Community bailing out school district includes this picture of a community meeting in Longmont, Colorado. As Colorado State Treasurer Mike Coffman sets up his podium in the back of the room and begins delivering his address to a blank wall, Silver Creek junior Matthew begins to develop a theory about why the school district is in such dire financial condition.
Wonder what the planet is up to these days? From the crack image editing team at CNN.com come the following helpful visual aids…
This is taken from the article titled Study: Global warming migrations and seems to depict the overheated earth moving to some more temperate region of space, complete with gigantic icebergs.
And this is taken from the article titled College campuses going green, but might be better titled BPOC (Big Planet on Campus). It’s not clear whether Earth is actually attending school or whether it’s just hanging about in the hopes of picking up cute co-eds at the next fraternity party.
I just flew in from Knoxville last night (and boy, are my arms tired), after spending a lovely Christmas week with the in-laws. Lots of pie, lots of loot, lots of fun.
Now I’m back at work, trying to remember what it is I do for a living.
It’s clear to me that I’m not going to be able to get anything of substance done until I’ve had a chance to catch up on Dave Barry’s column, browse the news headlines, and end my nearly-month-long hiatus from blogging. Two down, one to go.
Since I read Dave Barry’s 2002 Gift Guide after Christmas, I’m not able to add any of these items to my Christmas list. I do have a birthday coming up pretty soon, though. For instance, we all no there’s no better way to celebrate 30 years of life than by arranging one’s funeral. And with the theme coffins recommended in Mr. Barry’s gift guide, this can be the ultimate personal gift. Personally, I don’t think there’s a better alternative for me than the “return to sender” coffin. Unless it’s to choose a nice high gloss black or chrome coffin and adorn it with these magnetic flame decals, also recommended in the gift guide. Very stylish, although I suppose it does make the wrong sort of statement about the afterlife.
Pink muses: How do I have cat hair inside my refrigerator?
Well, Pink, if you can’t polish off that cat in one sitting, you should really shave it and wrap it well with plastic wrap before storing the leftovers in the fridge or freezer. It keeps your appliances tidy and staves off freezer burn.
Bit of an embarrassing typo for the front page of Amazon.co.uk…
Get 50% off Simon Schama’s A History of Britian III, now £12.50.
At long last, the most overhyped piece of technology ever is available to the public. Yes, you can place orders for the Segway Human Transporter. Pick one up today for the low, low price of $4950.
I scoff, but I am enough of a geek to appreciate the fact that this gizmo is self-balancing and to secretly wish I had one to play with. Maybe v2.0. Here’s one little tidbit that I hadn’t heard before…
Our engineers were so obsessed with the details on the Segway HT that they designed the meshes in the gearbox to produce sound exactly two musical octaves apart–when the Segway HT moves, it makes music, not noise.
All in all, it’s still kind of hard to believe that they released it with that acronym.
Could they have used the airbrush any more on that ad? Well, yes.
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I’m melting, I’m melting…
I miss the old version. Also, could they have used the airbrush any more on that ad on the right? He’s almost unrecognizable!
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Terrifica. I wonder if she’s acquainted with Handsome Man (who rescues single women when they run into ex-boyfriends).
Garlic, shallots, and onions, oh my
“A diet rich in garlic, shallots and onions may cut the risk of prostate cancer in half, according to a study.”
Sadly, the same diet cuts your chances of having a social life in half as well.