away away away

Long gap here. Last week my father had a quadruple bypass surgery, so I've been away. He's at home now, and so am I. I don't have anything exciting to say, but do have plenty of links built up.

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science? I can. I already did, of course. But on the quiz, I got an 8/8.

Two probable Presidential candidates played drinking games while out of country. That's kind of nifty.

An article about the New Madrid fault. If you're from St. Louis, you're going to be pretty much SOL. Please do not count on the federal government to come save you two hours after it hits, and do not shoot at the rescuers (which in theory could include me) when they do come to save you.

Top 50 movie endings of all time

Another McCain article, this time mostly about his son, who has joined the USMC.

I forgot the explanation on this, but the F-22 is not on fire.

The dramatic "culture war" in America may be overblown. Surprise, surprise.

In this article, they attempt to use statistics to prove that explicit lyrics lead teens to have sex at a younger age. Apparently, it is beyond reason to think that perhaps teens who have sex at a younger age also happen to like explicit lyrics. Or, teens of parents who allow them to have sex at a younger age do not prohibit them from listening to explicit lyrics.

Of course, they can't be all bad. This rapper took his number one fan, who is also disabled, to prom.

Moving on to more techy things, Top Ten Games that Teach. I was a fan of Carmen Sandiago, and I still adore Sim City.

Another sweet aircraft pic.

The best and worst sci fi tv show openings.

And this concludes our wanderings through Julie's links. Thanks, and good night.