Getting Warmer

Now and then a wacky thing of the week falls out of the newspaper. This one has been forwarded around a bit already, but there are so many awful (wonderful) things about it, I scarcely know where to begin. So let me begin at the beginning. I must pause to thank Morgan, Bethany, Steve and Marty for the forward. I originally received this article as a full page, but chopped it up for presentation.

Dateline April 16, 2007.
Why mention the date? Well in this case I need to point out that the date is recent, it's actually in the current century.

Next we proceed to the article headline. I must mention that there is a typo.



It should read (based on the context of the body of the article) "Daylight exacerbates warming", and not "warning".

Please read the article below in its entirety.



I know what you're thinking. Incredibly, there is someone so confused about the role of government and caught up in conspiracy theories that it firstly seemed plausible that the government's adjustment of daylight savings time could impact global climate or at least the local weather. Secondly, it made them upset enough to write a letter to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Finally, the newspaper, having presumably read the letter, not only printed it but messed up the headline.

To the editorial staff of the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, and to Connie M. Meskimen of Hot Springs, Arkansas, I salute you.

Mr. Deity

Wow.
Every now and then, I'm overwhelmed by the creativity of Christian minds trying to bring certain topics into discussion.
Thanks to my friend Mikey - mrdeity.com has my attention this week.
Check out this first video.
And then more if you're interested.

Directions

Google maps have become an indispensable part of how I get around, and to be fair Mapquest (Yahoo!) has some features that make it more desirable from time to time. Sometimes I find that the directions, while practical, are not that useful.

Follow these steps [in order of course]

1. Go to http://maps.google.com/

2. Click on "get directions"

3. Go from "new york" to "paris, france"




4. Scroll down in the directions to number 23

5. Laugh

Thanks to my friend Brenda's friend Claudia for passing this on to her, who in turn passed it on to me.

Shocking

I spent a few days in San Francisco visiting my friends Steve and Amy, and my Aunt Linda and Uncle Bob. Steve and I took the "So I Married an Axe Murderer" tour, stopping at several of the locations used in one of our favorite films.

At one point we stopped at the Musee de Mechanique and played some games. Most of them are antiques and are more like amusements than games per se. We did spend a little extra time on this SHOCKING experience. Steve and I made a video.

And here are some pictures from the Trip

explain this

How do I explain this one?
Let's see, back in '00 my friend Steve moved to San Francisco to work as a software developer. Steve and I worked together at Calvin College for a few years and Steve was instrumental in teaching me a few things about writing web pages, and using photoshop.

How do I explain this?

When Steve set up his web site Steve's Apartment he sent out a challenge to people he knew stating that if you sent him something to put up on his wall, he would do it. He displayed a picture of the blank wall, and as items arrived, he updated the picture.

Not to leave Steve with an empty wall, I sent him a little something. My architect friend Steve printed it on his plotter for me, and helped me with a mailing tube. Steve put it up on his wall and left it there for a couple of months, and then back to the tube where it's remained for the last 7 years. During that time, he changed jobs a few times and now works for Yahoo. He married Amy - a lovely young lady from West Michigan. And today, they make their home, not in an apartment as the web site suggests, but in a house and everything.

And that's where I am now. I'm on vacation in San Francisco to visit Steve and Amy, and my Aunt Linda, and Uncle Bob. Steve and Amy placed this picture and a few other pictures of me on the walls of their guest room. I feel very much like an honored guest. Steve is one of the wackiest guys I know - thanks man.

April Fool

Here at the wacky thing of the week, April 1 is a bit like Christmas. There's just so many jokes you can play on people, people you love of course - keep it fun.

Rumored to have originated with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar that replaced the Julian calendar in 1582, April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day, was formerly celebrated as New Year's Day. It has evolved into its current form through several centuries and influenced by several cultures. Associated with the fun and silliness associated with Spring, practical jokes and pranks are the order of the day. GO!

The following sites should give you some good ideas.

1) Snopes info
2) Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes
3) Family Friendly pranks
4) Pranks on websites don't get fooled this year!
5) Google comes clean about it's pigeon-based ranking system. (So much for Search Engine Optimization)
6) Google's latest beta product
7) For some more time-wasting fun, check out some older wacky archives.
8) like this one - should give you some creative ideas.

Approved by John Calvin