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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

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, [...]

links for 2006-03-28

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

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)

Mason

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

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!

links for 2006-03-27

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Elance
Website for freelancers
(tags: money)

Volunteering

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

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 [...]

links for 2006-03-24

Friday, March 24th, 2006

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)

links for 2006-03-23

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

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)

links for 2006-03-22

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

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 [...]

V for Vendetta

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

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 [...]

links for 2006-03-21

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

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: [...]

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