~The Catch-All Drawer~

Thursday, October 20, 2005

States Rights Issue?
Sorry about this, but here is another potential time waster. But it does have such redeeming value in geography! This would be the way to teach the states, or many memorization things in the 21st century. Kids would relate to a computer game scenario, wouldn't they? I like this because it has positive feedback, and has a little bit of forgiveness for the placement. Some of this is luck, because it is easier, say, to cozy SD up to ND if it is there first, but if you have to place South Dakota on its lonesome, it is a little harder. My best of four runs was 94,12,249.

Tossed in by: R.G.B.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography
How well placed the name "Square America". Few words here, but pictures that could be from anybody's family photo drawer, but not your current one, unfortunately. What happened to the days when you could sing "mairzy doats" or Twee bitty fisses in de iddy bitty poo." as popular songs? Square indeed!.

Tossed in by: R.G.B.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

UFO Sightings
Here's another google-based map, in case you need to know where the latest UFO was sighted.

Tossed in by: PDQ
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Saturday, October 01, 2005

Million Dollar Challenge
As I get older, instead of getting wiser, I find my mind actually likes toying with the things I would have scoffed at years ago. Predetermined paths, suspect coincidences, sixth senses and myths of various sorts all are rejected by my logical self but I find the parenthetical caveat (But who knows?) showing up more and more.

One voice that has not wavered is James Randi, debunker extraordinaire. His foundation "is committed to providing reliable information about paranormal claims. It both supports and conducts original research into such claims."
His long-standing (1964) million dollar challenge really says a lot, though.

Million Dollar Challenge: "one-million-dollar prize to anyone who can show, under proper observing conditions, evidence of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult power or event.
. . . .
To date, no one has ever passed the preliminary tests."

Tossed in by: R.G.B.
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States Rights Issue?
Square America Snapshots & Vernacular Photography
UFO Sightings
Million Dollar Challenge