"...a wee little kiss among friends,
a pleasure like this among friends,
is never a miss among friends..."

Interesting. And kind of sad if you ask me. Kissing is the universal language of love. But I guess it's not as universal as I thought.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7871304.stm

"...all is in the point of view,
some say it will hurt you,
some ( Read more... )

In case you needed another reason to recycle:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/plasticoceans/index.html

In my opinion, we need to do at least two things. A) Decrease uneccessary plastic production B) Federally funded recycling facilities!


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So I just found out that the 2008 election had the highest voter turnout in 100 years. That's amazing.

2008 voter turnout = 64.1% (based on numbers so far)

1908 voter turnout = 65.4%
              *William H. Taft (R) -vs-William Jennings Bryan (D)

Also, a friend told me that 21% of Virginia voters were from the 18-29 age group (my age group). That's ( Read more... )

All I have to say is....

HE WON!! OBAMA F-ING WON! YAYYYYYYYY!!!!
:D

First of all--What ever happened to educational TV shows like

Bill Nye the Science Guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nye_the_Science_Guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I4PNx0VfmI

and

Wishbone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_(TV_series)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTnxhfggU6o

Or how about Kratt's Creatures?
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It was this morning in 1836 that James Madison, our fourth president, father of our constitution, and the last of the founding fathers died at age 85 at his home in Montpelier, Virginia.


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Yesterday one of the last remaining screen icons from the Golden Age of Musicals died from a heart attack at the age of 87.

  
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It's not only that he has endorsed Barack Obama. But the way he does it! Even if you don't support Obama, this is a great speech. I respect Tom Hanks so much. And this kind of taps the historian's argument for Obama that I hold.

This past week has been absolute hell. What is it with colleges these days? I swear, soon the percentage of high school graduates that go to college is going to plummet. Not only does college cost a fortune that many college graduates will only pay off by the time their own kids are ready to go to college, it is stressful to the point of unhealthy ( Read more... )

Just to continue along my political vein this week...


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