Wandering in the Woods

Thieves, sometimes disguised as utility crews, have stolen 130 light poles in Baltimore. The 30-feet-tall 250 are being targeted because the aluminum they’re made from is worth up to 35 cents per pound as scrap metal.

China's Loch Ness Monster


(ETA on 2-2-07): This is no longer the original article. That one had expired so I located this web-page since it discusses the creature in question.

Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?

Weird

At least now we know what happens if a dolphin and a whale get it on. ;)

Bear Game

I enjoy playing this game every now and again, thought some of you might find it an entertaining diversion. Have fun!

baronlaw created this superhero for me. =)



To make a superhero of your own go to Hero Machine

Have fun!

Wow...I am still feeling very, very groggy and dehydrated. Phooey. Could it be that I'm crashing really badly from caffeine after having a few Diet Cokes and four cups of tea last night at Original Joe's? Shrug. Need to kick myself into gear.
I must be losing my sanity. I'm actually sort of considering going sky diving with my Father. I commented to him last night that I saw someone doing it on television and thought to myself,"That looks fun." To which I promptly asked, "Are you crazy?!" Apparently so. Me...considering sky-diving, I've never even been on a roller coaster that took me upside down and I'm honestly considering jumping out of a plane? Eep.
Must go get ready for work. I want to go look for something for my Mom's Birthday.

I took French my Junior year in high school and have never ever made serious use of it outside of a classroom setting. I might say, "Oui." or "Moi?" every now and again, but that's about the extent of it. I year of Conversational French doesn't amount to a lot of conversational ability. So, aside from the odd term thrown in here and there I hadn't used it in about ten years, but then Thursday night Jemstone started IM-ing me in french. He really had me scrambling and I had to use a french dictionary for a few things, but apparently I needed the warm-up. This (Friday) afternoon at Barnes& Noble a man walked over to my register and began speaking to me in French. I was surprised by how much I could actually understand him! I was able to take him to the travel section and find a San Fransisco photo essay book and then when he came back to me to be rung up I was able to confirm the price for him. Tres Etrange. I guess it was a good thing that Jemstone made me practice a little. Bonne Nuit, tres somnolent.