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On The Entrancing Power of the Eurovision Song Contest

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Before I came to Ireland in 2001, I’d never heard of the Eurovision Song Contest. From Wikipedia:
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in which participating countries each submit a song to be performed on live television; then proceed to cast votes for […]

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I Laugh the Hardest at Obscure Jokes

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

It’s not only because the joke is funny, but also because I’m experiencing the kind of secret joy of being an insider. I’m guessing, what, maybe 1% of the general population gets this Fark Photoshop contest entry. It’s a response (one of many) to the question “what if seniors ruled the earth?”, created by this […]

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Here Come the Asian Carp

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

I just watched this striking piece on the CBC about an incredibly invasive species, the asian carp. You need to watch until the three-minute mark, when they send a jolt of electricity through the water:

The Army engineer corps has actually built an electric fence between the encroaching fish and Lake Michigan, in the hopes they […]

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