NPR : ‘Star Wars’ Celebrated in the Tournament of Roses Parade: The 501st Legion will be marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. That would be an international legion of Star Wars fans. This year, George Lucas is the grand marshal of the parade. The Star Wars director is celebrating the…
Woman fakes kidnapping to avoid work – Yahoo! News: A 21-year-old German woman who did not feel like going to work at a fast food restaurant sent her parents a text message saying she had been kidnapped. Police in the Bavarian town of Straubing said Wednesday they had launched a massive search throughout the region…
I’ve started playing with Google Reader. Maybe I will use it instead of Bloglines? A cool feature of both is the ability to share with others the posts I find interesting. Sharing with Google Reader is easier and prettier than blogging with Bloglines. Though Bloglines also allows others to see my public subscriptions.
What's the best present you gave this year? Ha, the funny thing is I don't celebrate Christmas. I'm a Baha'i. Since my work's offices were closed for the holiday, I did take several days off to go back home and visit with family. However, I didn't give any presents for Christmas. Read and post comments…
How to spend a long holiday weekend – Lifehacker: Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, most likely you’ve got the day off this coming Monday. I hope you’ll spend it doing as little as possible. Forget the email, the IM, the RSS feeds, the Google searches, what Wikipedia has to say about the origins of…
What's your favorite holiday movie? A Christmas Story (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Ewww?, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Was it cleaned with something? Is it that new TV taste? Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Have you ever secretly unwrapped a gift before the big day? Submitted by Red Pen. No. I found my presents where they were stashed. However, they were not wrapped at the time. I don't think Mom wrapped presents until the night before Christmas Eve at best. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
Misty from the Demon World, originally uploaded by sneezypb. Apparently mom has fluorescent lamps and not Tungsten as I assumed. So the camera setting for adjusting for Tungston light made the shot way too blue. However, I do like the effect. Read and post comments | Send to a friend