Weird thing of the day Google Group

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of the pink and blue unicorns

2009-11-22T17:05:40Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 5 Kislew 5770 (Parasheth Wayyeṣe’).
Today’s quasi-holidays: Start Your Own Country Day.
Image of the Terran Empire via Wikipedia
NOTE: In celebration of today’s quasi-holiday, I hereby proclaim myself
Emperor of the Terran Empire and demand ten million dollars in tribute

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of anyone claiming to be River Missy Zariel

2009-11-20T15:00:01Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 3 Kislew 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Today’s quasi-holidays: Africa Industrialization Day, Universal
Children’s Day.
Worthy cause of the day: “Support Early Education - The Petition Site”.
Today’s news and commentary:
- “New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles”

[Weird thing of the day] Don’t stand next to stupid

2009-11-19T15:00:04Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 2 Kislew 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Today’s quasi-holiday: Have a Bad Day Day.
Worthy causes of the day: “Alliance for Climate Protection | Send a
message to the EPA: Tell the EPA you support strong fuel efficiency
standards” and “Take Action: Will President Obama Attend the Copenhagen

[Weird thing of the day] Job application stupidity of the day

2009-11-18T18:46:52Z

Greetings.
The job application site I am working on right now allows for two sorts
of résumés: ones which are uploaded, and ones which are built by
painfully filling out forms. The latter kind is only really useful for
those who have no résumé or CV and need to create one. The former is
what everyone else has. I have updated my résumé/CV since the last time

[Weird thing of the day] “How to Scare Kids now”

2009-11-18T15:00:03Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 1 Kislew 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Worthy causes of the day: “Tell Congress: Being a Woman is Not a
Pre-Existing Condition - The Petition Site”, “Free Press: media reform
through education, organizing and advocacy:”, “Take Action: Tell
American Funds to become genocide-free | Save Darfur”, and “MoveOn.org

[Weird thing of the day] BRAINS!

2009-11-17T15:03:00Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 30 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Today’s quasi-holidays: International Students’ Day, Homemade Bread Day.
Today’s news and commentary:
- “Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend”
- “NASA Scientist Creates First Tricorder”
- “Cancer prevention: The forgotten stepchild of cancer research?”

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of Mandelbulb

2009-11-16T17:04:30Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 29 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Today’s quasi-holidays: International Day for Tolerance, Button Day.
Today’s news and commentary:
- “Meat Band-Aids and Mass Production of Living Tissue”
- “Taking the Rains: How to Harvest Precipitation for Home and Garden”

[Weird thing of the day] Watch out for leprechauns!

2009-11-15T17:48:43Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 28 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Toledhoth).
Today’s quasi-holidays: America Recycles Day, National Clean Out Your
Refrigerator Day.
Worthy cause of the day: “Support the Breast Cancer EARLY Act! - The
Petition Site”.
Today’s news and commentary:
- “Talking Science With Patient Advocates”

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of leprechauns

2009-11-13T15:15:20Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 26 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holidays: Friday the Thirteenth, World Kindness Day
Worthy causes of the day: “Save BioGems: Take Action: Save
Yellowstone's Beloved Wolves” and “Earthjustice: Take Action: Taking
the Wrong Path on Protecting Right Whales”.

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of zombies on the Yellow Brick Road

2009-11-12T15:20:53Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 25 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holiday: Take a Model Train to Work Day.
Worthy causes of the day: “Restore Coastal Louisiana - The Petition
Site”, “End Gender Discrimination in Health Insurance Coverage - The
Petition Site”, and “Big Insurance Kills”.

[Weird thing of the day] You may want to make sure your flood insurance is pa...

2009-11-11T17:58:47Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 24 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holidays: Veterans Day, Air Day.
Worthy cause of the day: “ColorOfChange.org: Murdoch: Make a choice”.
Today’s news and commentary:
- “Surprise! Unknown Asteroid Buzzed Earth”
- “Wild Solar System Spotted Around Distant Star” Today’s weird thing

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of two-minute videos on evolution

2009-11-10T16:44:49Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 23 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holidays: Sesame Street Anniversary, Marine Corps Day.
Worthy causes of the day: “IBR Message Center | UANI: Send a United
Message: Sign the petition and urge these companies to stop doing
business with the Iranian regime by sending them a message today” and

[Weird thing of the day] Job application humor of the day

2009-11-09T19:04:26Z

Greetings.
Usually when I write about the job application process, I complain
about how utterly dreadful it is. For a change, I would like to note a
bit of humor I encountered in the process today. Today when trying to
go to the URL for a job ad on Simply Hired, it told me “Bummer. That
job is no longer available.” I appreciate the slightly humorous

[Weird thing of the day] Beware of political correctness

2009-11-09T16:50:53Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 22 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holidays: World Orphans Day
Worthy causes of the day: “Support Innovative Humanitarian Assistance
in Ethiopia - The Petition Site” and “End Overfishing -- A Chance to
Save 10 Species - The Petition Site”.

[Weird thing of the day] Drive space: the final frontier

2009-11-08T17:01:40Z

Greetings.
Jewish date: 21 Marḥeshwan 5770 (Parashath Ḥayye-Sarah).
Today’s quasi-holiday: Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day.
Worthy causes of the day: “Establish Presidential War Powers Commission
- The Petition Site” and “MoveOn.org Political Action: No Reward for
Blocking Health Care”.