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.
BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies
A new exhibit at the The Houston Museum of Natural Science is opening this weekend, Feb. 25th. Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS 3: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies includes never-before-seen whole-body plastinates.
Like its predecessors, BODY WORLDS 3 presents more than 200 authentic specimens, including organs and whole body specimens, that have undergone Plastination—von Hagens’ groundbreaking method of halting decomposition and preserving the body after death for medical study, which he invented in 1977.
I can’t wait to take my family to see this amazing exhibit. Real dead bodies! I’ll report back as soon as I see the show.
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.
America’s Debt Diet
On The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah is starting a new segment, America’s Debt Diet. So many people are in debt, I know I am, and Oprah is trying to do her part and bring attention to this huge problem.
Description from website: Are you overcharging, overleasing and out of control? It is time to tackle your finances! The Oprah Winfrey Show has teamed up with three of the nation’s top financial experts to create a step-by-step action plan that may help get you out of debt. With our easy-to-follow advice you can feel better about yourself, your family and your life—starting today! Tackle Steps 1–4 in four weeks.
If you are in debt, I hope you realize how important it is to get rid of it.
The Money Meter
How much is your time worth? Calculate how much you earn per second compared to famous celebrities or to the average American worker. You can also measure how much you’ve earned in terms of purchasing power –how many gumballs, iPods, or Gulfstream jets can you buy?
Mac OS X Essential Freeware
A list of quality freeware to make Mac OS X a much more productive place.
Pom Teas
I just read about new Pom Teas from the POM Wonderful company. I have always been a huge pomegranate fan. I have had trees growing in my parents backyard since I was a kid and now have one of my own in my backyard.
Pomegrantes and the juice have gotten very in recent years. I am not a huge fan of the juice but I also love tea so I am really looking forward to these new drinks.
These just came out last week but will start ramping up in time for spring and summer 2006. Currently available in Pomegranate Black Tea and Pomegranate Lychee Green Tea, they come in glass containers that you can reuse as glassware (if you don’t mind the Pom Tea logo on them).
Looking forward to trying some soon.
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