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9 things to stop worrying about right now. Because, you know, worrying will make your hair turn gray.
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When most people experiment with recreational drugs, they are breaking the law. When well known research labs experiment with marijuana and LSD, they get published.
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The new hi-tech racing swimsuits aren’t what you’d call attractive, but they are helping swimmers set records. The LZR Racer was developed with help from NASA.
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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop. It’s strange to see my life described so well in the New York Times.
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The game is called You Have to Burn the Rope. The song at the end is your reward.
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Cell Phone Bacteria. Half of you will start cleaning your cell phone after watching this. The other half should.
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The origin of the Olympic torch relay. It’s neither as old nor as benign as you might have thought.
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A “truly tragic streetlamp”. How the Eiffel Tower came to be.
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Please don’t link to the Today Show ever again or you will begin to lose any respect I have for you.
posted by Florida on 4-7-2008 at 9:41 am
Miss Celania, I read that NY Times article (link 4) the other day, and I thought of you. Because I read multiple blogs for which you create posts. I have wondered how much time you spend per day on the computer. Is that weird?
posted by Katie D. on 4-7-2008 at 10:03 am
Katie: a lot. But it’s scattered through the day, so I haven’t kept track. And I don’t want to add it up, because it might be depressing.
posted by Miss Cellania on 4-7-2008 at 10:17 am
Yay!!! I burned the rope!!!
posted by Busty McLeod on 4-7-2008 at 1:31 pm
the song at the end of YHTBTR is wonderful!!
posted by sableye22 on 4-7-2008 at 4:26 pm
That game made my day.
posted by Sara on 4-7-2008 at 5:23 pm