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    Alice In Chains Reuniting?

    Clicky I'm not sure how I feel about this! On one hand, I am thrilled that the remaining members still want to perform and keep the AIC flame alive. On the other hand, it would be like Nirvana reforming or Sublime reforming. It just won't be the same without the front man, the heart and soul...
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    Goose Befriends Elderly Man With Cancer

    http://wtopnews.com/?nid=456&sid=773025 Touching story. :sad2:
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    I've stopped shaving my legs for playoffs!

    *runs a hand down the leg* mmmmm, scratchy! Just in time for skirt season. :) I can't grow a beard, so this is the next best thing.
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    Global Dimming - Nova program

    There was an interesting program on Nova last week about global warming and the effect that greenhouse gases have on the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the planet. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sun/ I have to say that this show made for some very thought-provoking television (and...
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    Do You Freecycle?

    If you haven't heard of Freecycle, it's a community messageboard (usually on Yahoo groups) where people can post items they want to give away. The purpose of the group is to keep things out of land fills and put them in the hands of people who can put the items to good use. It works like this...
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    Childhood Play shapes Adult Concern for the Environment

    'Wild' nature play before age 11 fosters adult environmentalism If you want your children to grow up to actively care about the environment, give them plenty of time to play in the "wild" before they're 11 years old, suggests a new Cornell University study. "Although domesticated nature...
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    Smarties not so smart according to Grade Sixers

    Math class proves Smarties fun fact isn't true Last Updated Fri, 16 Dec 2005 16:18:40 EST CBC News Canadians eat enough Smarties each year to circle the Earth 350 times, or so claims one of the fun facts on the package. This bit of trivia got a teacher in Thunder Bay, Ont., thinking. And she...
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    Favourite Christmas Music?

    The Charlie Brown Christmas album is a regular favourite in our house, we also have some compilations with some good songs and some "wow, that's just awful" songs (example: Rudolph The Rednose Reindeer Mambo. Yes Mambo. It's as bad as you think it is!). :D What are some of your favourite...
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    Looting Vs. Finding

    Black people loot: http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/480/ladm10208301530%3E White people find: http://news.yahoo.com/photo/050830/photos_ts_afp/050830071810_shxwaoma_photo1 8O
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    Best Blogs?

    I love this one: http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ This is an art project, where people design and decorate a post card then write their secrets on it and mail it in to be posted anonymously. Brilliant. Post your favorite blogs here, please!
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    Run Your Own Country

    Anyone here play Nation States? It's a web-based game where you make the laws and decide what is good or bad for your nation. Pretty cool idea, although not terribly indepth. The decisions you make have an effect on different aspects of your country, such as civil rights and economy...