This has been in the back of my head for awhile....

When I heard of the demise of Bear Sterns, I was wondering, "How the hell do you put 'Bear' in the name of a financial business and not expect it to go south?"

Apparently the head coach of the Miami Dolphins (football, American, if you didn't know but cared) is named Tony Sparano.

Isn't that just too easy to misread?

shamusyoung's Gallery at Zazzle

The shirts and stuff are cool, but the thing I'd actually like to own is this mug.

(Yes, I used the Amazon Universal Wishlist tool to add it to my wishlist there.)

Reasons why you should use a real translator.

Several things to keep in mind, in general:

1) Consider the rule of thumb, "If you don't want something read aloud in a court of law, don't post it on the internet." You may decide you don't want to adhere to that, for whatever reason, but at least think about it a bit. It's a fairly safe rule of thumb, but an extremely restricting one ( Read more... )

After the tragedy: Vent? Not necessarily.

From the Los Angeles Times.

Edit: If you need a tinyurl for the link, it's http://tinyurl.com/69vbhg

Remember this?

I downloaded a newer version of the software a few days ago, and it's working now -- I can set the dang buttons the way I want them. :) One little piece of my life is a bit easier.

(If I can't set the middle thing to double-click, it annoys me. Greatly. As evidenced by the post made when it wasn't working.)

The flash was too brief to warrant the fine.

The Supreme Court will hear a case on "fleeting expletives" in the fall.

Pedestrian deaths have been dropping since 1997.

And there's a group who organize illegal bike rides on Los Angeles freeways. Interesting justification.

Including "mondegreen"!

Thanks to faxpaladin for bringing this to my attention!