Lock Them Up! Don’t Treat Them.
Scary ST. PETER, Minn. – A rapist who broke out of a state treatment center here along with three other men remained on the lam Sunday, authorities said. Michael Dale…...
Miscellaneous
Monday, April 17, 2006
Sunday, April 16, 2006
One Other Easter
On another Easter morning the world woke up to see this picture on the front page of their Easter newspaper. Thanks Bill Clinton. Thanks Janet Reno....
Saturday, April 15, 2006
The Ugly American?
I know I wasn't going to post but I saw this on Drudge and had to comment before going to bed. The reputation of the "Ugly American" abroad is not,…...
Have a Hoppy Easter
No Blogging tomorrow (at least until evening) as it's a Holy Day. I get to spend the day at the in-laws. The only bright spot is spending five hours in…...
Friday, April 14, 2006
Miscellaneous Yale Trivia
Whoa... Yale counts current and former President Bush and President Clinton among its recent alumni and has had an alumnus in every presidential or vice-presidential race since 1972. That's pretty…...
Thursday, April 13, 2006
New Orleans - The Next Atlantis?
As if there isn't enough problems with flooding in New Orleans from hurricanes, dikes failing and delta erosion, as pointed out in Are shifts in Earth's crust causing New Orleans…...
Sunday, April 09, 2006
The “Rob’s Done With His Taxes” Open Thread
I haven't posted much this weekend, mostly because I had to get my taxes done and filed and also because the weather here in Minot was beautiful and I wanted…...
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Women’s Brains Are Smaller Than Men’s Because Men Domesticated Them
Or so suggests this article in the London Times: WHY DO WOMEN have smaller brains than men? Male brains weigh around 1.25kg; female brains weigh on average 100g less. One…...
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Only In North Dakota
One thing you can say about North Dakota is that the weather is never boring. Thursday night in Minot we had a terrible ice storm. When I left home early…...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Be On Jeopardy!
Ever wanted to be on Jeopardy but didn't have the time schedule a contestant interview? Well all that has changed. Now you can take the test to qualify for Jeopardy!…...
Sunday, March 26, 2006
A Variation On The Nigerian Scam
Via my email inbox, here is a variation on the Nigerian email scam I haven't seen before: *Good day to you* *My name is Irvin Shawn I am an American…...
Saturday, March 25, 2006
“If I Only Had A Brain”
I went to high school with this guy: What a nut......
Friday, March 24, 2006
Ben Domenech Resigns From Washington Post Blog
Wow. I wasn't that familiar with Domenech before he signed up with the Post. I was excited, though, about the Post starting a blog. This is disappointing to see. I…...
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Scooping Drudge
Here's Drudge's page from this morning: Saddam and Osama cooperating, eh? In red, no less. Of course, Say Anything readers were on to this three days ago. Drudge is getting…...
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Everybody Move To Alberta
Here's an argument against those who complain about an overcrowded planet: ...if you took the entire world population in 2010 and forcibly relocated every single one of them to Alberta…...
Thursday, March 16, 2006
The Miller Report
The Miller Report, a podcast by former North Dakota (and current South Dakota) radio personality Dave Miller (who also happens to be a Say Anything reader), is back online. Be…...
Thursday, March 09, 2006
The “Rob Doesn’t Get Fashion” Open Thread
Here's a question: How come you can't find any clothes that don't look like they've already been worn a hundred times by somebody else? What does it say about us…...
Thursday, March 02, 2006
Math Magic
I have no idea how this works, but then I'm a math retard so maybe it isn't all that surprising....
Sunday, February 19, 2006
No Life From Hot Pond Scum?
Here is an article, "Study pours cold water on Darwin's theory," that may excite Darwin apologists. Supposedly... The idea that the origin of life might be traced to ponds warmed…...
Friday, February 17, 2006
Darwin and Racism
I am currently in the process of reading Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, a scholarly history by Lonnie R. Johnson. In the section describing the nineteenth century German attitudes toward…...
Thursday, February 16, 2006
PI Blog
Some of my friends in the private investigation industry have set up a blog called PI Buzz which will cover issues important to investigators. There's lots of information about public…...
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Water Freezing Instantly
We used to do this in Alaska all the time... Never have gotten it to work in North Dakota yet. Another video of water freezing in mid-air here....
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Super Bowl Commercials
The previous link I made to the Super Bowl commercials doesn't appear to be working out too well, so if you still want 'em you can get 'em here from…...
Banned Super Bowl Commercials
Speaking of Super Bowl commercials, you can see some that were banned this year and in previous years here. Of course, by "banned" I mean strategically made too raunchy by…...
Saturday, February 04, 2006
My Kind Of Hybrid
I want one....
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Georgia High School Starts Vegetarian Lunch Line
This is pretty cool: Archibong often brought her own food, lunching on applesauce, carrots and water. Finally, she and other vegetarians at Grady High School demanded and won some changes…...
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Subversive Arts And Crafts
Some people are so weird. I do kinda like the monkey on the banana, though....
Monday, January 23, 2006
Perspective
Whoa...
More here....
This Week in History: Jan 23-Jan 29
Jan 23 1793 2nd partition of Poland (between Prussia & Russia). Poles begin to notice a pattern. 1849 Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman physician in US, discovers concept of…...
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Personal Theme Songs
Hmm... The last couple of WSJ weekend editions have included articles on "the soundtrack of your life" -- the phenomenon of people developing mp3 playlists of personal theme songs. Today,…...
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