Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Another Update and Random Stuff

It's another update in the Gray Hall story.
Random thoughts on alcohol and a look into what a "normal" Thanksgiving looks like for Jake at his parent's house.

Since I'm feeling the need to go and randomly type some stuff (other than online novel), here is some random stuff I've found on the Internet.

Something for those who like beer. In ancient Peru, before the Incans came into power, the Wari Empire built breweries. They staffed them with females who knew how to make alcohol and who possessed noble blood or exceptional beauty. Obviously, the idea of beautiful women serving beer (think Coyote Ugly) was thought of long before.
A semi-timely topic for those in Kansas and the recent state school board decision. If it weren't for a comedy of errors, Wallacism and not Darwinism. Apparently, the captain of the ship that picked up Darwin and took him on his historical voyage, also "picked up" some Patagonians and well... To make a long story short, the captain became embarrassed at what he had done and since he was short of crew, he needed a travelling companion. Who answered the ad? Charles Darwin. The rest is history.
And a dumb criminal story. Several lessons are made in this story. One, when using a stolen debit card at a supermarket, don't use your own discount card. Two, never argue with the cashier over the cost of said items bought with stolen card. Three, when giving an excuse like "It's my girlfriend's card," don't speed away leaving evidence behind like your license plate number. Four, don't tell the police and the grand-jury that you got the card in a trade with a one-legged man for a bag of pot as an alibi.

That's all for now.

The Ancient Andean Brewery
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10043096/#brewery
Charles Darwin...the Untold Story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4429006.stm
A Dumb Criminal Story
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=418793&category=ALBANY&BCCode=&newsdate=11/14/2005

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