My dad sent me a clipping of this article the other day, and I just had to find the online link so I could share it around. Truly a testament to the power of human obliviousness:

"McDonald's reconstruction under way."

Opening line: "Even after a fire in November left the McDonald's at Freeman Road and Pine Street as nearly a total loss, ( Read more... )

So apparently there are a lot of crafters on Etsy who have picked up on the popularity of this "steampunk" thing . . . but who haven't really bothered to figure out what steampunk actually entails. As a result, Regresty has started a whole new tag/feature, "Things That Are Not Steampunk." This newest affront comes with a particularly hilarious ' ( Read more... )

At least the article itself is fairly balanced and factual.  But I see it's time to go back to being embarrassed about my nationality again . . .

Poll: 63% of Americans reject theory of evolution

So I'm reading a scientific paper for lab meeting tomorrow (we're trying to discuss one relevant paper per week, as an informal "journal club" activity), titled "Sequential RAR-beta and -alpha signalling  in vivo can induce adult forebrain neural progenitor cells to differentiate into neurons through Shh and FGF signalling pathways" (Beatriz et. al ( Read more... )

So, countessaleska  and Elektra and I sat down to watch the American Life on Mars.  We made it up until the point that "Gene" punches "Sam" in the gut in a remarkable defiance of relative body masses . . . at which point we all groaned in agony, turned off the TV, and watched gerbils chew up cardboard tubes for a little while instead.

*Waaaaaahhhhh!*

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Dunno if anyone remembers, but back when the f-list was having a group rant about "common grammatical errors that drive us nuts," I mentioned I hate it when quotation marks are used for emphasis rather than as a distancing device -- with often hilarious results.  I also mentioned a local brand of jam/jelly that declared itself to be made from "Real ( Read more... )

This one was just obscure and surreal enough to post about . . .

"Men fillet Charlie the Tuna statue in Oregon"

Definitely not a sure thing, still, but one hopes it will stick . . .

"California's top court overturns gay marriage ban"

Although, see
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. . . namely, "The world is a very weird place."  To quote Dave Berry, I am not making this up.  I kinda wish I was . . . o_O

"State moves to ban fake testicles on vehicles"

No, really.  Or at least *facepalmed* pretty good.

"Christians Clash at Jesus' Tomb on Orthodox Palm Sunday"

Way of the Gourd vs. Way of the Shoe, anyone?   :/

(Note that I'm not dissing Christianity here, just the way that human beings behave when they get in groups and lose perspective . . . )