Archive for February, 2007
Blogging the Bible
27 February 2007This blog reads like a Cole’s Notes of the Bible. He doesn’t contadict any of the stories. He just lays it out as it is presented, face value, for his readers.
Slate blogs the Bible. - By David Plotz - Slate Magazine
So, the tale of Dinah unsettled me, to say the least. If this [...]
Mom coaches kids to fake retardation
27 February 2007Wow! That is pretty low.
Mother coached children to fake retardation - CNN.com
A woman admitted Monday that she coached her two children to fake retardation starting when they were 4 and 8 years old so she could collect Social Security benefits on their behalf.
Rosie Costello, 46, admitted in U.S. District Court that she collected [...]
Jesus burial dispute
26 February 2007I am not religious, but I always like watching these documentaries.
Archaeologists, scholars dispute Jesus documentary - CNN.com
Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by the Oscar-winning director James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets.
“The Lost Tomb of Christ,” which the Discovery Channel will run on March 4, argues [...]
Saint John Bound
25 February 2007Michelle let her contract expire at her old job in order to take a little bit of time off and possibly pursue a new career. On he last day of work, she got a job offer from a company in Saint John doing what she likes. So, to make a long story short, [...]
Feb. 24, 1582: Mark the Date
24 February 2007My son’s birthday falls on Leap Year. He is having his birthday tomorrow.
Wired News: Feb. 24, 1582: Mark the Date
1582: The Gregorian calendar is decreed in a papal bull by its namesake, Pope Gregory XIII.
The Gregorian calendar was devised by Italian doctor and chronologist Aloysius Lilius, primarily as a way of getting the various [...]
Office Stress
24 February 2007Sometimes beating the shit out of the printer and copy machine is the only option.
Sports that shouldn’t be on the sports network.
23 February 2007Just my opinion, but here are things that I don’t think should be on a sports network.
Curling
Wrestling
Darts
Bowling
NASCAR
Baseball
The Super Bowl
That’s about it.
Britain’s Prince Harry to serve in Iraq
22 February 2007How close to the action do you think he will get?
Britain’s Prince Harry to serve in Iraq - Yahoo! News
LONDON - Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is getting his wish to serve in
Iraq.
The Ministry of Defense ended speculation that had been swirling for about a week by announcing Thursday the 22-year-old [...]
Australia to ban old-fashion light bulbs
20 February 2007I have had a couple of these fluorescent bulbs that are not suppose to burn out but died within a few weeks. Other then that, they seem to be fine.
Wired: AP Technology and Business News from the Outside World on Wired.com
The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and [...]
Something special in a box
19 February 2007Did you dissapointed your wife on valentines day with some crappy grift? What you didn’t know was you could have got her something really special and it would have only cost a few dollars.
Watch Justin Timberlake sing about this special box.