Archive for February, 2008

For Vikings Who Cook

From popgadget, I found this “Viking Mortar and Pestle from Drinkstuff.com”

However, at $130 plus shipping, they can keep it!
Yikes, Vikes!

Protected: I am….

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balance…

from onelook.com:

noun: a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
noun: equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun: the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
noun: equality of distribution
noun: a state of equilibrium [...]

Protected: Drama Queens Four

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Signs of Spring

Two days ago, when we were pruning limbs away from the cable (city/utilities won’t do it ’cause it’s not power lines; “SadderLink” cable won’t do it ’cause “they don’t cut trees.”), we noticed several trees with new buds and new leaves. That same day, I saw my first red wasp of the season.
Last night, while [...]

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Aggies on Thanksgiving

“Thanksgiving Football For Aggies And Longhorns
The Big 12 Conference and its television partners announced the 2008 Texas A&M vs. Texas football game will be televised by ESPN and the game will be played on Thanksgiving night. This marks the first time for the game to return to Thanksgiving since the 1993 game, which is also [...]

Code Maroon Test Tomorrow

From today’s Aggie Hotline (.tamu.edu)
“Second Code Maroon Test Set For Tuesday
Texas A&M will conduct a second test of the Code Maroon emergency notification system on Tuesday morning (Feb. 26). In addition to subscribers receiving an email and/or text message, the Code Maroon test message also will be broadcast via KAMU-FM radio (FM 90.9). Only those [...]

Why Twitter is Good for Editors

Twitter.com
It’s good for Editors (and headline writers, I’d guess).
It’s 140 characters Max.
If you have to say it “all” in 140 characters, including spaces; you are forced to say whatever it is concisely.
You are forced to be direct and get to the point.
You are forced to be straight up, which can lead to honesty.
You don’t have [...]

Two Funny Tweets

Emil and I use Twitter…it’s like a blog except tiny. I real the “tweets” of a lot of people. Some I know, some I don’t. If they are interesting, I follow them so I can read what they post.
There were two very funny tweets today.

First, I got a link to the sneezing panda. Intrigued? I [...]

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