Miss Cellania is temporarily out of commission, so I’ll be filling in today. Enjoy!
Ever wonder what Congress talks about the most? Or which members are the most vocal? Now you can know.
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Not all the presidents have used the same Bible, or even the same verse, for their inaugurations.
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For an eye-catching piece of original art, Obamicon yourself.
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Art for the Sky aims to raise awareness about earth issues while transforming communities into living artwork.
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You may have thought the answer to life, the universe, and everything was 42, but some scientists propose their own answer: “We are all living in a giant cosmic hologram.”
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Drinking coffee may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, but be careful–caffeine can cause hallucinations.
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Around the world, governments have moved to protect 5 of the more famous cryptids.
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Coffee is great, and the pink bunnies agree with me!
posted by Jason! on 1-16-2009 at 10:28 am
I think Andrea switched my morning cup of links to decaf!!!! J/K thanks for picking them up for Miss C
posted by Jrod on 1-16-2009 at 11:22 am
Why did five presidents use closed Bibles? I’ll admit there were really six, but W. Bush used an open one on his second inauguration. Why did three of them use two?
posted by Sara on 1-16-2009 at 11:48 am
The hologram thing…my head asplode.
posted by Johnny Cat on 1-16-2009 at 12:06 pm
Man, my IT department is fast. I did the Obamacon thing, then showed a few of my friends who did it. Within half an hour it was blocked.
posted by Witty Nickname on 1-16-2009 at 12:12 pm
Johnny Cat. I’m with you. I just had to take a break from work after reading, get some coffee, deep breaths. I forwarded to two friends under subject heading “Read this if you want your brain to explode.”
posted by Steve-O on 1-16-2009 at 1:26 pm