Miscellaneous

You like that new-car smell? Smell again: > According to a recent study, that pleasurable scent has been linked to harmful chemicals--volatile organic compound or VOC--which releases chemicals from glues, paints, and vinyl. > The smell inside the cabin of the car can trigger headaches, sore throats, and drowsiness. Japanese

A list of new office slang. Link [http://bigpicture.typepad.com/writing/2005/03/new_office_slan.html]. A few of my favorites: > 404 - Someone who is clueless. From the Web error message, “404 Not Found,” which means the document requested couldn't be located. “Don'

The clever Gary North has written a nice piece [http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north407.html] about the prison system. Excerpts: > In the Bible, the only prisons are in the empires: Joseph in an Egyptian prison, John the Baptist in a Roman prison, Peter and Paul in Roman prisons.

I took my family to the County Fair last night. Here's my Top Ten Thoughts That Crossed My Mind: 10. The rides are $4 apiece. I spent $80 for unlimited-ride wristbands for my six walking children, and they each rode over $40 worth of rides. I made money.

I have long been interested in off-color language. I have no intellectual problem with the Second Commandment prohibitions. When it comes to mere vulgarity, I find it distasteful and low-class, often substituting for better forms of thought and communication. Yet to deem it sinful or malum in se, I struggle,

As hunting season nears, take note: > The man lost his temper and began beating his Deutsch-Drahthaar hunting dog with a rifle when the animal refused to release a killed bird it had brought back. > But the dog's paw caught the trigger and the hunter was blasted

I like to plug the crafts. I don't do any crafts myself and never have, not even models as a child. I'm not "all thumbs." That'd be an anatomical improvement. I'm more like "all big toes." Anyway, I

> Video makers notorious for filming women flashing their breasts said they will donate revenues from "Girls Gone Wild" episodes tied to Mardi Gras to the Red Cross to help Hurricane Katrina victims. > "Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans and 'Girls Gone Wild'