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Spider
2007_0710spider0069, originally uploaded by nessieshome. I really like that my Mom photoblogs. This spider she took is really cool.
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Spider Web
2007_0710spider0081, originally uploaded by nessieshome. I really like that my Mom photoblogs. This spider web she posted to her own Flickr site really cool.
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Graduation Rates
Systemwide, only 48 percent of the students in Georgia’s four-year public institutions earn a degree within six years of enrollment, compared to a national average of 54 percent. Even allowing eight to 10 years, the percentage of students earning degrees climbs only slightly. In contrast, the Georgia high school graduation rate is between 56 and…
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Baby Names
Over on kottke.org is a link to NameVoyager (a Java Applet). Type in a name to see how often its been used. I was stunned to see Ezra is surging. It was ranked in the 275th to 390th in the late 1800s (aka 19th century). Through the 20th century it reached its least popularity about…
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Turd Blossom
LMAO The Decline and Fall of the Nickname – Newsweek Society – MSNBC.com: I’ll give President Bush credit for coming up with one decent nickname: he quite cleverly dubbed Karl Rove, his trusted adviser and top hatchetman, Turd Blossom. (Here’s how we know Bush came up with it himself: no one other than the president…
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Flatbed on a Flatbed on a Flatbed
Flatbed on a Flatbed on a Flatbed, originally uploaded by Ezra F.
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WaltGhost
WaltGhost is a web site by Uncle Walter. He’s always been great to have a conversation. I like some of his art. I’ll have to buy a couple…
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Goonies of the Caribbean
Watch the Goonies of the Caribbean trailer.
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Obscurity Obsolescence
Along the same lines as Lacey’s Travel and Usability post, libraries are not really designed to be very usable. Well… unless you think like a librarian. Who gets a MLIS degree in order to use a library. Okay… I would… bad example. The below article’s Digital Natives are kids who have played video games all…