Leno on Starbucks
> Starbucks is raising the price of a cup of coffee to $5.00. Don't worry, you'll
still get the sneer from the girl with a nose ring serving your coffee.
Eric Scheske
More Islamic Hate
An astute reader sent this a few days ago: How an Egyptian student came to
study
1950s America and left determined to wage holy war
[http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2006/february/presence.php]. It's
from The Smithsonian, which isn't exactly known for multi-cultural intolerance.
More Jerome
Amy Welborn has posted a nice little tribute to St. Jerome
[http://amywelborn.typepad.com/openbook/2006/09/st_jeromeand_ot.html].
Seeking
Here's a needle in a haystack for you: I'm looking for a blogger (besides me)
who has admitted that s/he fails to finish books that s/he's started. Not all
the time, but with frequency. Email on your left.
The Weekend Eudemon
I have a few moments to write before taking Jack (10) to his football game. He
must be there at 7:00 in order to weigh in and make sure he's not over 100
pounds. He weighs only 80, but he has to weigh in every week. They
Brews You Can Use
Posting will be light today. I didn't get back from the Tigers game until late.
I'm dragging and behind in life. Luckily, it's Friday. If I can hold on for a
few hours, I have a couple days of rest (subject, of course, to
Tiger Town
No more blogging today. I'm headed to Detroit to watch the Tigers
[http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=det]. We have a
one-game lead, and the magic number is 3. I'm picking up my father and a friend
this morning,
Darkness in Iceland
This is pretty neat
[http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-09-27T190314Z_01_L27148787_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-ICELAND-LIGHTS.XML&archived=False]
:
> Authorities in the capital Reykjavik will turn off street lights on Thursday
evening and people are also being
No Citgo at 7-Eleven
> 7-Eleven Inc. dropped Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more
than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by the convenience store
operator to launch its own brand of fuel.
[http://finance.myway.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?section=news&feed=ap&
At the High-Tech Convention . . .
Helping nerds date: sexy robots
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,215583,00.html]. How long until these
things put a dent in the world's oldest profession?