More "Germany or Florida?" |
Another one, my friends:
Man falls off balcony in spitting contest
43-year-old apparently loses balance after leaning forward to outspit son
A 43-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical co...
Posted by Denis on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 11:25:00 PST |
Memorial Day |
All you vets, wear your medals on Memorial Day (and 4th of July and Veterans Day).
http://www1.va.gov/opa/veteranspride/index.asp
Of course, common sense says don't do this if you're pulling a Scott ...
Posted by Denis on Sat, 26 May 2007 05:14:00 PST |
Why hockey is not a major league sport in the US |
This was adding insult to injury. Or putting salt into the wound.
Canadian hockey fans were already livid about the NHL's decision to schedule this weekend's conference finals games for early afternoo...
Posted by Denis on Sun, 20 May 2007 11:50:00 PST |
What's happening on Parliament Hill??? |
Of all the things going on in this world for politicians to debate, why on Earth waste time debating Hockey Canada's selection of Shane Doan as captain of Team Canada for the 2007 World Championship ...
Posted by Denis on Fri, 04 May 2007 05:44:00 PST |
Two topics today: Myspace and the kid in Illinois |
Two things.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18372103/?GT1=9246This is the latest controversy, and in my opinion, the school went too far here, in refusing to give her her education degree because of t...
Posted by Denis on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:20:00 PST |
Metacognition in rats? |
This is a pretty interesting article. Are rats capable of really thinking about whether or not they know something and deciding on a course of action based on that? The article makes for some interest...
Posted by Denis on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:56:00 PST |
The business of sports |
Two great articles from the Wall Street Journal, which actually tie in together nicely. The first has to do with determining the value of an athlete to that team, and seems to indicate it can be possi...
Posted by Denis on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:36:00 PST |
The latest... |
Instead of writing about current events in Iran (which I'll probably throw my two cents in later, when I have more time), the movie Munich (which I should get on about), or writing about my latest hoc...
Posted by Denis on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:47:00 PST |
Constructing the Great Pyramid |
From MSNBC:
"PARIS - A French architect says he has cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, claiming that it was built from the inside out.
Scientists have long wondered ho...
Posted by Denis on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:45:00 PST |
JMFJ day! |
Since my hockey team got killed tonight (they had to put the mercy rule into effect - we were down 13-4 with 5 minutes left), there's not much to talk about there. Instead.....
Jack Johnson is signin...
Posted by Denis on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:08:00 PST |
