I’ve been cleaning out my e-mail, so here’s some gems hiding in there:
Aside from the fact that you don’t dive on oxygen, which is repeated a lot through this article, it’s pretty cool to see painting underwater. FYI, tanks are either compressed air, or Nitrox, a blend of air and nitrogen.
First up, the Muppets respond to FOX news at a press copnference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8YhED4IgQA
Thank you, Miss Piggy.
Sadly, this is the first parade for vets coming back from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it was held over the weekend in St. Louis. Check out some pictures here.
This is awful. We are supposed to be better than this. Kids should not be going hungry. I need to do some research and see if there is some charity that helps to fill the gap created by horrible, bigoted, asshole lawmakers.
I think some of the writing from this study is a bit misleading, but I guess it’s not too surprising. But how do I talk about it without being horribly mean and prejudiced? I have trouble skirting that line, but then again, maybe I shouldn’t:
The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. Those ideologies, in turn, stress hierarchy and resistance to change, attitudes that can contribute to prejudice, Hodson wrote in an email to LiveScience.
And finally, an awesome new image from one of Lev Grossman’s fans, the Physical kids encountering a clock-tree for the first time:
Naturally the election came up in conversation. Trying to be even-handed and polite, the Brits said something diplomatic about McCain’s campaign, expecting Bush to express some warm words of support for the Republican candidate.
Not a chance. “I probably won’t even vote for the guy,” Bush told the group, according to two people present. “I had to endorse him. But I’d have endorsed Obama if they’d asked me.”
Remember when the Internet killed GAP’s new, awful logo? Here’s a refresher. And here’s a fun idea about what the creative meeting was like.
If you read nothing else about alcohol, make sure you read about the science. Remember, the science.