Monthly Archives: December 2005

In an email from my friend Cyrus: Hey Joe! Attached are the lyrics for the song that traditionally gets sung tonight. Are you familiar with them? I understand that they are by the a Scot, Robert Burns. In the first … Continue reading →

CNN.com – Mount St. Helens releasing lava at astonishing pace – Dec 30, 2005: Since then, the mountain has squeezed out about 102 million cubic yards of lava, more in 15 months than in the six years after the eruption. … Continue reading →

What 250 lbs of Silly Putty looks like: Mark Frauenfelder: Clay Bavor, a product manager at Google, bought an eighth of a ton of Silly Putty and put it into one huge pile on his desk. After taking the photo … Continue reading →

PUBLIC AUCTION DATE January 6-8, 2006 TIME 9AM Start Fri & Sat, 11AM Start Sun PLACE SIX FLAGS ASTROWORLD 9001 KIRBY DRIVE HOUSTON, TX 77054-2503 CONTACT apiccola@sftp.com AUCTIONEER Kenneth Dixon (TX LIC Pending) TERMS * 10% BUYERS PREMIUM * ALL … Continue reading →

Poor Libby Pettit! She was forced to move to the New York City because she was too successful for Houston, and her Christmas tree order got sent to her old address instead of her new digs in Manhattan. I, being … Continue reading →

Penguin Books Ltd is offering Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, as read by Geoffrey Palmer, for free in five installments. You can subscribe here.

ESPN.com – Congress to look into ‘deeply flawed’ BCS system While I agree that the BCS is deeply flawed, there is no earthly reason why Congress should be wasting time on this.