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Monthly Archives: June 2003
Is there a stupidity quotient?
Boston Globe story basically asks the question, “Why do smart people do such stupid things?” I have been wondering the exact same thing for years, especially after buying a lottery ticket or eating at McDonalds. “Several stupidity scholars link foolishness … Continue reading
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Headlines Over the Horizon
Analysts at the RAND Corporation lay out ten international-security developments that aren’t getting the attention they deserve. From the “July/August Atlantic”
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Overblown Allegory
Cute riff on the races from Fred Clark at “Slaktivist”
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ESL Site of the Day
An original example of smart web marketing, this site allows you to create beautiful business cards on-line, print out a sample for free, or order the actual cards for delivery in less that a week. While not designed as an ESL … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“Every time it occurs to me to say something about what is going on I remember what happened to me: I was arrested, suspected of wallowing in the very shit that most upset me.” — rock musician PETE TOWNSHEND, vowing … Continue reading
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Harry Potter and the International Order of Copyright
Of course you’ve read the latest Harry Potter book Order of the Pheonix, but have you read Harry Potter and Leopard-Walk-Up-to-Dragon, in which Harry encounters sweet and sour rain, becomes a hairy troll, and joins Gandalf to re-enact scenes from … Continue reading
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Yoga Doggy-Style
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City dog owners who worry that their furry friends need some stress management have a new option: yoga for dogs. Sorry, lady, but I don’t think your dog is doing Yoga……
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Comic of the Day
Sylvia by Nicole Hollander
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Dean Wins MoveOn On-line Primary
In just a little over 48 hours, 317,647 members voted, making this vote larger than both the New Hampshire Democratic primary and Iowa caucuses combined. Here are the vote totals and percentages, when voters are asked to choose one candidate: … Continue reading
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Thank you, Officer
Researchers from Stanford and the University of Toronto have found that receiving a traffic ticket reduces a driver’s risk of dying in a crash by 35 percent. From the June 28th edition of “Lancet”
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Massachusetts Institute of Turkeys
Mr. Gobbles, a wild turkey, appeared mysteriously in Kendall Square, Cambridge, over three months ago. Even stranger, the bird seems to be under the protection of federal officials from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center…… Mr. Gobbles even has a … Continue reading
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A Man Named “Dog.”..
width=”185″ height=”119″ alt=> Duane "Dog" Chapman, a 50-year-old, Hawaii-based bounty hunter, his brother Timothy and his son Leland were arrested along with Shells and Krutonog on June 18, about two hours after the group captured convicted rapist Andrew Luster near … Continue reading
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