- Well, that darn head cold has now turned into a real cold I think, complete with body aches, sore throat, and all the other fun stuff. I could be resting in bed, but no, here I am for you, blogging my little heart out. Actually, I can’t sleep so I thought I might as well be doing something ‘productive.’
- Maybe I got sick wondering outside icy cold LaGuardia trying to find my sister who was at JFK. Love ya, sis, and don’t think I’m going to let you live this down anytime soon.
- I just heard Letterman say something about how Dick Cheney predicts that Obama is going to be a one-term president – this coming from the same man that predicted we would find weapons of mass destruction. Funny.
- Letterman also wondered if Leno had anything to do with Regis’ retirement announcement. Once again, funny.
- Sometimes I think people who sell things on eBay drive up their own bids with a different ID or a friend’s or spouse’s.
- The Dallas Morning News redesigned their website yesterday and even though it looks cleaner, the design is still poor. In some areas (the Sports section in particular – screenshot) there’s an outline of stories with lead stories on top and the supporting stories underneath in a smaller font, but the layout has the font too small and in a place that looks like the page didn’t load correctly. So far I haven’t been bombarded with adverts, and I’m sure that’s because they are trying to attract and keep new viewers, but that’s going to change in about a week I’m sure. Here’s their official overview of the new design.
- I was reading up on the Lone Ranger and discovered that the Green Hornet is actually related to him, by a nephew’s son I think.
- Some headlines just get your attention – Why I can’t stop reading Mormon Housewife Blogs
- Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth
- Impressive book art
- Billion dollar yacht?
- Forever lazy even thought of the bathroom issue (1:15)
God as guard: Bank opens ‘lockless’ branch
MUMBAI: The United Commercial (UCO) Bank has opened the country’s first lockless branch at Shani Shinganapur in Maharashtra, even as the Centre has made hi-tech security mandatory for all nationalized and private sector banks. Shani Shinganapur is a small village in Ahmednagar district whose presiding deity is Lord Shani. More than 5,000 devotees visit the temple every day, while on weekends the number crosses the 1 lakh mark.
“We took note of the general belief and faith of the people. Ever since the most revered temple came into existence several years ago, the village has not witnessed a single crime. In fact, all houses in the entire village have no doors. We took the risk and started the lockless bank a week ago,” a senior bank official said.
Bag of Randomness
- What’s the Message of the Bible in One Sentence?
- One of my favorite cartoons as a child was called Star Blazers. It was a space adventure cartoon with an old battleship traveling through space to try to save earth and was adapted for American audiences. Well, for the two of you out there that may actually know what I’m talking about, it turns out the Japanese actually made a live action version of the movie. Here’s the trailer and here’s the official website in English. As a kid, I use to draw that battleship all the time.
- Statewide, the average starting teacher salary is $36,009, but if you work in Tarrant region you are making an average of $51,370. I know their jobs can be stressful and the hours can be long, but with all the time they get off that’s a pretty darn good deal.
- The NFL’s chattiest announcing teams
- Invisible tanks?
- Dog finds owner after five years
- Yup, I ain’t got much material today.
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Sarah Palin Battle Hymn
