Something interesting happened in 2007. A little-known US Senator from Illinois cast his hat into the ring on a frosty day in Springfield,IL. I watched that speech that day, and while I was moved by his words and passion, my own cynicism led me to mutter “good luck buddy” when he was finished, the deck was so stacked against him.
Education is a strange thing. It is not just putting together a few facts, learning the principles of mathematic equations or just simple math, stringing together a bit of his story and our story, something that often can’t be verified or understood but just taken for granted, dabbling in the sciences etc.
I was accidentally came across this site called Evolver that takes your image and creates a 3D avatar from it. It first creates a "clone" that you use to create you avatar that can even be used in...
Hello! Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting items from a very few of my favorite sites. I hope you find them interesting.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - At 12:00 a.m. EST many couples shared the joy of greeting 2010 with kisses and clinks of champagne glasses, but some in New Hampshire were celebrating with the same customs for additional reasons. The Granite State...
California is in the early stages of legalizing marijuana use. New Jersey is probably going to legalize medical marijuana. Thirteen states will then have decriminalized marijuana use in some way. It is time to seriously consider legalizing at least...
Join me vicariously for another desktop vacation. In this installment I share my photos from around the Chesapeake Bay.
Yesterday my husband and I attended a spring training game - the Oakland A's vs the Chicago Cubs - down in Phoenix near the zoo.
It is a tradition for us to attend a spring training game on St. Patrick's...
This weekend something happened in my life that I was NOT prepared for; didn't expect and has shaken some of my beliefs to the very core and at the same time reinforced other beliefs.
This weekend my family, friends and...
Below is the verbatim script from an encounter with an entity I will call Helpful Comcast Unit. I am Grumpy User. I am still trying to decide whether my Helpful Comcast Unit was a living breathing person or some...
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