Does anyone else think the timing of Annapolis is interesting? Right as election campaigns are heating up? I mean, it's not like the US actually CARED, for the last several years, what happens between Israel and the Palestinians.

I'm just saying...

 3-D murals. This guy is amazing! There are some great before and after pictures of his projects on the linked site.

It is hard to be inspired to write for NaNoWriMo when editing a book about Alzheimer disease for work.

A girl with 8 limbs was born in India. She is revered by some in her village because the Hindus have a four-armed goddess of wealth, which the girl is named after. I like this attitude a lot more than labeling someone a "freak." I can't help but wondering what it would have been like had she been born here. There's a reason my user name's A Cynic.

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Well, OK, this won't excite many people outside my field, but it's a BIG deal for me...I passed the BELS exam, and can now add the letters ELS after my name...

I took the test in Atlanta in October. It was a TOUGH exam (pass / fail rate is 60 / 40, respectively).  I felt like a zombie when I got out of it. I wasn't expecting the results for 6 weeks ( Read more... )

Since when is it OK to use the F-word in Young Adults lit???? And don't go telling me that everyone says it, therefore it is OK. It isn't, in my book (no pun intended, though that's a good one!)

The 4th book in the President's Daughter series hit my mailbox yesterday. 20 years in the making (the original trilogy is circa 1984-1989). I ADORE the ( Read more... )

Only, after sweeping the series again, I hope they don't get too sure of themselves...:)

 The Top 10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Un American

THIS LIST IS SARCASTIC, PEOPLE! Get with it.

This is so good! It's funny, some people who commented there obviously don't get sarcasm...Oh welll...For those of us THINKING people, these are some great counter-arguments to those who actually believe that gay marriages are "wrong" or "unnatural."

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Yeah, that has a nice ring to it (unless, of course, you're rooting for Colorado). And there was the cool sign in the stadium last night "MANNYfest Destiny." Heh...

Speaking of Manny, didn't he go to the Mets after that wonderful, historic '04 post-season? At any rate, it was great to see him back, and in fine form yesterday. Unlike He-Who-Shell-Not ( Read more... )

I'm back! Still alive (and crazy) after all these years....I was inspired to restart this "journal thing" by recent events and people (
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