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Beware of the pink and blue unicorns
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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... more »
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Beware of anyone claiming to be River Missy Zariel
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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”... more »
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Don’t stand next to stupid
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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... more »
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Job application stupidity of the day
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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... more »
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“How to Scare Kids now”
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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... more »
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BRAINS!
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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?”... more »
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Beware of Mandelbulb
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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”... more »
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Watch out for leprechauns!
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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”... more »
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Beware of leprechauns
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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”.... more »
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Beware of zombies on the Yellow Brick Road
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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”.... more »
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