posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
Don’t let the current (or future) gas prices prevent you from traveling. In fact, the AAA Four Diamond WaterColor Inn and Resort, located on Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast in the small community of WaterColor is offering guests who stay a minimum of three consecutive nights before May 23 (hint, hint: possible Mother’s Day getaway) a gas rebate. Just present the valid, dated gas receipt from your drive at check-in and the total amount (up to $200) will be deducted from your bill at check-out.
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
If I had a nickel for every time I heard old people grumbling about “Kids these days,” I’d have almost as many nickels as I would if I got one every time I heard some old fart prattle on about how much a nickel used to buy. Seriously, if you listen to curmudgeonly coots enough (or watch Faux News), you get convinced that the world today is being carried to hell in a handbasket by Lucifer himself. While it is true that some pessimism might be warranted, especially in the cases of reckless, spo
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
I'm not entirely sure what the uniting theme of Sunday's Festival of Books panel on "Finding Truth in Imagined Places" was; I thought it had something to do with literary writers who incorporated elements of the fantastic into their work, but panelist Gary Amdahl suggested that his stories were much more documentary than imaginative, and if they did seem fantastic, "it's the placebo effect from sitting next to these guys." Then, too, the moderator's questions wandered all over the map, includin
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
Sydney Morning Herald |
Sega Bass FishingSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 37 minutes agoThe Wii remote is also perfectly suited to this fun fishing game. Players use the remote to mimic a fishing rod, flicking their wrist to cast the line or ... |
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
My good friend Brett Narloch at the North Dakota Policy Council is announcing the NDPC’s new transparency website for state schools. It’s called Sunshine On Schools. From the press release: BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Policy Council announced the launch of their Sunshine on Schools website today. Sunshine on Schools is an online interactive storehouse for financial information on every North Dakota K-12 school district. The data can be accessed by visiting http://www.SunshineonSchools
posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
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posted by Jason Barrett on Apr 30
"Tastes like chicken!" http://www.alternet.org/story/13728/
