Re: The Pleasure (And Pain) of Maybe
Posted on December 10, 2003 - Filed Under culture-society-history, science & technology | 2 Comments
Thoughts emanating from this article in Natural History.
“pathetic dork of a baboon” … heeheehee, that’s funny.
But seriously, don’t we posture/position ourselves into situations because that is the situation we want? For example, a friend of mine really wanted to be married. Not to anyone in particular, she just wanted to be married. […]
More Photographic Dishonesty From President Bush
Posted on December 8, 2003 - Filed Under government | Leave a Comment
From Misleader.org
In the most famous picture from his trip to Baghdad, President Bush had himself artfully photographed to look like he was serving turkey to the troops. The image was emblazoned on front pages throughout the country - and now appears to be an entirely false depiction.
According to the Washington Post, Bush was […]
Jingle Bells
Posted on December 8, 2003 - Filed Under culture-society-history, family & friends, new orleans | 3 Comments
Ye Olde Christmas Tree went up last night. Well, two-thirds of it did. It turns out that our New Orleanian home does not have enough free surface area to house an entire tree. I’m getting older, and am moving into smaller and smaller places. Doesn’t make sense. But the tree must go on. Shiny baubles […]
Read More..>>Of Sugar Bowls, Umbilical Hernias, and Bush’s Art of War
Posted on December 5, 2003 - Filed Under general, new orleans | 1 Comment
LSU is #1 college football team in the country and going to the Sucrose Bowl. God help me as they are going to be over the top, out of control, stomping mudholes, etc in and around Looiziana.
I have an umbilical hernia, which does not need to be operated on unless I go […]
Writer Given Award For Well-Written Bad Sex
Posted on December 4, 2003 - Filed Under books, funny | Leave a Comment
… Or is it good sex poorly-written?
Bunker 13 Author Wins Bad Sex Award from Ananova.com:
Indian writer Aniruddha Bahal has had the dubious honour of winning the Literary Review’s Bad Sex In Fiction award.
Bahal triumphed over a shortlist which included former Today editor Rod Liddle, Hollywood film-maker Alan Parker and authors Paul Theroux, Paolo Coelho […]
That’s What I Am Tolkien About!
Posted on December 4, 2003 - Filed Under funny, movies/tv | Leave a Comment
Things not to try when seeing Lord Of The Rings. Someone HOLD ME BACK!
1. Stand up halfway through the movie and yell loudly, “Wait … where the hell is Harry Potter?”
2. Block the entrance to the theater while screaming: “YOU SHALL NOT PASS!” - After the movie, say “Lucas could have done it […]
This Number’s Ready For Prime Time
Posted on December 2, 2003 - Filed Under science & technology | Leave a Comment
From New Scientist and NewsScan.
N.B.: Mersenne primes take the form of 2-to-the-power-of-P-minus-1, to be precise.
Michigan State University grad student Michael Shafer has succeeded in identifying the largest known prime number to date, using a distributed computer network of more than 200,000 computers located around the world. The new number is 6,320,430 digits […]
