Category Archives: Miscellaneous

The U.K. happiness quotient

So first I find a story in the Daily Mail that says the unemployment rate in Great Britain is actually six times higher than official government figures. Nearly ten million people in Britain are out of work – more than … Continue reading

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Physics question

Every summer, I have my own ways of keeping my home cool, and trying not to expend more energy cooling it down after I cook. The thing is, I’m not much of a scientist. I never took physics in high … Continue reading

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The judge is an ass

A judge in Washington tried to bully a family-owned dry cleaning shop by suing the owners for $54 million in damages because they lost his pants. He lost the case. Score one for the common man against a jerk who … Continue reading

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It’s a chicken! It’s a dinosaur! It’s Chickenosaur!

No, it’s a gigantoraptor, a.k.a. Chickenosaur! One of the world’s top fossil hunters has unveiled a previously unknown gigantic, chicken-like dinosaur that may change evolutionary theory on prehistoric animals. The remains of the animal, thought to have weighed 1400 kilograms, … Continue reading

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Send your prayers to the Tech relatives

The shooting at Virginia Tech is simply horrible. The college paper is saying that the storm prevented medivac choppers from helping transport the wounded. They’re saying the death toll is up to 32, and may rise. This is terrible. My … Continue reading

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NJ Governor in critical condition

NJ Governor Jon Corzine was on his way to mediate a meeting between the Rutgers Women’s Basketball team and Don Imus, bigot shock jock (yeah, we knew he was a bigot for years, but his remarks against Jews don’t raise … Continue reading

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Long time coming

Here you go: A story about a woman who hit her first-ever hole-in-one—at age 102. Elsie McLean thought she might have lost her ball on the par-3, 100-yard fourth hole at Bidwell Park. Instead, the 102-year-old Chico woman became the … Continue reading

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A winter wonderland video

This is why I don’t live in New England. It’s a video of what happens when you bring water to a boil and then toss it into -34F cold.

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Don’t mess with these old coots

A retired military man and eleven other senior citizens fought off three would-be robbers, killing one of them. These folks were all off a Carnival cruise tour in Costa Rica. They got back on their cruise and sailed away, doubtless … Continue reading

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You write the posts

I think I’m tapped out of writing energy today. I have even tagged this post miscellaneous so you can write what you want. Of course, you’ll have to do it in the comments, unless you have the rights to edit … Continue reading

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EATAPETA 2007

I’m going to let Meryl do the whole song-and-dance routine over the reasons for EATAPETA and such, but I’ve relaunched the website. Two locations are already up, and there’s room for lots more. You can send in locations of gatherings … Continue reading

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Choosing the wrong word

Mark Twain said that the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. Here is a perfect example of using the wrong word to make your point. In … Continue reading

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Should egalitarians support Chávez?

Asks Francisco Rodríguez – assistant professor of economics and Latin American studies at Wesleyan University, and former chief economist of the Venezuelan National Assembly. This is really a very unusual venue that professor Rodríguez is using – the infamous CiF. … Continue reading

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Haveil Havalim #99 is UP!

Me-Ander calls it the End of an Era; no more 2 digit numbered Haveil Havalim. (Of course for those who use Roman Numerals, things are getting a whole lot easier, aren’t they?) Read about: The restoration of Barcelona’s Jewish Quarter. … Continue reading

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A different kind of news

I’m tired of depressing world events, how ’bout you? Well, the world is going to the dogs. So is this post. The Nanny State in the U.K. brought animal cruelty charges against a two men who overfed their dog. Rusty, … Continue reading

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