From a CNN story: LUCKNOW, India (AP) — He’s a revered Hindu monkey god. And now, he’s the chairman of an Indian business school. An Indian Hindu priest performs prayers in front of a statue of the Hindu god Hanuman. Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, […]
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The Big Lebowski bowling on the Wii We were playing Wii Sports today, bowling to be specific. If you bowled on the Wii and lost control of your ball you know that when the ball goes skittling back into the folks behind you the camera moves and they all jump […]
This is just embarrassing. Group finds Starbucks logo too hot to handle Starbuck’s new retro-style logo A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo. By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune Seems that one person’s smut is another person’s morning latte. A Christian group […]
An annual tradition for my wife and I (her father began it when they were children) is to play, very loudly the soundtrack from Jesus Christ Superstar. I am always moved to tears at many moments and filled with energy and joy at others. But Herod’s Song is just a […]
His work will live on. Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90. Rohan de Silva, an aide to Mr. Clarke, said […]
My daughter (10 years old) has entered the blogging world! (*Sniff* I am so proud!) Her blog is about Club Penguin and other interests of hers such as Harry Potter and it can be found here: IsseRuth So, if you or your child is looking for tips and hints about […]
I predict this will be the name of a new rock band: Client 9. You heard it here first. UPDATE: Drew pointed out that a Google search reveals some discussion already. BUT I note that even this post from the Arizona Republic post-dates my own prediction. So I was still […]
SXSW: 7 Fake Startups Compete for ‘Worst Website Ever’ | The Underwire from Wired.com AUSTIN, Texas — As dedicated readers of the most popular business blogs are well aware, the web is positively awash in terrible ideas for startups. So many, in fact, that Waxy.org’s Andy Baio was inspired to […]
This is unconscionable. Author: My best-selling Holocaust book is a hoax – CNN.com Story Highlights Misha Defonseca’s book, “Misha: A Memoire of the Holocaust Years,” false Defonseca maintained Nazis took parents, she was adopted by wolves Author not Jewish, actually lived with relatives after parents’ arrest This is where Jim […]
Mental Floss (great name and great site) has a list of “15 Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever.” (And if you listen to NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, as I do, this is the list they used for this week’s “Not My Job” game.) This one is […]