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. . . if you go blind? > [A] half-dozen Wiscosin librarians have posed semi-nude for a "Desperate Librarians 2005" wall calendar. Link. Excerpt: > Five middle-aged library directors and a 32-year-old assistant each put up $200 and posed provocatively, using oversize books to cover what their clothes usually do. >

> In an unusual publishing move, Tom Wolfe's most-recent novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons, will be printed without the title on the cover of its paperback edition - just its author's name in giant letters. . . > "We are using Tom Wolfe's name as

> Louisiana lawyers are attempting to capitalize on recent events by requesting a patent for alcoholic drinks bearing the Katrina name. Andrew Vicknair and Harold Ehrenberg are the two kooks who applied for the patent September 4 which included a logo with the name Katrina, a satellite image of the

I like maps and I like blogs and I like religion. So I found this humorous: Thanks, Curt Jester [http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/].

This story is hard to follow, but this appears to be the gist: Clothing worn by brand name icons has become a rage in Japan. One result: the McHottie. Here's a picture and here's a link to a confusing snippet [http://www.adrants.com/2005/09/

> "On September 19, 2005 blogs4God.com [http://www.blogs4god.com/pressrelease/19spe05] will rise from the dead and re-open its doors as the 'Semi-definitive list of Christians who Blogs.' The site will offer a variety of user-friendly features such as daily-aggregations, moderated categories, website reviews and

The rugged laptop? For what? Blogging in combat zones? Then again, it makes about as much as sense as driving a Hummer on city streets. Link [http://www.hummerlaptops.com/]. Excerpt: > Just as tough, reliable, and go anywhere as a HUMMER, this laptop is the perfect addition to your

> Oh Thank Heaven for 7-Eleven! Slate [http://www.slate.com/id/2126309/] reports on the 40th birthday of the Slurpee, which has frozen an estimated 6 billion brains and arguably provided the inspiration for Starbucks' Frappuccino, Dunkin' Donuts' Coolatta and Kwik-E-Mart's Squishee. Wikipedia has

What happens when a man with a blog dies, making a post and then less than a day later dying in a car accident? The juxtaposition, from a lively blog to remembrances in the Comments section, chills. At least it did me. Sobering Link [http://www.xanga.com/item.aspx?