Archaeology and biology
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Monday, December 26, 2005
News of the weird...
best of 2005
My favorites:
THE LAWS OF IRONY ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED When CNN/USA Today/Gallup pollsters asked in a telephone survey whether President Bush is a "uniter" or a "divider," 49 percent said a uniter and 49 percent said a divider.
--CNN, Jan. 19
That's funny.
DO I LOSE MY PLACE IN LINE? As a registered sex offender in California, James Andrew Crawford was required to notify authorities if he adopted a new "domicile" for more than five days. He was arrested in May for noncompliance after he camped out for two weeks in a theater line waiting for "Star Wars: Episode III" to open.
--North County (Escondido, Calif.) Times, May 19
That's terrible. Poor Pervert. Life sucks wearing the Scarlett letter.
THE REALITY SHOW IS NEXT At a new theme park in El Alberto, Mexico (near Mexico City), wannabe migrants to the United States can test their survival skills at an obstacle course that replicates the rigors migrants must endure while sneaking across the border. Admission price: about $13.50.
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 20
Go Mexico!
My favorites:
THE LAWS OF IRONY ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED When CNN/USA Today/Gallup pollsters asked in a telephone survey whether President Bush is a "uniter" or a "divider," 49 percent said a uniter and 49 percent said a divider.
--CNN, Jan. 19
That's funny.
DO I LOSE MY PLACE IN LINE? As a registered sex offender in California, James Andrew Crawford was required to notify authorities if he adopted a new "domicile" for more than five days. He was arrested in May for noncompliance after he camped out for two weeks in a theater line waiting for "Star Wars: Episode III" to open.
--North County (Escondido, Calif.) Times, May 19
That's terrible. Poor Pervert. Life sucks wearing the Scarlett letter.
THE REALITY SHOW IS NEXT At a new theme park in El Alberto, Mexico (near Mexico City), wannabe migrants to the United States can test their survival skills at an obstacle course that replicates the rigors migrants must endure while sneaking across the border. Admission price: about $13.50.
--Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Feb. 20
Go Mexico!
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Sunday, December 25, 2005
blasphemy on Christmas
Jesus sings-I will survive
Blame my husband-He sent it to me today.
Blame my husband-He sent it to me today.
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Saturday, December 24, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Dave Chappelle conspiracy theory?
It happened and here's the link to read all about it. If you happened to catch the Dave Chappelle interview after his "breakdown," he did express concern that his material was crossing the minstrel show line and he did not want to do material like that. This article was either in Rolling Stone or Time, I can't remember which- but according to this article, friends did view his behavior as growing more and more paranoid. Intriguing.
Whatever the case it makes for a good tale. It is very long though so get ready to devote some time. I have been trying to get through it all day but the kids are keeping me busy. It's a page turner.:)
Update: I just finished, I think this is a set up by Dave. Some kind of a promotion for a TV special. That's my guess. Really cute, though. You can watch the trailer to the upcoming movie and see "interviews" that supposedly confirm some of the "facts" in the web reading here.
Whatever the case it makes for a good tale. It is very long though so get ready to devote some time. I have been trying to get through it all day but the kids are keeping me busy. It's a page turner.:)
Update: I just finished, I think this is a set up by Dave. Some kind of a promotion for a TV special. That's my guess. Really cute, though. You can watch the trailer to the upcoming movie and see "interviews" that supposedly confirm some of the "facts" in the web reading here.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Holiday messages from the White House
from Salon's war room You may have to sign up for a free day pass to read this article.
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Intelligent Design
unconstitutional
Intelligent design is clearly a religious idea that advances "a particular version of Christianity."
Intelligent design is clearly a religious idea that advances "a particular version of Christianity."
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Best soap opera ever!
Bush's Snoopgate It just keeps getting better and better. What will happen next?
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Monday, December 19, 2005
jib jab
year end round up very cute! You have to watch the stupidest commercial ever by Sprint but then the fun begins!
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Sunday, December 18, 2005
Spying on our own citizens-the urban legends series
Last spring 05 semester, I took a class at SCUMSL with this lady who was at some administrative level at a community college. I think the school was near Rolla, Mo. This lady was a very conservative looking woman maybe in her late forties or early fifties. You know the type, she kinda of looked like Alice from the Brady Bunch or a nun.
On our last day of class, she told us a scary story about a trip she had just gotten back from. Her college sent her down to Texas for some sort of conference. Education people are always going to conferences and having meetings. For some reason, she was able to fly there but had to take the train back to Missouri. I had drifted during this part of the story so I can't remember why this arrangement happened. I tuned back in when she said she was boarding the train when she noticed some men in suits looking at her. She thought they were security and found her seat. Soon one of the men in suits appeared in the seat next to her. The man said, "You weren't what we were expecting." She was confused and rather startled by this statement. She didn't know if the guy was crazy or what was going on. The man proceeded to tell her everything and everywhere she had been in the last several days. He told her how she had boarded flight such and such for Dallas, stayed and such and such hotel, right up to her finding her seat on the train. She was, of course, very disturbed that the man knew everything about her whereabouts. She explained about the education conference that she had attended and the circumstances by which she came to take the plane, then the train and her explanation seemed to lighten the guy's mood. He went on to say that due to the type travel she had taken (first a plane, then a train) she had been profiled as a drug smuggler. Oh, what a good laugh all the men in suits had! "You don't look like a typical drug dealer, silly us," they joked as they left her on the train.
It could have been worse if she had looked differently she might have had some trouble. I suppose the moral of the story is when you travel dress like Alice from the Brady Bunch and you'll be fine.
On our last day of class, she told us a scary story about a trip she had just gotten back from. Her college sent her down to Texas for some sort of conference. Education people are always going to conferences and having meetings. For some reason, she was able to fly there but had to take the train back to Missouri. I had drifted during this part of the story so I can't remember why this arrangement happened. I tuned back in when she said she was boarding the train when she noticed some men in suits looking at her. She thought they were security and found her seat. Soon one of the men in suits appeared in the seat next to her. The man said, "You weren't what we were expecting." She was confused and rather startled by this statement. She didn't know if the guy was crazy or what was going on. The man proceeded to tell her everything and everywhere she had been in the last several days. He told her how she had boarded flight such and such for Dallas, stayed and such and such hotel, right up to her finding her seat on the train. She was, of course, very disturbed that the man knew everything about her whereabouts. She explained about the education conference that she had attended and the circumstances by which she came to take the plane, then the train and her explanation seemed to lighten the guy's mood. He went on to say that due to the type travel she had taken (first a plane, then a train) she had been profiled as a drug smuggler. Oh, what a good laugh all the men in suits had! "You don't look like a typical drug dealer, silly us," they joked as they left her on the train.
It could have been worse if she had looked differently she might have had some trouble. I suppose the moral of the story is when you travel dress like Alice from the Brady Bunch and you'll be fine.
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Wire taps on citizens
King Bush Not looking too good for the King at the moment.
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Friday, December 16, 2005
The 25 Dumbest Quotes of 2005
Funny!
My favorites:
23) "Get some devastation in the back." --Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, to a staff photographer as he posed for a photo op while visiting tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka, Jan. 6, 2005
8) "I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." --Bill Bennett, former Education Secretary and author of "The Book of Virtues," Sept. 28, 2005
17) "You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war." --Pat Robertson, calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Aug. 22, 2005
9) "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
15) "I question it based on a review of the video footage which I spent an hour or so looking at last night in my office. She certainly seems to respond to visual stimuli." --Sen. Bill Frist, diagnosing Terri Schiavo's condition during a speech on the Senate floor, March 17, 2005
6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." --President Bush, to a divorced mother of three in Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
21) "I am not going to give you a number for it because it's not my business to do intelligent work." --Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, asked to estimate the number of Iraqi insurgents while testifying before Congress, Feb. 16, 2005
1) "What I'm hearing which is sort of scary is that they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them." --Former First Lady Barbara Bush, on the hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston, Sept. 5, 2005
My favorites:
23) "Get some devastation in the back." --Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, to a staff photographer as he posed for a photo op while visiting tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka, Jan. 6, 2005
8) "I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." --Bill Bennett, former Education Secretary and author of "The Book of Virtues," Sept. 28, 2005
17) "You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war." --Pat Robertson, calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Aug. 22, 2005
9) "See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda." --George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
15) "I question it based on a review of the video footage which I spent an hour or so looking at last night in my office. She certainly seems to respond to visual stimuli." --Sen. Bill Frist, diagnosing Terri Schiavo's condition during a speech on the Senate floor, March 17, 2005
6) "You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." --President Bush, to a divorced mother of three in Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
21) "I am not going to give you a number for it because it's not my business to do intelligent work." --Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, asked to estimate the number of Iraqi insurgents while testifying before Congress, Feb. 16, 2005
1) "What I'm hearing which is sort of scary is that they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them." --Former First Lady Barbara Bush, on the hurricane evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston, Sept. 5, 2005
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Autism and vaccines
No studies have been conducted yet comparing vaccinated children to unvaccinated children.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Props to...
Belleville Main Street and my good friend Rick Ortiz for revitalizing Belleville downtown and taking us into the 21 century.
My personal recommendations are Big Daddy's chicken wings and fries, the Acropolis for great salad, 313 for a cool red velvet room, the Lincoln for an authentic theater experience, the Escapade for an alternative experience, the Ground Floor and the Jazz club for great beer, bands, and outdoor seating, and most of all Belleville Main Street for the influence and believing that there is something here worth saving.
The above businesses mentioned are but a few that I frequent. I, also, eat at the Pie Pantry, take my kid to B & G Music for piano lessons, buy junk at Ben Franklin and the cool little mini-mart that they own across the street, among other things. I think our little city is just gorgeous. Remember Belleville, we have to be open to diversity if we are to preserve the beautiful city that we have. I want to stop running and make this our home. I'm done preaching now-go forth and enjoy Belleville.:)
My personal recommendations are Big Daddy's chicken wings and fries, the Acropolis for great salad, 313 for a cool red velvet room, the Lincoln for an authentic theater experience, the Escapade for an alternative experience, the Ground Floor and the Jazz club for great beer, bands, and outdoor seating, and most of all Belleville Main Street for the influence and believing that there is something here worth saving.
The above businesses mentioned are but a few that I frequent. I, also, eat at the Pie Pantry, take my kid to B & G Music for piano lessons, buy junk at Ben Franklin and the cool little mini-mart that they own across the street, among other things. I think our little city is just gorgeous. Remember Belleville, we have to be open to diversity if we are to preserve the beautiful city that we have. I want to stop running and make this our home. I'm done preaching now-go forth and enjoy Belleville.:)
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Monday, December 12, 2005
Plant Tissues
Botany 101 I had long ago forgotten about parenchyma, schlerenchyma, and collenchyma not to mention good ol' xylem and phloem.
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Sunday, December 11, 2005
Gay and don't want to be?
Dr. Dobson can cure what ails you. It would be funny if he wasn't serious. One of my favorite parts:
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
Meanwhile, the boy's father has to do his part. He needs to mirror and affirm his son's maleness. He can play rough-and-tumble games with his son, in ways that are decidedly different from the games he would play with a little girl. He can help his son learn to throw and catch a ball. He can teach him to pound a square wooden peg into a square hole in a pegboard. He can even take his son with him into the shower, where the boy cannot help but notice that Dad has a penis, just like his, only bigger.
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footprints found
Puebla, Mexico- or maybe not!
The Oldest American
Origin of corn- Dr. Richard MacNeish was one of the acheologists who my parents hung around with while he was doing his studies in Tehuacan and my parents were living there.
The Oldest American
Origin of corn- Dr. Richard MacNeish was one of the acheologists who my parents hung around with while he was doing his studies in Tehuacan and my parents were living there.
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avian flu and mad cow
Last week, I joked to this new professor who I will be working with next semester at SCUML that I have been so sick and must have either avian flu or mad cow. He took me seriously which means he thought that I thought that I must have one of these rare afflictions-which means he must think I'm an idiot. He did not laugh at my silly joke. He went on and on about the improbability of my illness being avian flu. "Why avian flu has not even reached this continent yet," he assured me. This does nothing for my self-esteem.
With that said, this next post is dedicated to influenza and madness of the cow.
Flu-hype or fact? My guess is hype!
Avian flu vaccine trials-already? Avian flu- I say to you-Bring it on!
latest on bovine spongiform encephalopathy all about prions
what mad cow does to the brain Tasty!
With that said, this next post is dedicated to influenza and madness of the cow.
Flu-hype or fact? My guess is hype!
Avian flu vaccine trials-already? Avian flu- I say to you-Bring it on!
latest on bovine spongiform encephalopathy all about prions
what mad cow does to the brain Tasty!
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Another example...
of supporting our troops.
Marine's Body Arriving As Freight.
Marine's Body Arriving As Freight.
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
Bill O'Reilly...
tricked! It is worth listening to the audio. I thought Bill was dooped by this caller. It made his made up "war on Christmas" issue look as silly as it really is. Great job caller!
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Friday, December 09, 2005
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
Cute shorts about...
the war on Christmas by Olbermann and Mo Rocca. and this Family Guy clip. Both from crooks and liars.
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Sunday, December 04, 2005
Science rock!
Greg Crowther sings about science and hails from university of Washington. Way cool!
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Thursday, December 01, 2005
Extra, extra, read all about it.
Or listen, or look.
oldest Mexican teacher retires. You have to scroll down the page to find the story. You don't even have to read the story, just, click, relax and listen! :)
photo of the 102 year old teacher.
102 year old teacher holding award.
story about throwing up on the metro link It will make you laugh!
US propaganda planted in Iraqi news It will not make you laugh!
oldest Mexican teacher retires. You have to scroll down the page to find the story. You don't even have to read the story, just, click, relax and listen! :)
photo of the 102 year old teacher.
102 year old teacher holding award.
story about throwing up on the metro link It will make you laugh!
US propaganda planted in Iraqi news It will not make you laugh!
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