Archives for February, 2006
Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent Into Darkness
From The Onion: February 27, 2006 | Issue 42•09
NEW YORK—Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened. Read full story…
I know this is a bit silly but so is the Onion. It really made me laugh. It’s so dramatic like a true tragedy, but the topic is just so simple, its hillarious.
Naked Mason
Mason was running around naked in between dinner and getting dressed for bed. He pulled himself up to the window sill, then cruised over to Matt’s laptop and wires. Boy does he love wires. Look at that cute baby bottom! :)
The meaning of my name
According to the NameDB, my name means “All-consuming fight Peace”
Bettinger I am told means Bedmaker. And I hate making beds. How conflicted am I?
From answers.com:
Imelda
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: ee-MEL-dah
Derived from the Germanic elements irmen “entire” and hild “battle”. The Blessed Imelda was a young 14th-century nun from Bologna.
Irene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Pronounced: IE-reen (English)
Derived from Greek eirene meaning “peace”. Irene was the Greek goddess of peace. Another famous bearer was an 8th-century Byzantine empress, the first woman to lead the Empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone.
Google Page Creator
Google has introduced its new Google Page Creator! tool but had to hault registration due due to so many people signing up. Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes.
Apple sells billionth song
At approximately 12:37 PM Eastern on February 23rd, 2006, Apple sold its one billionth song on iTunes, marking the end of their Billion Song Giveaway campaign.
Update: The billionth song “Speed of Sound” was purchased as part of Coldplay’s X&Y album by Alex Ostrovsky from West Bloomfield, Michigan.
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