Entries from January 2009

January 28, 2009

Happy Feast day UST!

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Its the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas today!!  The Mass will be officially tomorrow for the school because of activity period, but I figured I should post something today

January 28, 2009

Sexy Veggies?

Ok… I know I seem to attack PETA quite a bit, but they are one of those organizations who have always rubbed me the wrong way.
Here’s a commercial that they wanted broadcasted during the Super Bowl this Sunday:

NO wonder it was banned! This sounds crass, but there are certain ‘toys’ [...]

January 26, 2009

Polka and Beer

Ok, so I think if I worked anywhere else that my humming the St. Arnold Brewery song could get me in trouble… heh.
Why I have it stuck in my head you ask?  Well, I found out that they offer event rentals, and am hoping to be able to use it around the first part of [...]

January 10, 2009

Feeling Passive?

So, going through ENN earlier I noticed a link to the NY Times about a newish housing idea thats beginning to become popular in Germany (click here).  
From what I gathered the idea is that you live in an air-tight home which holds heat in.  While this is a good idea for heating, I do [...]

January 10, 2009

Oh the… money?

Ok… obviously I’m getting married like a bunch of other people this year, but I’ve decided that I’m sick of sites like The Knot, and thats mostly because it seems like EVERYTHING there is money driven. :-/ Also, it seems like so much of it is focused on the wedding day rather than the [...]

January 10, 2009

Pass the Butter

So, when I logged onto the Chron this morning this story about a lobster caught my eye:
NYC eatery grants freedom to 140-year-old lobster
By VERENA DOBNIK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jan. 10, 2009, 12:42AM
NEW YORK — A 140-year-old lobster once destined for a dinner plate received the gift of life Friday from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant.
George, the 20-pound supercentenarian [...]

January 9, 2009

Lets start things off with some humor

I present, the beer diet: