Archives for August, 2008
Setting goals and writing them down helps them to get done. Here are my goals for the week of Aug 25 – 31st. Walk/run 4 times this week (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs) Finish the SatPurush Project I have been working on for way too long Play in the Conway’s No Limit Hold ‘Em Tournament at [...]
Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners have fewer disabilities, a longer span of active life and are half as likely as aging nonrunners to die early deaths, the research [...]
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium, also known as the “Bird’s Nest”, on August 8, 2008. The three-hour show at Beijing’s iconic national stadium was set to see more than 15,000 performers showcase the nation’s ancient history and its rise as a modern power. (AFP [...]
Undated handout proof of one of Greyhound’s ads that the bus company recently pulled. The company made the move in response to the gruesome beheading murder on an eastbound Greyhound bus near Portage la Prairie, Man., which claimed the life of 22-year-old Tim McLean July 30, 2008. Photograph by : Handout photo, Greyhound Lines, Inc. [...]
NASA’s Phoenix Lander has discovered water on Mars. We now have a place to go once we destroy this planet. If NASA wants to pay for itself, they should consider mining the water and selling it here on Earth. “NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it detected water in a [...]