I received this in an e-mail today and thought it was good enough to share.—Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.Amzanig huh?

Al Gore gave an interesting speech at a MoveOn.org function in New York a few days ago, detailing how bad the current presidency has become. Well worth the read.

The artistic abilities of some people can be astonishing.On a totally unrelated note (except for the fact that it, too, is creative) read this page closely.

Just another random site I came across the other day. A true virtual bulletin board: doodles on Post-It notes.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989)I came across this today on wordsmith.org’s A.Word.A.Day site.

I saw the following quote in the signature at the end of a post on Slashdot today. I nearly fell out of my chair once I “got it”.There are 10 types of people in the world; Those who understand binary and those who do not.

I’m not sure how I missed this one but apparently yesterday was No Pants Day in Austin, TX. It’s a tradition that started around 1985 or so and falls on the first Friday of May every year.In light of one of my recent posts, I’d like to point out that in the year 2009 Loyalty Day and No Pants Day will fall on the same date. Coincidence? I think not.

According to the Denver Post, avid outdoorsman and climber Aron Ralson amputated his right arm with a pocket knife after becoming pinned by a 1,000 lb. boulder for 5 days while climbing at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. He ran out of water after 3 days and decided he needed to amputate after 2 days in order to escape and survive.I can hardly imagine being pinned for 5 days under a boulder. I’d imagine the arm would go numb after a while, but trying to sleep would just suck. Let me just say I never want to be in a situation that requires even considering amputation, thankyouverymuch.

Anybody who as visited one of the Golden Gate National Recreation Areas around San Francisco has probably come across the work of Michael Schwab in the gift shop. I’ve been a fan of the posters he’s done but didn’t know who had designed them until now. Being the nature lover than I am, I’m particularly fond of the graphic he designed for Muir Woods. It appears he also has a book out now containing 200 graphics that he’s done over the past 25 years.

Today is Loyalty Day here in the United States. My, oh, my.