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Jalopnik.com reports on the
New Batmobile Designed for Batman Begins

According to Rolling Stone magazine, Chris Nolan, director of the latest installment in the Batman movie series, the prequel “Batman Begins,” spent more than a year working on the new Batmobile with the movie’s production designer. That makes sense, since this one is the most [...]

Remember to turn your clocks BACK an hour before going to bed tonight. Daylight Savings Time officially ends at 2am Sunday morning. Yay for an extra hour of sleep! Boo for it being darker earlier…

As I mentioned
previously, I’ve been thinking about getting a cat. Well, I took the plunge today! Say hello to…er…my cat. I haven’t thought of a name yet, so if you have some ideas, pass ‘em along. Lori and I were thinking about Einstein (think Back to the Future), but I’m [...]

From
Daily Times:

Man writes with both hands in two languages
An Indian man has become famous for his ability to write with both hands simultaneously in two separate languages. Amanullah can write different sentences in English and Tamil with both hands simultaneously.
The engineer from the southern city of Coimbatore is now mastering his writing skills [...]

Tonight was the annual Halloween party at the place where I go swing dancing,
SwinGallery. I had an awesome time! The place was packed, with about 70-80 people showing up, with many new faces and many interesting costumes. For the lesson, they taught the Thriller dance, which was tons of fun [...]

Thanks to
ChickenScratch for bringing this to my attention.
Governor Fletcher writes on
kentucky.gov:
“We are in the process of creating a new brand for our great commonwealth. After months of hard work, research and tough decisions, we have narrowed a long list of possible brands down to four finalists.
From now through November 21, we [...]

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Which Version of the Bible Do You Use?

After an 86 year drought, for the first time since 1918, the Boston Red Sox are MLB’s World Champions, winning with a 4 game sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. Manny Ramirez was named the MVP.

I’m sure many of us can relate to this (Can’t remember where I saw this, so I can’t give credit.)
The 12-Step Program for Web Addicts
1) I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper, like I used to do before the Web.
2) I will eat with a knife and [...]