Success! Today, a handsome and intelligent man in the great state of Ohio purchased PaceWheels number 99 and 100.
There hasn't been a holiday shopping frenzy like this for an item since Tickle Me Elmo (round 2). Okay, so maybe it's nowhere near a shopping frenzy...or feeding frenzy...or even napping frenzy, but I feel pretty confident that my goal of being a Thousandaire could be realized...after I pay back my investor, pay the "man" (actually, it's the "men") state, county, and "Rural Transportation Authority" sales taxes (at least there's no redundant, ridiculous and redundant stadium tax on an unnecessary stadium), another "man" self-employment tax and income tax.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Historical Revisionism
One of the most interesting examples of history and our knowledge of it being changed by those in power was brought to the public eye recently with the sale of the last known copy of the map that first named America as America. According to the story from Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0332239320071203, this map (drawn in 1507) has details of the west coast of the New World (an accurate coastline and, indeed, an ocean where none was known or expected by Europeans).
The maker of the map, a monk named Waldeesmuller, cited the earlier works of Ptolemy and the letters of Amerigo Vespucci as inspiration for the map, but only six years after naming the continent "America" on that map, Waldeesmuller changes his mind and calls it "Terra Incognita" and changes the west coast back into the unknown.
Scholars can only speculate as to why the actual change occured, but the Cartographer himself suspected that the Powers that Be had something to do with it.
Perhaps this change isn't as well known or well executed as the revisions of Davy Crockett about himself or of Todd Lincoln about his father, but it proves once again that he who controls the information controls the people.
The maker of the map, a monk named Waldeesmuller, cited the earlier works of Ptolemy and the letters of Amerigo Vespucci as inspiration for the map, but only six years after naming the continent "America" on that map, Waldeesmuller changes his mind and calls it "Terra Incognita" and changes the west coast back into the unknown.
Scholars can only speculate as to why the actual change occured, but the Cartographer himself suspected that the Powers that Be had something to do with it.
Perhaps this change isn't as well known or well executed as the revisions of Davy Crockett about himself or of Todd Lincoln about his father, but it proves once again that he who controls the information controls the people.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Attracting more z's with bees
On occasion, when I'm attempting to avoid work, I check out google's "news" page to check headlines just in case I'm missing something important. And here it is: "Honey Beats Meds at Soothing Kids' Coughs" (see the original article here http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/healthday/071204/honey-beats-meds-at-soothing-kids-cough.htm)
As it turns out, a recent study has shown that giving honey to kids (over 1 year old) is more effective than giving them cough medicine or (surprise, surprise) no treatment.
Side effects include mild hyperactivity but a better night's sleep.
Who knew?
As it turns out, a recent study has shown that giving honey to kids (over 1 year old) is more effective than giving them cough medicine or (surprise, surprise) no treatment.
Side effects include mild hyperactivity but a better night's sleep.
Who knew?
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