Thursday miscellanea #179

Everything I read and heard indicated I would get no cell phone coverage at Camp McDowell.  Well, my signal was fine, and there was even WiFi.  I could have taken my charger.  (Probably good that I didn’t.)  I could have taken my netbook and blogged.  (Ditto.) I still hate Daylight Saving Time.  When I’m president, … Read more

Home from Camp McDowell

Camp McDowell is an Episcopal camp and “environmental learning center” near Nauvoo, Alabama.  The gifted program at Nathan’s school makes a trip there every year, and I think most of his class went.  We just got back earlier this afternoon (I went along as a chaperone).  It’s the highlight of the year for the program, … Read more

Coke, Pepsi to change caramel coloring to avoid cancer warning on label

Really!  Oh, but it won’t hurt you.  It’s perfectly safe even now.  Drink up. (Actually I’m sure it is, but California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 is apparently still growing, and has suddenly made CARAMEL COLOR a carcinogen.)  I’m sure that’s also the source of “This product contains ingredients known to … Read more

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