Sen. David Vitter, R-La., earmarked $100,000 in a spending bill for a Louisiana Christian group that has challenged the teaching of Darwinian evolution in the public school system and to which he has...
The one good thing about Netflix (the only good thing left) is they have a category strictly for independent movies, something Blockbuster Online lacks. I've found several great movies using that cate...
It be that time of yearrrr again me hearties. September the 19th be that day where we fill our bellies with grog and celebrate a pirate's life. So me buccaneers, grab ye wenches, hide the booty, and p...
Netflix is really starting to suck. I used to love their service and recommend it to everyone. Lately they have really dropped the ball. I can't tell you when the last time I actually got a new releas...
It's been a great run Ubuntu. You were there when I needed a fast OS for an old laptop. I have to leave you now. I'm sorry, I wish I didn't have to, but it's for the best right now. Please forgive me....
The Cardinals season is quickly coming to an end. They have not played well this season at all. Of course, you can't blame the team entirely. Tragedy struck the Cardinals more than once. We had Mulder...
While browsing a blog last night I happened to notice that I was not listed in the author's blogroll anymore. It's a weird feeling (for me anyway) to notice that you are deemed no longer worthy of the...
From today's Post-Dispatch: From the state education department comes reason for Missouri high school students to rejoice: The gradual demise of the Missouri Assessment Program — or MAP exam — is unde...
I've been blogging a lot more lately, mostly because I have the time to do so. I've also been reading a lot more blogs recently, again, because I have the time to do so. One thing I noticed with the b...
Seen on Slashdot: "Scientists from NYU and UCLA report in Nature Neuroscience that the brains of Democrats and Republicans process information differently. This new study finds that the differences ar...
Many of you know I am a huge fan of an underground rap group called CunninLynguists. Their last album, A Piece of Strange was pure genius. I loved the album so much, I created (and unfortunately didn'...
I was talking to a friend of mine, who shall remain nameless (ok, it was Lisa), about the musical genre emo. She was saying that because a songs lyrics are similar to lyrics to an emo song, then that...
I never really thought about it until I started my current job. Teachers really do have cliques. Back student teaching at South High there were the Jocks. These were the coaches that would eat togethe...
I was reading an article on Digg about the great-grandson of L. Ron Hubbard speaking out against Scientology on a radio show. I didn't watch the video but one comment drew my attention. It is quite po...
The other day I received some crappy radio rap song on my phone. I didn't order it or request it off the internet, my phone, or those annoying commercials on TV. The song came from a website called My...
Lately I've been finding myself watching Scrubs a lot. I never watched this show during it's regular airings. In fact, I remember watching the first show 6 seasons ago and I thought it sucked. Now, I...
In short, guy has wp.com account, new employee joins with the same name and wants that account name. Automattic takes it (supposedly without notifying current account holder). Guy gets mad and shouts...
I've been using the If You Liked That plugin for quite a long time. Following the content of a post, this plugin inserts links to a user selectable number of other posts in the same category as the ma...