JK Rowling drops hints of possible eighth Harry Potter bookText of Article ( Read more... )

Most Literate U.S. Cities

It's an interesting survey, but the part that caught my eye was that, even though Cleveland is not high on the "Overall" list, which is a measure of six different factors, it has the highest library resource ranking of all of them ( Read more... )

I like the way this dad thinks.

Dad sells son's 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000Text of Article ( Read more... )

For the past four-odd weeks, my Mom has been experiencing terrible back pain; theories ranged from muscle fatigue to a slipped disk to a fractured vertebra. Now she's in the hospital; the x-ray of her spine shows that the eight thoracic vertebra is opaque. Right now, the most likely cause is an infection of the bone; the fact that her white cell ( Read more... )

Have a happy Chanukkah, everyone! (even if you don't celebrate it)

Hehe... I was chatting with my 52-year-old dad a little while ago ( Read more... )

*sigh* Sorry that I haven't been around much lately--things have been decidedly on the busy side. We're currently in the midst of the "pre-Thanksgiving rush"; y'know, the time period during which each and every professor decides to give either an exam or a paper, all at once? I'm currently studying for my Roman history exam (Augustus through ( Read more... )

The art masterlist has just been updated. And it was a long overdue update, I might add; over 30 new pieces of art have been added. You can find the list here.

gacked from a good portion of the f-list: Post ten wishes, far-fetched or reasonable, and then go and see what your friends have wished for that you can fulfill ( Read more... )

IRS to poker winners: Pay Up!They're not bluffing: Tax collectors will start requiring poker tournaments to report the winners' take ( Read more... )