wtf. from copperbadge.

The following poem first appeared in INFOCUS magazine. The original authors were Fred Bremmer and Steve Kroese of Calvin College & Seminary of Grand Rapids, MI. A poll conducted among INFOCUS readers had established "waka" as the proper pronunciation for the angle-bracket characters < and >, though some readers held out ( Read more... )

"Most of the rest [of the phenomena he describes] seem anecdotal in the way that has bedevilled research into parapsychology for getting on a century ( Read more... )

please tell me there is not going to be a recount in VA to decide the Senate... please oh please no recounts... another month of arguing over an election is not going to be pretty.

Let me tell you all something that'll probably sound fairly dumb. I was sitting on our front porch this evening with various other members of the family distributing the box of candy, messing around on the guitar very quietly so that (optimally) no one could hear me, with my face all painted up with red and white to look halloweenish. (no costume ( Read more... )

Oh, I wanted to tell you all some other stuff ( Read more... )

"One of the nice things about looking at a bear is that you know it spends 100 per cent of every minute of every day being a bear. It doesn't strive to become a better bear. It doesn't go to sleep thinking, "I wasn't really a very good bear today". They are just 100 per cent bear, whereas human beings feel we're not 100 per cent human, that we're ( Read more... )

call me a sap, but I like it. I copied it off a concert video. It's the white stripes on their first big tour in 2002 or so. the guitarist sings most of this song staring at his drummer. N.B. Meg White acts like the oracle of Delphi when she plays. Draw what conclusions you will.

White Stripes- LovesickLive in Sydney. I'm including this for range ( Read more... )

So I have to account for myself periodically to inquisitive friends of my family, and I never know quite what to say. Some FAQs from the past two months, along with various answers I have given at different times ( Read more... )

I'm having a great time with the sailing. ( Read more... )

gmail is getting creepier and creepier. The little newsflash bar above the messages even appears in the spam section, and guess what it's advertising:

Creamy Spam Broccoli Casserole (Makes 8 servings)

Hunt's final secret is revealed!

p.s. I totally told Brewer about this meme last night, but I haven't been online since. and give me a bad name