Worst Prison Break Ever

I'm dying to know if there names are Ernest and Ivan (see previous entry).

What's in a name? Maybe a criminal future

"Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan, a new study says."

I'll have to check the police blotter for my old landlord...Rodney Krapp.

Neptune's kitchen: Dolphins are talented chefs

Dolphins are the chefs of the seas, having been seen going through precise and elaborate preparations to rid cuttlefish of ink and bone to produce a soft meal of calamari, Australian scientists say.

Are you going to finish strong?

Quite a teacher.

Christian the lion update

Here's an update...some 40 years later...to my April 23rd blog post about 'Christian' the lion.

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Best friends

This is a lovely little video of a true friendship, from CBS News (there's a 10 second commercial that runs before the video).


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'Painting' the line

If you ever wondered what was involved in creating the yellow line in a football broadcast, here's the answer. Unfortunately, my pleas to the video center to move the line a few inches went unheeded yesterday. My beloved Giants will not repeat as World Champions.

Birthday auto blues

Since another birthday is passing without anyone giving me a Jaguar (I bet my birthday mates, Elvis and David Bowie, never had that problem), perhaps I can talk someone into giving me this car for a present?

Diving with hunting squid

A fascinating video of Humboldt squid flashing colors as they appear to coordinate in a hunt. See the video here.