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I know these have been ALL over the internet for months now, but just in case some people haven’t seen them, and for the sake of having them in my “archives” for years down the road, I thought I’d post the
Chuck Norris Facts. As far as I know, this list was the original. [...]

The teams have been chosen for the
The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. UK’s women’s team, who had a great year, are a fifth seed and have a first round matchup against Chattanooga on Saturday, March 18.
Yeah, that’s a higher seed than the men’s team, who have an 8 seed. [...]

Let the games begin! This is my favorite time of year for sports- the
NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. As in past years, I’ve been slaving over my brackets, pulling my hair out and agonizing over the picks. Here’s my first attempt, with revisions to come soon, I’m sure

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arapehlivanian.com takes a look through
IMDB.com and lists some movies that are in, or soon to be in, the works for 2007-2009.
These jump out at me:

Castlevania (2007) - One of my fave video games back in the day
Pac Man (2007) - How can you make a movie out of this? Leave it to Hollywood.
Indiana [...]

Here are some random links that have been piling up in my drafts:

Real Life Simpsons Intro - Nicely done

How to Jitterbug - Who would have thought it could be so funny. Hilarious, you gotta watch it all.

The $39 Experiment - See what happens when Tom sends 100 letters to 100 different companies asking for [...]

Well, here I am, back home from a fun, extended weekend. There’s nothing better than taking some days off work and hitting the road for a little trip. Well, except for a big trip
Here’s the run down of my weekend. Make sure you’ve got the time, because this post has [...]

Here’s an article from
Guardian Unlimited concerning “Which book should every adult read before they die?”

It was published over 40 years ago and its American author has lived as a virtual recluse ever since, but according to Britain’s librarians, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mocking Bird is the book that everyone should read.
The Pulitzer prize-winning [...]

Thanks to my sister-in-law Elizabeth for this.
2006 Workplace Vocabulary

NEW WORDS FOR 2006: Essential vocabulary additions for the workplace (and elsewhere)

BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a Deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise,craps on everything, and then leaves.
ASSMOSIS: [...]

Interesting experiment…
Check out this video of some college students who show how driving at the speed limit can be dangerous. They line their cars up on the freeway and drive 55 miles per hour. The result - they clog the freeway, causing many angry drivers, some of which do whatever they [...]

I saw this on
Nick’s blog (as well as dozens of other blogs) and thought I’d repost it. It’s truly an uplifting and motivational story about an autistic boy who took to the basketball court and came up big. You can’t help but smile.

Watch the CBS news clip (wmv format)
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