Archive for October, 2008
this won’t be good for foreign relations*
the english, unlike us (remember jamie-lynn and those girls in massachusetts, and bristol) have a problem with the rash of teen pregnancies (england has the highest teen pregnancy rate in europe) and they’re doing something about it by making sex education part of the national curriculum. they’re starting the education in kindergarten.
schools minister jim knight [...]
smarter than a 5th grader?
i have three questions for you:
which party currently controls the house of representatives?
who is the secretary of state?
who is the the british prime minister?
according to a pew research center study based on the three questions, where you get your news can determine how well you know your politics.
readers of the the new yorker and the [...]
travel tips from the coop
i’m thinking before he headed out to iraq, bill hemmer probably read the latest issue of best life where anderson cooper shares some of his traveling tips. if not, bill, call your assistant. i’m sure she can express mail some cans of tuna to you.
pack: a book from david sedaris, augusten burroughs, or cormac mccarthy [...]
flying fish out of water…
well, he’s finally done it. our own flying fish, bill hemmer, has done hopped a plane and landed in iraq. after a two year hiatus, he’s returned to the region that made him famous. i was wondering when bill was going to hit the road cause i was saying to 630 that every article i [...]
wash & mor
like kenya (africa), the swan creek township (michigan) car wash owners should invest in some sms collars. the collars, in kenya, are used to keep the elephants within their reserve area. when they cross that invisible line, reserve rangers are notified via text message and can stop the elephants before they get too far. in [...]
week in review: october 13-17
with three weeks to go, the week was filled with politics, again. i liked that this week’s summary had the word relief it in–i know i need some because i think i have electionitis.
here’s what we learned this week:
i have electionitis but he has something else.
mickey must have heard ’cause he registered.
if you’re trying to [...]
this year, i’ll take the trick…
since the dow ended up today, i thought it was o.k. to let you in on some very startling news. the chocolate that is at your office reception desk that you sample every time you walk by ain’t chocolate. the recession has hit hershey, pennsylvania hard and because of it, they’ve been forced [...]
