You know, it's Friday, sunny, and beautiful outside, and I don't feel like writing about standardized tests any more than you feel like reading about them. So the Friday roundup will be a bit more eclectic than usual.
I can't decide what's more touching about this story, the fact that the "pound puppy" defended his owner so bravely, or the fact that private donations have more than met the family's $4000 in veterinary fees.
So your kid's a vegan and doesn't want to dissect a real fetal pig in Bio? Get 'em a virtual pig. But is an 85 a virtual B?
Men are asking for "a little off the top" in Scotland. SWAP is angry, and on the case.
If you've been recieving emails about those dreaded camel spiders in Iraq, Snopes wants you to know that they're not dangerous, and really not that big. Not big enough to scare away all those reenlisters, anyway.
One of my favorite bloggers, Michele of A Small Victory, is taking a hiatus. It looks like ASV is finished; something new might pop up in it's place, though.
I donated to Spirit of America this week. Freedom of the press, indeed.
Finally, if you didn't watch the two-part Cecil B. DeMille program on Turner Classic Movies earlier this month, you really missed out. I love anything about the history of Hollywood (from the 50's on back), and it's heady to think of the days when one man could found a studio, direct silent films and Biblical blockbusters (pre-Hays code), and build his own private airfield in the middle of Los Angeles. Ah, to have made some dough in Hollywood back when land was plentiful and the federal income tax had not yet been revived.
Update: Oh, and this is an odd site. Human Descent=fun with genetic impossibilities and Photoshop. I particularly like the top photo from this page. That's how I feel most days - attitude of a tiger, body of a chipmunk.
Posted by kswygert at April 16, 2004 10:36 AM