Cranky koala meaner than stolen croc
The thieves originally planned to take one of the zoo’s koalas and only changed tack after it proved too vicious…
(tags: funny)

Networks nix: Graphic church pitch a no-show
The United Church of Christ has been having trouble getting an ad aired, lightly poking fun at some churches mistreatment of certain groups (minorities, [...]

Seed: Prime Numbers Get Hitched
The important role played by the number 42 has recently persuaded even the deepest skeptics that the subatomic world might hold the key to one of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematics.
(tags: science weird)

Debbie’s Tips For Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds
(tags: gardening)

I am going to be wearing my GMU sweatshirt and waving my diploma around this week. On Saturday, I’ll watch the first basketball game I’ve ever watched of my own volition. I’m so proud of my alma mater. Go Patriots!

Elance
Website for freelancers
(tags: money)

Yesterday was my first shift volunteering for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. I worked at the Family Day Opening Ceremony at the National Building Museum. I love being around other people who love these flowers as much as I do. So much so that they make enormous pink balloons shaped like them to be [...]

WORLDPROCESSOR
Geographic information presented in a refreshingly creative, visually pleasing manner on globes that look like a collection of colorful marbles.
(tags: gis art)

Can prayer influence healing?
The federal government has spent $2.2 million in the past five years on studies of distant healing.
(tags: religion)

The Wine News Magazine – Weighty Matters
“We’ll focus only on the scientifically based facts as they relate to wine’s influence on weight.”
(tags: health)

LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics — Welcome
Their bath bombs look sooo nice.
(tags: shopping)

Farmer’s Market
(tags: local food)

Modern nutrition: Forget all you ever knew about diets
An eight-year scientific study in America has concluded that you might as well eat a bacon sandwich as a low-fat yoghurt if you want to stay healthy.
(tags: health)

Coloring Book Sparks Controversy In Va.
The book points out that “A good neighbor does not park on [...]

I don’t usually use this blog to recommend movies, but I really liked this one. I was expecting to merely tolerate it because I’d filed it in the “action hero based on a comic book” category. Turns out *whisper* it is not an action movie. It’s a philosophical / political commentary on the order of [...]

Blue Gal: Panties in the News — Alabama Edition
Loretta Nall, the Libertarian candidate for governor, has a platform as far from “traditional Alabama values” as you can get.
(tags: politics funny)

The Fit Tend to Fidget, and Biology May Be Why, a Study Says
Time to reclaim my rocking chair time — for the sake of my waistline!
(tags: [...]