Coming Full Circle

In the last several months, the United States has been embroiled in controversy over illegal immigration. Mass protests were staged by predominantly Hispanic populations all across the US (see BBC reporting here) to put pressure on Congress to allow the estimated 11.5 MM illegal immigrants to begin applying for citizenship. Though it is [...]

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Emulating Geoff Arnold, who is emulating Gene Bob:
Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts/events, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.
Events:

1214 – University of Oxford receives its charter.
1782 – The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States.
1963 – [...]

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“Scientific Jargon” by Dyrk Schingman, Oregon State University
After several years of studying and hard work, I have finally learned scientific jargon. The following list of phrases and their definitions will help you to understand that mysterious language of science and medicine.
“IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN”… I didn’t look up the original reference.
“A DEFINITE TREND IS [...]

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The article likens Linux to the proverbial tortoise, and that gets me to thinking that we should update the famous Aesop fable of the tortoise and the hare to reflect today’s reality.
How about this…
Just as the tortoise has crossed the finish line, the hare, waking up and realizing he’s lost the race as a result [...]

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New Rule: If we really want to stop terrorism, we have to get Muslim men laid. Five British Muslims who were recently sent home from our prison at Guantanamo, charge that their American captors brought in prostitutes to taunt them, because most had never even seen a naked woman before.
And it made me wonder [...]

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