#1: There was a magazine published by the Brown student newspaper for Parents Weekend. Inside was a full page ad with a picture of a lovely  mom and daughter, smiling into the camera, with this copy:

"Mother-daughter SALE. 20% OFF when you buy 2 of the same item!"

Sounds interesting. I love a good sale. Then I look at the fine print.

The store is ( Read more... )

Trolling the wires at work, I just saw a story that England's Domesday Book is now on the Internet -- pretty cool ( Read more... )

In looking up the meaning of absquatulate (which means to leave, or desert, or vamoose!), I stumbled across the Weird Words Web site (www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/index.htm). And yes, there are some strange ones here ( Read more... )

This brief is appearing in tomorrow's paper ( Read more... )

W.I.C.O.E.
(Women In Charge Of Everything)

Is proud to announce the opening of its

EVENING CLASSES FOR MEN! OPEN TO MEN ONLY
The course covers two days, and topics covered in this course include:

DAY ONE

HOW TO FILL ICE CUBE TRAYS
Step by step guide with slide presentation

TOILET ROLLS -- DO THEY GROW ON THE HOLDERS?
Roundtable discussion

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Remarkably, I am still getting mail for Vermont Parent & Child (I was the editor; it ceased to exist 8 years ago). I get a book package probably once a month from a publisher hoping for a review. I donate all the books to the library ( Read more... )