Showing posts with label baby names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby names. Show all posts

Friday, May 16, 2014

Sometimes the Dragon Deserves to Win

Saturday May 10, 2014:  From Twitter:

Charles ‏@THEANGRYGUMBALL 10 Technologies You Will be Witnessing In The Near Future http://zite.to/1nwB9ig

ProPublica ‏@ProPublica A haunting #longreads about a heroine addict struggling to get clean: http://propub.ca/1qnqcV3  v @nytimes

***From Full Text Reports:

 Just Arrived! Top 10 Baby Names for 2013

Posted: 09 May 2014 01:56 PM PDT
Top 10 Baby Names for 2013 Source: Social Security Administration Boys Noah Liam Jacob Mason William Ethan Michael Alexander Jayden Daniel Girls Sophia Emma Olivia Isabella Ava Mia Emily Abigail Madison Elizabeth Filed under: children and families, lists and rankings, Social Security Administration
[Original source http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/]

***Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
     Subject:      Re: Blood of the young mouse

JB:  <<we have the scientific explanation for the existence of vampires>>
WB:  Because they practice safe sucks. We should learn from this.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Black is the Color of My True Love's Waffle

Friday May 9, 2014   To Community Emergency Service for the Friday food giveaway.  

***Black Coffee and Waffles (formerly Muddsuckers Coffee) seems to have more customers than before.   A higher percentage are college age.   This may change when the current U of MN semester ends.

Note:  They have black coffee, but not black waffles.

***Subject: Notice to appear in court
From: AUSTRALIAN LOTTERY INC <doniyk2002@yahoo.com>
Date: 05/09/2014 09:20 AM
To: undisclosed recipients: ;

Notice to appear in court

Hereby you are notified that you have been scheduled to appear for your hearing that will take place in the court of Richmond in May 20, 2014 at 09:00 am.

Please bring all documents and witnesses relating to this case with you to court on your hearing date.
Please, download the copy of the court notice attached herewith to read the details.
Note: he case may be heard by the judge in your absence if you do not come.

Yours truly,
Marryna Gimenez
Clerk to the Court.

***From sciencedaily.com:

Journal Reference:   V.S. Ramachandran, Elizabeth Seckel. Synesthetic colors induced by graphemes that have not been consciously perceived. Neurocase, 2014; 1 DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2014.890728

Taylor & Francis. "Experiencing letters as colors: New insights into synesthesia." ScienceDaily, 9 May 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140509074122.htm>.

***From Twitter:

Dan Goodman ‏@dsgood:  What would you do if your IQ increased 50 points?

Dan Goodman ‏@dsgood:  What would you do if granted immunity from prosecution for any crimes?

Nancy Man ‏@nancycc:  A few more female #babyname debuts: Pistol, Epic, Prim, Rarity, Charlemagne, L'wren, Quora, Sierraleone, Zeppelin. http://www.nancy.cc/2014/05/09/girl-name-debuts-2013/ …

Nancy Man ‏@nancycc:  The boy name debuts! Kitai, Oaks, Prometheus, Power, Warrior, Jaxper, Machiavelli, Relic, Subaru... http://www.nancy.cc/2014/05/09/boys-name-debuts-2013/ … #babynames

Eric W. Dolan ‏@EWDolan:  KY Gov. Beshear ’s lawyers: Banning marriage equality would protect our economy http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/09/ky-gov-beshears-lawyers-banning-marriage-equality-would-protect-our-economy/ …