…
"In an interview yesterday, Brian Williams stated that the election will basically come down to 12 counties. Seriously, why is the Electoral College still around?"
A week ago an article in the WSJ made the same point. Of registered voters who are likely to vote, somewhere in the range of 90% had made up their minds. Obama and Romney were planning on spending a billion dollars to influence a few hundred thousand uncommitted registered voters in key counties of key states.
And you are right, both sides have written off Texas, Utah, California, and New York's electoral college votes as if those states have already voted. It's really hard to explain to someone not from the U.S. why we have an electoral college. I guess the founders didn't completely trust the electorate.