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there was a cyclist killed yesterday on Huntington Ave near Northeastern. He was clipped by a cab then run over by the rear wheels of a dump trunk (i guess he was thrown under it). He has a mySpace account and it immediately gave me the heebie-jeebies. His friends' comments are to his dead self.

not to mention that his user name is was "caucasian

someone held the door for me today and called me "ma'am." i liked being a miss. (although technically i still am and will be as long as i don't get married). another reason not to tie the knot :-P ( Read more... )

Here's an article I don't want to read:

The double role of ontologies in information science researchAbstract: In philosophy, Ontology is the basic description of things in the world. In information science, an ontology refers to an engineering artifact, constituted by a specific vocabulary used to describe a certain reality. Ontologies have been ( Read more... )

I came across this e-book today, and thought I'd share the fun little historical note ( Read more... )

"Two Sumatran tiger cubs have become inseparable from two baby orang-utans after their respective mothers abandoned them"

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I have a colleague who uses the word "feckless." What a spectacular word.

i should find the name of the real estate agent that posted these photos and make sure not to hire them:


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I've been browsing real estates listing for a long time, and have regretted not capturing some of the fantastic photos I've seen. I'm rectifying that right now. Sean and I agreed that if we bought a place with countertops like these, we'd almost have to keep them:

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so i decided to ride my bike in today despite the winter storm warning. it really wasn't that bad - it's the drivers that bothered me. i overestimated how considerate people would be. i figured that because there were relatively few cars on the road (due to the weather and the fact that it was 9:30am), i thought people might give me a little extra ( Read more... )