COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Turks and Caicos Islands (Territory of the United Kingdom)
WORD OF THE DAY
Hubris
NEWS OF THE DAY
New York Times: Abducted Catholic Archibushop of Mosul is Freed in Iraq
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Wellington crowds on election night, 1931 : http://www.elections.org.nz/pandr/vote/image-pages/evening-post.html
Dear Readers,
Of course, the holiday I should have celebrated first I left for the last. That’s the problem with trying to crescendo your blog on a busy day…
Some have said that Martin Luther King day is a day of work, not rest.
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COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Suriname
WORD OF THE DAY
Profuse
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Economist: The man who came too late
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Titan, moon of Saturn: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/titan_cassini_PIA06139.jpg
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Also borrowed from the Straight Dope message board: What critically panned work of art/music/film/literature/etc.
Dear President Bush,
As you may know, Benjamin Franklin, one of our founding fathers, was born on this date in the year 1706. He was a brilliant scientist, a savvy entrepreneur, and an invested civic leader. He also had a warm familiarity with associates I think you’d admire.
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Dear Andy Kaufman,
As you know, you were born on this date in the year 1949. You were an inspired comic, a persistent enigma, and a prophetic voice. You died of cancer on May 16, 1984. I was five at the time.
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STATE OF THE DAY
Delaware
WORD OF THE DAY
Macaroni
NEWS OF THE DAY
The New York Times: Social Security Agency Is Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision
PICTURE OF THE DAY
http://www.uncwil.edu/tc/antarctica/Pictures/Rothe010.JPG
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Borrowed from the Straight Dope message board: What “sacred cow” of art/music/literature/film would you slay?
COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Jordan
WORD OF THE DAY
Ebola
NEWS OF THE DAY
The London Times: Scientists hail Titan Touchdown
PICTURE OF THE DAY
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What was your favorite newspaper in 2004?
CHAPTER FIVE: The Harlequin and the Tsunami
#1. Did you hear about how Santa was too busy to stop in Sri Lanka this year?
– Yeah, he just sent them a big wave.
#2. Why has there been a recent outbreak of diarrhea among sharks to the Indian Ocean?
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CHAPTER FOUR: Homilies and the Tsunami
There is a hideous homily that cycles through a dozen parishes each hour. It’s multiplied for years, and it is probably delivered approximately 155,000 times around the world each year.
This is the “Why does God do bad things to good people,” or as I like to call it, the “why, God, why?”
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COUNTRY OF THE DAY
Saudi Arabia
WORD OF THE DAY
Dysmorphism
NEWS OF THE DAY
BBC News: Iraq gives up search for Iraq WMD
PICTURE OF THE DAY
QUESTION OF THE DAY
The gay rights movement suffered a huge blow in last November’s election when 13 states passed marriage amendments.
