this is the single coolest thing i have ever seen:
ABC News: Taxpayers Foot Mogul’s Private Tuition
In 1995, Gilbert Freston, a 5-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was enrolled at New York City’s private Stephen Gaynor School where he could receive an education specially tailored to his needs. His parents had decided the New York City Board of Education’s proposal to place Gilbert in a city special education program was […]
search improved
i have finally gotten the search results looking nice. if you’ve landed on the crappy search page, now is the time to try it again. i recommend searching for the word “dragon“.
amazing ad from a bank you’ll never use
glumbert – Amazing ad from a bank you’ll never use
black dogs
my family is fond of black dogs trogdor turned five this year, and he’s turned into an almost perfect dog. he gets a little testy with j2, but is learning to be more patient with his (too hard) hugs, and j2 is learning trog’s quirks and how to not trigger a growl. chandler, who is, […]
more on caffeine and starbucks
a table of caffeine amounts in popular starbucks drinks Name of Drink Ounces Milligrans per/mg Bottled Frappucino 9.5 90 9.47 Double Shot 6.5 130 20.00 Grande Caffe Americano 16 174 10.88 Grande Caffe Latte 16 116 7.25 Grande Caffe Mocha 16 116 7.25 Grande Cappuccino 16 116 7.25 Grande Coffee 16 372 23.25 Grande Decaf […]
going to the city/county building today
check this out: Previous Marriage If either applicant has been married previously, the license application requires information on the month, year and manner (e.g., divorce, death, annulment) in which the marriage ended. If either applicant has been divorced for less than 60 days, a copy of the divorce decree must be provided. Previous Marriage
nfl week 6 picks
here they are for week six: last week was practice, this week i’m entering a pool. if i had entered last week, it seems i may well have won. here’s hoping!
one reason i ride a bike
In Tippecanoe County, Ind., there are 250,000 more parking spaces than registered cars and trucks. That means that if every driver left home at the same time and parked at the local mini-marts, grocery stores, churches and schools, there would still be a quarter of a million empty spaces. The county’s parking lots take up […]
Is Rob Bell a Godless Man, Condemned by God?
This is a bold charge against Rob Bell and other voices in the Emerging Church movement.People reading that should hear alarms sounding. MacArthur is purposely saying that Bell is a heretic—advocating a hazy, indistinct conception of truth that comes from an insidious desire to advocate worldly lifestyles, unholy minds, and ungodly behaviors. rob bell is […]
backpain
i am going on day three with a pinched nerve, or something, on the left-hand side of my back, about one third of the way down. it smarts.
picks
below are my picks for week 5 in the NFLk:as you can see, i got three games out of 15 wrong (stupid bears) and was within two points on the monday night football total.not bad, i think
Chapter 18
Another thing that got forgotten was the fact that against all probability a sperm whale had suddenly been called into existence several miles above the surface of an alien planet. And since this is not a naturally tenable position for a whale, this poor innocent creature had very little time to come to terms with […]