published by Jonathan on Fri, 03/03/2006 - 21:41
It seems our friend Peyton has initiated the latest dance craze...Here's an example on YouTube and a description on wikipedia.
published by Jonathan on Fri, 02/24/2006 - 22:00
The other night The Colbert Report had a joke at the current administration's expense with the following twist on a common phrase:
Makes facts based on decisions.
published by Jonathan on Mon, 02/20/2006 - 21:48
From an article titled "Girl's Science Project May Make You Rethink That Drink Order" by Michele Sager on MSNBC.com:
Benito Middle School student Jasmine Roberts examined the amount of bacteria in ice served at fast food restaurants. The 12-year-old compared the ice used in the drinks with the water from toilet bowls in the same restaurants. Jasmine said she found the results startling. "I thought there might be a little bacteria in the ice, but I never expected it to be this much," she said. "And I never thought the toilet water would be cleaner." Her discovery: Seventy percent of the time, the ice had more bacteria than the toilet water. Of the bacteria found in the ice, three out of the five restaurants tested positive for fecal coliform or E. coli, organisms that come from the feces of warm-blooded animals.
published by Jonathan on Sat, 02/18/2006 - 17:56
If you haven't seen the "Lazy Sunday" video from Saturday Night Live, go here. The significance of the this Chronicles of Narnia rap is discussed on slate.com.
published by Jonathan on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 22:10
From an AP story in The Washington Post:
A male high school student can wear a skirt to school after the American Civil Liberties Union reached an agreement with school officials. The district's dress code bans shorts between Oct. 1 and April 15, but allows skirts, a policy 17-year-old Michael Coviello believes is discriminatory. "I'm happy to be able to wear skirts again to bring attention to the fact that the ban on shorts doesn't make sense," Coviello said in a statement. Coviello first wore a costume-style dress but high school officials told him to go home and change. The district's superintendent then advised the Coviello to purchase everyday dresses and skirts at a retail store, which Coviello did, the ACLU said. But after a few days, he was sent home with a note from his principal saying if he wore a dress, kilt or skirt, he could no longer attend school.
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