This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on October 22, 2008). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between October 21st and October 22nd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- WTF, BROCCOLI?: She pointed- "Do you see?" See what? I didn't see anything. Just broccoli. Her finger tapped on a certain part of the box and she urged me to look closer. "There- right there. Do you see it? I'm not going to tell you what it is if you don't see it." And then, it suddenly became clear to me. WHAT THE HELL?
- RNC shells out $150K for Palin fashion: According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined $49,425.74…a couple of big-time shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one $75,062.63 spree in early September…[and] $4,716.49 on hair and makeup…. A review of similar records for the campaign of Democrat Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee turned up no similar spending.
- Al Qaida Web site Endorses McCain: The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Fermat’s Room: You Have 60 Minutes To Do Complex Math Or Else You’re Dead. Go!: Mathematics becomes more than the stuff of SAT nightmares in Fermat's Room, a tense thriller screened last night at the Imagine Science Film Festival in New York City. When four skilled mathematicians solve a puzzle and are invited to a secluded conference, they're promised the world's greatest enigma. Instead, they find themselves in a slowly shrinking space, with less than an hour to figure out how they're connected and who wants them dead — or the giant hydraulic presses will finish the job. Only by correctly solving the mathematical mind-twisters delivered via PDA can they buy a little time.
- School’s fundraising pitch gives alumni the blahs: "With the recent economic downturn and loan crisis, it has become even more important for Framingham State College to receive your support. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah," one part of the letter read.