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Wow.. I had heard plenty of stories and seen plenty of evidence...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:02:12 -0400

Wow.. I had heard plenty of stories and seen plenty of evidence about how “materialistic” Koreans were.. but seeing the numbers still amazed me.

Very interesting article from the Washingon Post

Learned about Cane Toads today. They were brought to Australia...

Thu, 14 May 2009 15:46:00 -0400

Learned about Cane Toads today. They were brought to Australia from Hawaii in 1935 to fight beetles. They ended up being unable to catch the beetles, but also eating tons of food.. and being deadly poisonous. These things can grow to almost 2 pounds, and release enough poison to kill off crocodiles.

Freaky stuff!

But 2009 may be the year the battle turns. Here are two solutions proposed:

Australian meat ants eat toads - and might have a easier time attacking cane toads than normal ones.
A lungworm parasite unique to cane toads, and “alarm pheremones” kill off baby cane toad tadpoles

Torture doesn't work in real life

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:43:00 -0400

I’ve been mostly enjoying the return of “24” this year. It seems like the year...

"Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for..."

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:38:02 -0400

“Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for...

Fascinating article about the dirty side of NBA agents

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:47:39 -0400

Fascinating article about the dirty side of NBA agents

youtube remixed

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:04:29 -0400

youtube remixed: very cool!

How well do you know your geography?

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:27:06 -0500

How well do you know your geography?

I like this! Chris Cornell covering “Redemption...

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:25:00 -0500

I like this! Chris Cornell covering “Redemption Song”

(first heard on Coverville .. although not the EXACT same version)

nice reminder about King's full message

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:22:00 -0500

From Greg Boyd: at the heart of everything King stood for was an unqualified conviction that...

Ross Douthat on Torture

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:23:11 -0500

Ross Douthat on Torture: Excellent post. The Bush administration needs to be judged for its use of...

"Redeeming Social Life Online"

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:24:00 -0500

"Redeeming Social Life Online": One of my other resolutions for next year is to start really trying...

My library "hit-rate"

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:01:38 -0500

I considered doing an year-end library book review.. to list all the library books I’ve...

Yum! It’s The Modern Toilet Restaurant from...

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:37:09 -0500

Yum! It’s The Modern Toilet Restaurant

from http://blogs.townonline.com/bostonfood/

Here’s a video of some taunting by Kevin Garnett. Not...

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:00:24 -0500

Here’s a video of some taunting by Kevin Garnett.

Not liking what I’m hearing about the Celtics this season. You never want to root for the bad guys.

I can’t root for Kobe/Lakers.. It might be nice if the Cavs win it this year.

This is interesting.. it looks like NIV has been dropping in...

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:34:00 -0500

This is interesting.. it looks like NIV has been dropping in popularity since October.. with people switching mostly to ESV. NLT and KJV got little bumps too.

I’ve switched to ESV recently too (although not from NIV)

Started my "New Year's Resolution" yesterday

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:50:50 -0500

What can I say? I’m an impatient guy! I’m waking up a little earlier and starting my...

24's Politics

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:08:11 -0500

24's Politics

Profile of Malcolm Gladwell

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:04:29 -0500

Profile of Malcolm Gladwell: Found via Tyler Cowen

This was fun :) I’m glad someone recorded it.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:14:37 -0500

This was fun :) I’m glad someone recorded it.

Freedom of Choice Act

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:16:23 -0400

I’ve been reading quite a few Christian blogs who are arguing strongly against Obama,...