Mental Floss has some great info on the origins of my favorite holiday, Halloween. Enjoy!
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Month: October 2008
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Chimpanzee on a Segway
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High School Angst Now A Felony
Remember when you were an angry little teenager and hated high school. If you wrote at all at the time, you probably had at least one silly story where bad things happened at school. William Poole of Kentucky is the same way.
He wrote a short story about zombies taking over a high school -and was arrested with felony charges. According to Connecticut look up His bail is $5000 and should be paid in full prior release.
“Anytime you make any threat or possess matter involving a school or function it’s a felony in the state of Kentucky,” said Winchester Police detective Steven Caudill.”
Seriously, this is some bogus crap. I remember before the whole columbine thing, I had wrote a short story about a little girl with fish bowls for eyes. The other kids pushed her in a fountain. When fish swam in her eyes, she could see for the first time and noticed how much the other kids hated her, so she shot them.
It was a stupid story, something to get my angst about school out in a creative, non-threatening way. The kids who write these things aren’t the kids that will blow up the school. Nowadays, they love to take anyone who seems alienated and push them further towards the edge. The idea should be acceptance and understanding, not more hatred. My god these people are retarded.
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Best blog EVA!
Neatorama tipped me off to my new favoritest blog ever. Upside down dogs. Keep an eye out and maybe you’ll be seeing my little angel on there soon enough.
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Do teh interwbz maek u smartz?
New studies have shown that navigating the web can improve your ability to make complex decisions and are better decision makers (could it be all those banner ads asking us to choose Brittany Spears or Hillary Duff to win a free iPod?) It seems web browsing actually stimulates the mind more than just reading standard books.
Whatever it is, it’s changing our brains and it’s awesome. I feel smarter just reading this and this.
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Long time no post
Sorry loves, but I have had sickness and allergies that have made it a nightmare to function on a most basic level. I promise to start getting things back on track soon and as a first step, I thought I might tell those of you who are total drunks that Google feels your pain. In fact, they recently created a new Gmail service to stop you from sending out those pesky “drunk emails” to your friends and contacts. It’s called goggles and it requires you to answer a few math questions before the email can be sent.
Once you turn it on, you can adjust it to only work during the hours you are most likely to be tossed. So relax alcies, Gmail cares about you and the stupid shit you do while under the influence.
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Daily Goodness
Quote of the Day:
“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.” -Helen Keller
Fact of the Day:
HIV has been around over 100 years. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Bring your teddy bear to work or school day –since I stayed home sick, my teddy bear was at my side all day.
Link of the day:
8 classic movies with gaping plot holes.
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Daily Goodness
Quote of the Day:
“Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.†-Arlene Francis
Fact of the Day:
A US military study showed that most pills are still effective and safe up to 15 years after their expiration date. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Bald and Free Day
Link of the Day:
20 endangered forests. Lets try to keep them around damnit!
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Daily Goodness
Quote of the Day:
“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.†-Herbert Read
Fact of the Day:
The only woman who pitched in major league baseball struck out Babe Ruth in her first game, after which, the commissioner of the league canceled her contract 
because he thought the sport was “too strenuous for women.†–Source
Today’s Holiday:
Mad Hatter Day
Link of the Day:
Learn how awesome octopi are.
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Daily Goodness
Quote of the Day:
“A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve them.†-Herbert Read
Fact of the Day:
Mr. Clean’s first name is Veritably. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
International World Teacher’s Day
Link of the Day:
Bad science lessons in time.