I sincerely hope that this e-mail collection of "real" excuse notes written by parents in Tennessee is a humorous urban legend. Unfortunately, I find it all too believable. Thanks to Bev for sending. My son is under a doctor’s care and should not take PE today. Please execute him. Please exkuce lisa for being absent she was sick and i had her shot. Dear school: please ecsc’s john being absent on jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33….
If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History News Hounds – they watch Fox so you don’t have to. Source Watch – on Fox Media Matters – on Fox Fair.org – Fox: The Most Biased Name in News
If I were a Neopet… I’d be a Krawk! The magic of the Krawk Cave is used to transform these baby reptiles into fully grown Krawks! Krawks are loyal creatures with an appetite for mischief and a very vicious bite! Which Neopet are you? Visit http://www.retrograde.org/quizzes/neopets/ to find out! (thanks to Jennifer)
HackerWatch Map I’m getting several attempts on my computer every day. I report these hacker attempts with my firewall software. They analyze corporate and individually-submitted data like mine to track patterns of attacks, hacking attempts, and disruptions. Once a pattern is mapped, the appropriate authorities and ISP carriers can be notified. I just looked at their sourcemaps for the first time today. Significant incidents recently reported: 24 Hours – 78,541,667 7 Days – 547,791,660 30 Days – 2,356,379,550 It shocks…
I somehow made it all the way through the State of the Union address last night. Much as I disagree with the Bush administration, I even found him unusually appealing. I actually had the thought, “Well, maybe most of this administration’s ugliness is Cheney. Maybe Bush means some of what he is saying here.” I thought he really tried to appeal to our hopefulness at a very sour time – that showed some good leadership. But that’s about it. So…
Courant.com | Lockdown In Search For Beating Suspect Joseph Ambrose, 55, is charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault and first-degree kidnapping of his estranged wife. Two of the couple’s four children were home while he beat his wife. Ambrose is a member of the local Canton (Connecticut) congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Police found several rifles at the rented house. Joseph Ambrose was quoted in a story in The Courant in 1996 about the mission of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Those who…