As many people have shown, it snowed here for the first time. While I’m not thrilled, snow really doesn’t bother me that much. I like the cold and I like the quiet that winter brings as everyone hides inside. I don’t ski or anything, so I’ve always found winter to be a slower season. That […]
Ottawa County, Michigan will have to spend $40 to reprint 170,000 ballots for the upcoming election. Why? The “L” was left out of “public.” As a former resident and voter in Ottawa County, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Link
Many road projects are finishing up around the state, except one. M-14 will continue to be under construction until early December. The $38 million project is about three weeks behind schedule and won’t end until early December… As the Detroit News headline says; “Yay!”Link
This is the pressing issue that is keeping Russia out the WTO? A music retailer? Russia, a country where oil, natural gas, metals, and timber account for nearly 80% of its exports, a country with 74 million laborers, a country that has existed in some form since the 12th century, is being held up from […]
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.~~Aristotle [via Crooks & Liars]
You must be this smart… .. in order to use the self check-out lanes. That is all.
In a former life, I was a technical writer. Scratch that, I was a damn good technical writer, the lack of appreciation from one Southeast Michigan-based employer not withstanding. I dreaded every minute spent writing a manual, help system, or technical spec. But I was damn good at doing it. That said, it’s not hard […]
Interesting thing happened today, Google opened its gadgets for placement on any web page (it used to only work on their own properties). Why is this interesting? Because most of Google is open via their API. As part of the wiki/blog at ThinkNOLA, this opens up a possibility for something that has generated a little […]
I never watched Bob Ross, mostly because I never considered myself artistic as a kid. So, watching this fascinating clip of Bob Ross that someone posted to YouTube made me feel like I was watching clips from someone else’s childhood. I was vaguely aware of Bob Ross and slightly more aware of this painting thing, but I never actually […]
I only ask because it might be important to know in the future. Seems that some paleontologists (that would be smart people who play in the dirt) found a friggen huge Tyrannosaurus rex thigh bone in Montana a couple months ago. Unfortunately, when they tried to stuff the bone in their chopper, it wouldn’t fit. So, […]