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Oscar the cat predicts patients’ deaths
Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It [...]

I didn’t know this was even in the works, but
Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything will be “coming soon” to theatres. Graphics look good; might be worth checking out. Haven’t seen or heard much from Veggie Tales lately. When I do, it always takes me back to my [...]

Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
There once was a horse-riding chap
Who took a trip in a cold snap
He stopped in the snow
But he soon had to go:
He was miles away from a nap.
The Raven
There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And [...]

The grad school process is moving along. Right now, I’m planning to pursue an MBA and the leading school candidate is
Xavier. XU has a top 25 MBA program, so I feel good about it, but UNC is still an option. At this point in time, though, UNC is a bit [...]

Mmm…wow…now this is a great idea! Someone buy me a few cases as an early birthday gift…

Bacon Salt

Well, I’m on the Harry Potter band wagon now. It took me a while to get around to it (and you may remember me writing
a post about it a couple years ago), but now I’m in the Potter-verse. Over the past week, I’ve read the first book, made it half way [...]

I got nuttin’ else right now, so here’s some Bible Humor, courtesy of Robin.

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?
A. Ruthless.
Q. What do they call pastors in Germany ?
A. German Shepherds.
Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?
A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in [...]

On Saturday, July 7, 2007, during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, the New7Wonders organization announced
The New 7 Wonders of the World.
They are:

The Great Wall, China
Petra, Jordan
Christ Redeemer, Brazil
Machu Picchu, Peru
Chichén Itzá, Mexico
The Roman Colosseum, Italy
The Taj Mahal, India

There’s an interactive display of the new and old seven wonders at
MSNBC: The [...]

I got fed up with the old software I was using for the gallery, so I moved the pics to
Picasa and found a plugin to integrate it into the site. Pretty snazzy looking!
Check it out
P.S. Let me know if you have any problems with the new gallery. When [...]

Years after other states have done this, Kentucky is increasing the speed limit on parts of its interstates:

I-71/75 get 70-mph speed limit

The faster speed limit will begin just south of the U.S. 42 exit on I-71/75 in Florence. Drivers will be able to go 70 mph on I-75 for 60 miles until the Ironworks [...]