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I know I'm about a week late in posting this, but I'd been dragging my feet about everything else, so why shouldn't this be any different, am i right? :) So I'm sure many of you knew about the Supermoon last week. If you didn't know anything a

Here's an interesting graph about North Carolina. The top map shows by county the percentage of people over the age of 25 that have completed a Bachelor's Degree. The bottom map shows by county whether they voted yes or no on the constit

I imagine this is what kitty techno clubs are like. :D

So the story of this meal starts two days ago. I look in my fridge and I notice that the big tub of strawberries I bought is at its peak ripeness. As a matter of fact, one strawberry out of the bunch has a little bit of mold growing on it. You know,

Went and spent some quality time with a friend of mine the other day. We'll call her B. She's an old college friend whom I've kept in touch with over the years and she's continued to become a better friend to me over the years. I was down in t

Hello there my fellow Yakkstrs and Yakkstrettes (Yakkstresses?) In an ever growing attempt to get to know each and every one of you better, I'd like for us to play a game. Doesn't that sound like fun? Would you like to play a game?

The other day, I was reading something online with my headphones on, listening to some music. The song that I was listening to was called The Funeral by Band of Horses, which has the added abilit

And it's all because of the increase in use of contraceptives. Not because of abstinence programs. Earlier this week, when the CDC announced a record low in the teen birth rate, it listed two possible causes: “The impact of strong preg

What's funny to me is that the religious people get on a social networking site developed by an atheist (Mark Zuckerberg and facebook), using operating systems created by an atheist (Apple's Steve Jobs, Microsoft's Bill Gates, and Linux created by Linus

Part I.

Yep. It's finally happened. Rick Santorum yesterday stated that he's going to suspend his campaign. Personally, I think he should be forced to bring his failed campaign to full term. I'm kind of bummed out. He was such comedic

Easter is coming up. It's a holiday that celebrates the risen Jesus, one of the Christian holidays of great symbolic importance. It is the day that cements the faith. After a long period of Lent (at least for Catholics), a 40 day long guilt trip of w

Imagine a basketball stadium. An NBA sized one. Like United Center or Madison Square Garden. Now imagine rock music and fireworks. The whole nine yards. Stadium packed with people. Imagine bursts of fireworks spraying up to the sounds of "H

Using less effort to think, opinions lean more conservative April 5, 2012 (PhysOrg.com) -- When people use low-effort thought, they are more likely to endorse conservative ideology, according to psychologist Scott Eidelman of the Univers

I got just the song for you today. It's Ma Jam!!! I've been listening to it all week. You're welcome. :D Something wrong with you if you don'