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Ever wonder why, in some countries, you drive on the right and in others on the left?
In the past, almost everybody travelled on the left side of the road because that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies. Since most people are right-handed, swordsmen preferred to keep to the left in order to [...]

Congratulations Nick and Ashlee on your engagement!

Read the details on Nick’s blog.
[Update: Ashlee has posted her "version" of the evening on her blog]

Those are just some of the sounds I made as I saw my gas bill this month. My thermostat is set at 65°, which is definitely colder than most people’s, and I have a $200 bill! And it’s only the start of the winter season! Time to rely more on my space [...]

Lol, now this is a site for me:
CookingByNumbers.com
Cooking By Numbers is a site that’ll pull up easy to do recipes based on what you’ve got on hand. You check the ingredients you’ve got around the house, hit “Find Recipes” and you’ll be given a list of things you can cook based on what you’ve got.
If [...]

Tonight was the finalé of The Amazing Race 8 and the winners of the race were…
…the Linz family, the team from right here in the Greater Cincinnati area!

They ran a hard race, remaining positive throughout and treating the others teams with respect (well, for the most part…it was a game show and race… )
I’m [...]

Now we’re talking!
Bacon Alarm Clock
Matty Sallin, from New York, New York, constructed this bacon alarm constructed from a gutted Wal-Mart alarm clock, a PIC microcontroller, and two 100-watt halogen lamps.
Via J-Walk Blog

This song has been stuck in my head lately.
Artist: Showbread
Song: Mouth Like a Magazine
Watch the video (.mov - 22.6MB)

The Star Wars Personality Test
According to our patented JawamaticTM technology, you are most like See-Threepio (C-3P0) in personality.
You scored 25% airiness, 52% squishiness, and 63% edginess!
Threepio, being a protocol droid, favours traditional values.
Programmed for etiquette and protocol, he is always concerned with
doing what is proper and expected, caring for people’s material needs
above all else. [...]

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday, dear Robin M
Happy Birthday to you

I had a meeting with my current supervisor, my department manager and the manager of the department to which I am transferring today to discuss when I would begin work as an Assistant Data Manager. We decided on 4 January 2006. I’ll finish out the year in my current department and start off [...]