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Archive for October 8th, 2006

Memo to self

Posted in Blogging, Humor on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Buy some pajamas!*
*and keep reading Me and the cat -  the further adventures of a 70-something compassionate, dedicated tree-hugger.  Lorraine, YOU ROCK.

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Think you live in a tough town for single women?

Posted in Culture, Humor on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Click on the link to see what made the Cranky Prof write: “This shouldn’t make me laugh, but it did.”

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If only it were the last word

Posted in Current Events on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

. . . on the (former) Rep. Mark Foley scandal. It would be perfect. I loved this line from yesterday’s Rocky Mountain News column by Mike Littwin:
It’s disgusting that Foley was sending creepy e-mails to underage male pages, although no more disgusting than if he had been sharing [...]

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Ig® Nobel Prize winners 2006

Posted in Cool Stuff, Culture, Current Events on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

The publishers of the Annals of Improbable Research announced the much-awaited 2006 Ig® Nobel Prize winners, including papers on woodpeckers’ immunity to headaches, dung beetles’ picky eating habits, and why people who misuse big words seem stupid. Details below the fold.

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Gospel of prosperity

Posted in Business on October 8, 2006 | 1 Comment »

The Denver Post devotes a few pages today to a special report on the Heritage Christian Center, a very large evangelical church in Aurora, Colorado, run by a self-ordained minister, Bishop Dennis Leonard. The Bish lives in high style. His family has profited mightily from church activities and a church-run charity. And [...]

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Goodies from the inbox

Posted in Blogging, Career, Cool Stuff on October 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »

How many free email newsletters have I signed up for, only to find I’m deleting the latest installment unread from the inbox? More than I can remember. Mostly because I lacked continuing interest in the subject matter.
But I’m always sure to read the latest copy of Tom Mighell’s Internet Legal Research Weekly – despite the [...]

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