A Momentary Taste of Being

Via Biblioklept--A Run Through Gatsby Manor

The Queen's Rap v. Canada

I wouldn't want to be the one to seek out one scarier.  El Camino del Rey

Scientist Valentines--Faraday and Copernicus both have highly attractive valentines.

Actually, according to statistics, something less than one in a million

A rather rabid, but highly interesting comment on multiculturalism   Odd, I thought both Hallal and Kosher laws were, in fact, less cruel than normal slaughtering methods.  But I know nothing about the matter so I cannot say. Note: I apologize--I am sometimes like a bull-dog when it comes to these issues, and so I post the following: Kosher and Hallal And I apologize in advance to any I may have offended by linking the two.  However, this, coming from an agricultural university seems to suggest that both Kosher and Hallal represent the most profound respect for and awareness of the animal to be slaughtered.  I am not an expert, but I wouldn't want to leave the field without presenting both sides.  I had always been taught that the Kosher laws were, in fact, laws to elevate humanity above the animals and to teach respect for the living things that themselves give life.  Not respect to the point of idolization, but respect to the point of reducing cr...

Urban Exploration: Under City

Stevens v. Hemingway and others

Find out where your surname is most prevalent For me--US, NZ, Australia, UK, CA--not much of a surprise considering its derivation and given that according to my research, the ancestor most recently imported into the country on either side of my family arrived in 1723 from, I think, Germany--but I'm not certain about that.

The Lion in Winter

Thanks to Julie: 22 Manly Ways to Reuse an Altoid Tin

A Tour of James Bonds's London via Books Inq.

Ventriloquist with a dummy

History according to the History Channel via a friend, thanks for the laughs

"No, Your Sign Hasn't Changed." Amusing when one considers all those books, personality profiles, predictions, etc. have been made with this bad, old mistaken Zodiac.  Or not, as CNN explains.

The Case for Involunary Commitment It's a difficult task even when the person wants to be committed.  Baker-acting someone is a difficult challenge.

"Life looks very strange"

Who?  Garfield's Assassin and the Insanity Defense

The Bestsellers for the Week you were born via Books Inq. Well, I'm pleased to say, that at least a few of mine have lasted.  But should I be coy and withhold vital information?  Perhaps. . .

Real-life Superheroes Registry Ah, well, yes, um. . . what more can one say?