Here is the most shocking question among the New York state guidelines: “Does the material assume values not shared by all test takers?” There is no book worth reading, no poem worth writing, no essay worth analyzing, that assumes the same values for all. That sentence is the death of intellectual engagement.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Friday night, me, him and the other one are going to see Lewis Black in NY. Which will be a nice change of pace after my 8 hour MS Access II class that day.
I’m really loving gaming, by the way.
You get a second photo today, because I love you all so much.
Once again, stolen without remorse BBC News Online.
Image stolen from BBC News Online.
The New Jersey Nets are in the NBA Finals.
*checks outside for impending apocalypse*
Huh. Nothing. I was so sure…
From an especially insipid AOL version 7.0 commercial:
“It’s having a verbal chat…electronically!” – old woman
No, it’s not. That’s called a telephone call. You may have heard of it. It’s existed for the better part of the last century? The thing you’re thinking of is an instant message. They haven’t been around quite that long, but I really don’t see how you could confuse the two.
Albuquerque May Name Team After ‘Simpsons’
In a poll run by the Albuquerque Tribune to pick a name for the new team, Isotopes was the clear favorite, with 57 percent of the vote, beating out names such as Dukes, Roadrunners and 66ers. Team officials, aware of the possible merchandising bonanza, support the offbeat name.