Giant Venomous Shrew
Venomous “Giant Shrew” Caught on Film
via National Geographic.
It’s the little rodent-looking kind of a shrew. If you were expecting video of Maureen Dowd you’ll have to look elsewhere.
January 15, 2009
Home invader dies after teen hits him in head
Another item from the America’s police blotter pages for your “Strength to Carry On” file. The weapon was not identified, but my money is on the baseball bat.
A 19-year-old man fatally injured one of two masked men who invaded his mother’s home late Wednesday night, police said.
via Police: Home invader dies after teen hits him in head : Local News : Knoxville News Sentinel.
It should be dangerous to invade people’s homes.
I’m with Glenn on this, while real life has a way of being subtler than the police blotter, the kid courageously defended his mother in her own home. Young men ought to defend their mothers.
January 14, 2009
I sound just like Barry White, baby.
I do sound just like Barry White, to me, inside my own head. Scientific American explains why you can’t hear it too.
When you speak, sound energy spreads in the air around you and reaches your cochlea through your external ear by air conduction. Sound also travels from your vocal cords and other structures directly to the cochlea, but the mechanical properties of your head enhance its deeper, lower-frequency vibrations.
via Why does my voice sound so different when it is recorded and played back?: Scientific American.
January 13, 2009
Hooters waiter?
Hooters wouldn’t hire him as waiter
via Overlawyered.com.
To which I ask, “Yeah, So? Him = not-hooters-waitress”
The answer today in Corpus Christi is a cry of “Unfair!” and a lawsuit.
Position Statement:
- People are naturally different.
- Jobs are naturally different.
- Some people, for reasons which are beyond their control, are completely unfit for some jobs. Being completely unfit for something does not entitle you to its benefits.
Position addendum:
That fitness for the position at Hooters is dependent on the position of hooters is to me proof positive that they are purveyors of something beyond wings. This is reason enough for me to buy my lunch elsewhere, but it is not reason enough to abandon Hooters right to hire who they will.
