Jan 27th, 2009 Posted in currents, history | no comment »
The inauguration was, to say the least, quite an experience. There was the standing on the mall for 6 hours in subfreezing temperatures with a couple of million of our closest friends… the random appearance of Samuel L. Jackson… the crowd spontaneously breaking out into chants of “Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye” when W appeared on the Jumbotron, and the silence followed by cheers as the oath was administered (more or less, courtesy of the Chief Justice). Then came the inaugural ball, with appearances by both the Obamas and the Bidens. And of course, the trusty camera was there for it all.
Dec 29th, 2008 Posted in music | one comment »
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQ_aTjXObs
“Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dec 27th, 2008 Posted in currents | no comment »
If you’re looking for something to both occupy your attention and prep you for that stint on Jeopardy!, check out the Amazing Fact Generator… hours of family fun. So far, my personal favorite for some odd reason is this one:
Colonel Sanders’ finger-lickin’ formula is locked away in a bank vault in Louisville, Ky. In fact, the KFC people are so serious about keeping the ingredients under wraps that two separate companies are used to blend the spices, so neither possesses the complete recipe.
Dec 27th, 2008 Posted in currents | no comment »
This has been studied more extensively elsewhere, but CNN had an article a while back about the personality characteristics and resulting career choices of kids based on their birth order. We only children seem to make out okay.
Dec 13th, 2008 Posted in history | no comment »
Everyone knows that if 267 people in Florida had voted differently, Al Gore would have won the 2000 presidential election. But what about other years? Here’s a site that answers the general question, “How few people (and in what states) would have needed to vote differently to change the outcome of each election?” (In 2008, the answer was 445,912 people in seven states.)
