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How to Raise Smart Kids
An interesting read. (From SCIAM) -
Surreal Histories
An interesting website speculating how the world would be different if history had taken a different course. In particular, see "Balkanized North America." -
One Day In America
Time has a brief article comparing the lives of people in different parts of the country. Complete with map-goodness! (From TIME.com) -
Oh man...
From Doonesbury -
Military Victory
"It's important to realize that our young men have been fighting pitched battles against religious fanatics who have been brainwashed into a culture that seeks to destroy all other ways of life," Air Force head coach … -
Hooka Lounge
Few things quite so relaxing as a few puffs of the old shisha after a large meal! -
From "The Onion"
Cheney Impeachment Resolution In Committee A resolution to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney was sent to the House Judiciary Committee for review. What do you think? Myra Cummer, Closet Or… -
If you love slaying the undead,
And I know that you do, then you'll love this minor distraction: The Last Stand.Quote of the day:"The proto-werewolf first appears in Greek myth from around the time when the Greeks had myths. Zeus decided to slum aroun… -
The Futures of Civilization
This kind of stuff gets me all excited and keeps me up at night. (via COSMOS) -
"A Strike Among the Poets"
In his chamber, weak and dying, While the Norman Baron lay, Loud, without, his men were crying, 'Shorter hours and better pay.' Know you why the ploughman, fretting, Homeward plods his weary way Er… -
Remember! Remember!
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,I know of no reasonWhy Gunpowder TreasonShould ever be forgot.Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intentTo blow up King and Parliament.Three-score bar… -
To A Young Child
Below you will find the recorded recordings of my most excellent, faithful and learned readers. Listen to hear how each is different, how they all are similar. How each reader hears the intonation differently, how e…
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Večnaja Pamjat
How the mighty have fallen! Russian novelist Solz... -
Catastrophic Failure
Catastrophic harddrive failure. Distressing. ...
