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Friday, February 03, 2006
The God or Not Carnival
In September of 2005, an unprecedented "blog swap" took place between an atheist site and a Christian one. Chad from Eternal Revolution and "I Am" from The Evangelical Atheist agreed to post to each other's sites in an effort to improve the understanding of each side by the other. The exchange was considered an overwhelming success, and all involved wanted to find a way to keep the dialog open. The GOD or NOT Carnival was born.
Read more here.
Disney is changing the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at both Disney World and Disney Land
Turns out they want to add themes from the movie to the classic ride. Not sure how I feel about this.You can read more about it here.
This also gives me the opportunity to post a pic of Keira Knightley.
100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes
Sonya Thomas won $8,000 for the contest at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square on Wednesday but said she was disappointed in her performance.
"I could have done better," she said, adding that she was aiming for 30 sandwiches.
Thomas, who is known as the "Black Widow" on the competitive circuit, says she has a naturally big stomach capacity and heavily soaked her sandwiches in water to make them easier to swallow.
She holds numerous world eating records, including 46 dozen oysters in 10 minutes, 11 pounds of cheesecake in 9 minutes, 48 chicken tacos in 11 minutes, 37 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes and 56 hamburgers in 8 minutes.
Top 10 Apollo Hoax Theories
Each theory is proven wrong by Space.com, although I think they should have done a better job on #3.Some othe the hoax theories are:
- The Claim: The American flag appears to wave in the lunar wind.
- The Claim: To leave a footprint requires moisture in the soil, doesn't it?
- The Claim: There's no way that big moon buggy they were driving could have fit into that little landing module.
Read about them here.
Happy Birthday Timothy Edwin Richardson
No, not this Timothy Edwin Richardson, but this Timothy Edwin Richardson.
Welcome to the 3-Decade Club.
I wonder if the second child will be a boy or a girl?
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Send an Atheist to his local Church!
So, here's my proposal. Everytime I come home, I pass this old Irish church. I promise to go into that church every day-- for a certain number of days-- for at least an hour each visit. For every $10 you bid, I will go to the Church for 1 day. For $50, you would have me going to mass every day for a week.View the eBay auction here.
View his blog here.
Moondust
Feel it—it's soft like snow, yet strangely abrasive.
Taste it—"not half bad," according to Apollo 16 astronaut John Young.
Sniff it—"it smells like spent gunpowder,"
Read the NASA article here.
My Favorite Word
Everyone has a favorite word. What's yours? Here's your chance to tell the world about your favorite word.
I decided to put in an entry myself, onomatopoeia.
Cell Phone Jammer
I would soooooo use one of these in the movie theater.It has two modes:
One gives 70 seconds jamming, the other fades out the call ‘with natural atmosphere’
Read more about it here.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
In case you were wondering about that dog at the State of the Union
Rex, a 5-year-old German shepherd, fit in with the other Iraq war veterans who were guests of Republicans and Democrats.
Rex sniffed out bombs in Iraq. He's been the subject of congressional legislation. He's famous, and Wednesday night he became one of Mrs. Bush's guests at the State of t.he Union speech.
How Rex landed such a coveted seat — actually a spot in the aisle labeled "Rex" on the official seating chart — is quite a tale.
From ice to hardwood
Time-lapse photography shows a full day of action at American Airlines Center -- from a hockey matinee to a Mavericks game in the evening.View it here.
A Creative Office Prank
Step 1Open Microsoft Word on your victim's computer, then go to the program's AutoCorrect feature (Tools/AutoCorrect), which is designed to catch spelling errors and automatically fix them.
Step 2
Instruct the program to replace the word "the" with "thee," "but" with "butter," or "of" with "off." Then really get creative.
Step 3
Look on as Bob from Customer Service sends a company-wide e-mail that reads: "Please forward all requests about greasy duck butter and Slavic cabbage fart to the strange mole on my schvontz. Spank you. Cock balls banana."
via Learning Dump
Great story about the Holmgren family
While Mike Holmgren works the Super Bowl XL sidelines against Pittsburgh, his wife and daughter will be 6,800 air miles away, taking part in a 17-day medical training humanitarian mission to the West African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Talk about integrity.
Read the rest, here.
In the gnarly world of far-out slang, only 'cool' is still groovy
"Cool" remains the gold standard of slang in the 21st century, as reliable as a blue-chip stock, surviving like few expressions ever in our constantly evolving language. It has, despite the pressures of staying relevant and trendy, kept its cool through the centuries -- even as its meaning changed drastically. Read the whole article here.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
100 Best First Lines from Novels
Here are some examples:
100. The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. —Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage (1895)
49. It was the day my grandmother exploded. —Iain M. Banks, The Crow Road (1992)
38. All this happened, more or less. —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
9. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
8. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. —George Orwell, 1984 (1949)
Year of the Dog
Dogs were born in the years: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006Famous people born in the Year Of The Dog:
George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ralph Nader, Freddie Mercury, Candice Bergen, Cher, Gilda Radner, Sylvester Stallone, Sophia Loren, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, Liza Minelli, Norman Schwarzkopf, Carl Sagan, Megan Mullally, Drew Carey, Jeff Foxworthy, Leonard Cohen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ani Difranco, Tina Fey, Jessica Biel, Kirsten Dunst, Kelly Clarkson, Thora Birch, Jane Asher, John Didion, Charles R. Swindoll, Javan, Jim Valvano, Bill Watterson, Scott Hamilton, Helen Fielding, Dan Castellaneta, Kristin Kreuk, Anna Paquin, Anne Hathaway.
The Dog's characteristics:
People born in the Year of the Dog possess the best traits of human nature. They have a deep sense of loyalty, are honest, and inspire other people's confidence because they know how to keep secrets. But Dog People are somewhat selfish, terribly stubborn, and eccentric.
They care little for wealth, yet somehow always seem to have money. They can be cold emotionally and sometimes distant at parties. They can find fault with many things and are noted for their sharp tongues. Dog people make good leaders. They are compatible with those born in the Years of the Horse, Tiger, and Rabbit.
Supermarket Chain Pulls Soup Cans After Family Reports Finding Needle
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A supermarket chain pulled soup cans from the shelves of its stores after a family reported finding a sewing needle in a sealed can of minestrone, officials said. Continued . . .
Monday, January 30, 2006
Robot Chicken's Donkey Kong Halo Invasion
This is for my friends that have never seen the Robot Chicken episode where the Master Chief from Halo invades Donkey Kong.
View the clip here.
Which Sports Car Are You?
I'm a Lamborghini Murcielago.
"You're not subtle, but you don't want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you're a raging bull."
Click here to find out what sports car are you.
Conan O'Brien The Barbaian
Your only weapon is Conan O'Brien's head thrusting forward as he makes his signature "happy thundercat" sound.
Click here to play.
Seton Hall is red-faced over this mistake
Seton Hall prospects directed to 'hot girls'Application misprint is telephone-sex line
Thursday, Jan 26, 2006
By Kelly Heyboer
Star-Ledger Staff
Foreign students looking for help applying to Seton Hall University instead got an offer to talk to "hot, horny girls" thanks to a misprinted phone number in the Catholic university's admissions application.
Read more here.
The Move Is Complete
Finally, I'm finished moving Mom.
As you know, it was an emotional move for me since I had to move Mom out of the only place I called home. It's kinda weird not having a place to 'go home' to, but I guess that is just part of growing up.
Just a couple of quick thoughts on the move:
- The smile of pure joy on the buyer's face warmed my heart.
- One of the songs I heard when driving away was U2's 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own.' One lyric stood out: A house still doesn't make a home.
- WifeGeeding and I closed on the house we moved into on Jan 27, 2005. We closed on the sell of my childhood home on Jan 27,2006.
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