Month: May 2010
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Week 21A very light week for running! I’ve only done one short run since the DNF at the Half-Marathon: a slow and easy run/walk around the neighbourhood on Tuesday. I could tell that my foot was still sore, so I didn’t push it. I’ve done four classes at Spudds since the big race though, so…
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Sassy: Oh man. Someone took photos of a heap of Sassy magazines from ’92-’93. I think I had all of these. It’s like that scene in Amelie where the guy finds the box of all his childhood memories.
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The story of Cher Ami is fascinating. Poor little bird! And they gave him several medals. Why Disney hasn’t picked up this story is beyond me.
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Shared today on Google Reader: Rock Band 3 to feature keyboards? Vintage Men´s Adventure Magazines – I migth have to change my blog title to “Man-Hungry Hussy of She-Devil Island.” Also, what’s with the repetitive theme of men being attacked by swarms of rodents? Is this is a typical male fear? Sausage Dogs save the…
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Meme. HA! (Link courtesy of the Snook.)
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Wednesday Whimsy: I have no idea what this site is about. All I know is I was having a bad morning, and then a co-worker sent me the link. I opened it. I mentally cursed while I waited and waited for the Flash to load. And then it started. And it made me smile. Lovely,…
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The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield. The MMR vaccine does NOT cause autism. If you think or fear that it does, at best you’re ignorant and at worst you’re being WILLFULLY STUPID.
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Shared today on Google Reader: 5 Reasons It's Still Not Cool to Admit You're a Gamer | Cracked.com – This article basically sums up why I’m not a “gamer.” Inside AdSense: The AdSense revenue share Video: Cat Tries To Lick Dog To Death – Cutest thing ever. Makes me sad that Dr. Amy hates Petey…
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“How the sex bias prevails.” Fascinating and depressing. Obviously one of the difficulties in proving that gender bias exists is that very few people experience life as both a man and a woman. This article (an excerpt from this book) profiles two scientists at Stanford University in the U.S., both of whom are transgendered. Needless…
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“Allergy sufferers less likely to get cancer.” Huh. So there’s an upside. Of course, we’re also more likely to go broke buying Zyrtec for the rest of our lives…