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Education means more to some

Scott — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:10:27 +0000

Body World
Originally uploaded by Alexis Deadly

Dr. K’s story of dangerous bets:

In med school one student bet another that he could eat a length of human muscle that had been preserved in formaldehyde. Dangerous indeed. Formaldehyde is poison and cannibalism is widely frowned upon.

The bet was accepted and the the muscles was consumed. But the bet was not paid and a rivalry between two factions grew until the dean of the school had to step in and reprimand the offending students. This was the lesson of the story—don’t make foolish bets, the dean might reprimand you.

Dr. K’s story amused me. Some perceive a reprimand for disrupting school as a greater risk than the poison and moral approbation of eating human flesh.

My Starred Items in Google Reader

Scott — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:41:49 +0000

Lessig on “Corruption”

Scott — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:08:37 +0000

Larry Lessig explains how the U.S. democracy, dependent on “corrupt” campaign contributions, is deteriorating.

He quotes President Reagan describing how democracies fail—by voting themselves into bankruptcy.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.—Unknown

This expression did not originate with Reagan, it provenance is unclear.

Walkability of Madeira Ohio

Scott — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:27:51 +0000

Walkscore.com provides walkability scores for US addresses.

Text Books

Scott — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:14:25 +0000

Federal Income Tax: Code and Regulations–Selected Sections (2008-2009)- Martin B. Dickinson; Paperback In Stock Shipped from: usedbooks4sale10 $67.26
Tax Stories (Supplement) - Paul L. Caron; Paperback In Stock $33.00
Federal Income Taxation (Casebook) - William A. Klein; Hardcove $108.00
Federal Income Taxation (Casebook) - William A. Klein; Hardcover In StockShipped from: oodys-books $81.25
Corporations and Other Business Organizations Cases and Materials, Ninth Edition (University Casebook) - Melvin Aron Eisenberg; Hardcover In Stock $113.60
Corporations and Other Business Organizations Cases and Materials, Ninth Edition (University Casebook) - Melvin Aron Eisenberg; Hardcover In Stock Shipped from: woodys-books $87.40
Corporations and Other Business Associations: Statutes, Rules, and Forms, 2008 ed. - Jeffrey D. Bauman; Paperback Not in stock; order now and we’ll deliver when available $39.00

“Real People Don’t Read Your Blog”

Scott — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:24:51 +0000

Damien Weighill of Your Face is right. “Real people don’t read your blog” but real people can get their face post on Your Face. Send Damien a picture and he will draw your face and post it to his blog.

Foxes in the yard

Scott — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:47:44 +0000

Timeline from Dipity

Scott — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:14:19 +0000

Brushing Lard on Parma Ham

Scott — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:43:30 +0000

Brushing Lard on Parma Ham

Originally uploaded by sebrenner

Flickr just added support for video. Yea! It appears the clip are limited to 90 seconds. I hope this limit is raised soon.

Hilarious TV Commercial

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:09:04 +0000

This commercial almost made me cry. Top notch writing. I think it is for insurance? Funny Dutch Commercial - For more amazing video clips, click here