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St. Louis Post-Dispatch is Using WordPress

I was browsing StLToday.com and noticed a couple of things. First off, there is a new design. I haven't been there in a while, so I'm not sure how fresh this new design is. It's not bad, but I liked t...

news, technology, wordpress

Jesus 'healed using cannabis'

Jesus was almost certainly a cannabis user and an early proponent of the medicinal properties of the drug, according to a study of scriptural texts published this month. The study suggests that Jesus...

religion, science

Google Cube

There are rumors circulatingabout a Google computer with Google OS and possibly called Google Cube. The rumors that are flying say it's going to be a Google linux system and that Google has been talki...

google, technology

2005 Recap

Jen had a great idea, so I thought I'd steal it. This is 2005 in review. January February March April May June July August September October November December And that is my boring 2005 in brief. Mayb...

general

Design for the very rich

What is that you ask? Well, that is a funny line on this clever website. They go on to say: Our services are unbelievably expensive. Like, really really expensive. You almost certainly can't afford us...

humor

WP 2.0

I've upgraded to WordPress 2.0. So far, it seems nice. I've played around with the previous release candidates, but now it is ready for Primetime. Or so I'm told. :) Also, check out the newly designed...

wordpress

The Buffalo Theory

Well, since I am talking about theories, and believe me, The Chappelle Theory was a really good piece of writing, I shall now tell you about a theory that every college student knows about. This theor...

humor

History with Mr. Schepker

In case you weren't aware, I have a History Blog.

asides

The Chappelle Theory

Should this be posted under humor? I'm not sure. What I am sure of is this site is a good read. From the site: This account of Dave Chappelle's fall from grace has been pieced together by me, a retire...

humor

Scientists Find A DNA Change That Accounts For White Skin

Scientists said yesterday that they have discovered a tiny genetic mutation that largely explains the first appearance of white skin in humans tens of thousands of years ago, a finding that helps solv...

science

Don't Shop American, Part 3

After having to ship the product from another store on Sunday, they screw up yet again. Today was the day the product was supposed to be at the store I had purchased it from. I even received an email...

general

Officially Unofficial Strangeness

Or should it be Unofficially Official? Someone in the Qn5 Forums put together a tripod website detailing the concept album A Piece of Strange by CunninLynguists. The album is brilliant in my opinion,...

cunninlynguists, music, wordpress, writings

Don't Shop American, Part 2

American is still by far the worst store. We go in to pick up the product we purchased 2 weeks ago. It is the day after the date of scheduled pickup. Guess what? That's right, they don't have it. Appa...

general

The Legend Richard Pryor Will be Remembered

Richard Pryor was one of the greatest comedians ever. His comic antics with Gene Wilder are unforgettable. His Brewster's Millions is one of my favorite movies ever. He will be missed, but not forgott...

news

What Am I Listening To?

I finally reinstalled my plugin for Last.fm. Take a look at what I'm listening to.

asides, music

Site Downtime

The server went down for about 2.5 hours. The main hard drive failed and all the data had to be transferred to a new one. Luckily, the data from the failed drive was recoverable.

asides, technology

Don't Shop American

American is, by far, the worst store. Do notpurchase anything from this pathetic chain. They really do make "customer service" sound like an oxymoron. I seriously doubt the people who work in these st...

general

A List of My DVDs

I've been meaning to catalogue my DVDs for a while now. Every birthday or Christmas, everyone asks me what DVDs I want or have. This makes it easier for everyone to see all my movies. Check out my lis...

asides, lists, movies

What History Teachers Do When Bored

The week before Thanksgiving, things got boring in the Social Studies Dept. Read our Thanksgiving Haikus (I'm the Apprentice)

humor, writings

Bush's No Exit Strategy

I posted this over at Political Jackass, but I thought I'd post it here as well. Watch the video of Bush unable to leave.

humor, politics