Mattel is suing a BBQ restaurant in Montreal because its name is “Barbie’s,” and its logo might be confusing. Personally, I think I would have wanted a “Barbie’s BBQ Joint” toy when I was a kid. :) Link courtesy of Boing Boing
I received this spam today at work: I’m new, it’s Julie Alot of the times I feel weird, even my girlfriends told me that …. old time friend suggested to put my hot videos somehow online. My website is like my new hobby AllCome check website I put together, I’m not that good tho with comp skills yet but tell me what you think She’s not that good with spelling, grammar, punctuation, spacing, or line breaks either. :) ...
Rats Seen Near Waterbury Fast-Food Restaurant Well, apparently it was top story at NBC30 in Connecticut. Lead off with local, right? :) Link courtesy of This Modern World
The mother blames the schools for not providing proper sex education. Because goodness knows there’s not much a parent could have taught them…oh, wait. :(
“Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, uhh… grrr snarl yum yum.” MyCatHatesYou.com
I like that cat color. Daring, but it goes well with neutral-toned furniture. :)
The Campus Walk fire was another Greensboro tragedy, but perhaps one where reconciliation is already happening. Link courtesy of EdCone.com
We have a house! :) (You know, trying to figure out whether two words in Latin are correct has seriously exposed how many years it has been since high school for me. I still don’t know if that’s right.)
The Charlotte Observer’s Mark Washburn got a byline in The New York Times, without even having to submit a story. :)
Quote from an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education: In the firebrand’s [ Ward Churchill] defense, Mr. Sandoval offered the standard-issue rhetoric of academic freedom: Mr. Churchill’s words were hurtful and terrible, yes, but it was nonetheless “appropriate for him to raise the issues” as a university professor. However, with the reporter’s next question, the conversation dropped abruptly from the rhetorical sphere. Can you think of any circumstances, the reporter asked, where a professor’s speech would constitute a firing offense? ...