Month: December 2002
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Vampire Ecology in the Jossverse. That rules! (Link courtesy of John.
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Moire found a fascinating article about rare genetic diseases that have become very common in Amish communities. We used to joke in Lagrange that the limited gene pool led to all the Amish looking vaguely alike. Turns out that’s the least of their worries…
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“I’d like to be… a DENTIST!”Matt linked to a great article about my favorite Christmas special: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. I’d love to see the restored version on DVD, especially the bit about Yukon Cornelius finding a peppermint mine. (So that’s why he kept licking his pickaxe!) My favorite character is Hermey, who I’ve been…
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This is so weird. The power has been flickering for the past couple hours and it keeps knocking out our computers. I wonder if we’re having “brown-outs” from all the air conditioners running in this heat. Later: Holy crap. It isn’t the heat; it’s all the fires. Snookums just pointed out that you can see…
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Just received my first Christmas card of the season… from good ol’ Notre Dame. Am I the only one that thinks it’s highly questionable etiquette to send someone a card and then hit them up for a donation? Not to mention the fact that they obviously don’t cross-reference their donation requests with the student loan…
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As my Mom reminded me today, my Thanksgiving Dinner recap is running late. It’s just that I’m still cleaning up the aftermath! I should finally be done with all the dishes tomorrow, so expect something then. 🙂
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Can you tell your arse from your elbow? I can’t. I only got 9 out of 14. (Link courtesy of Fredo.)