One of the good things about the way I do this blogging thing is that I usually have some links in the “waiting for an excuse to use it” pile, often waiting for me to add in some decent commentary. When I run into a morning like this, when nothing in the news really strikes my fancy, that comes in handy, since you still get a full quota of linkage. Aren’t you the lucky one?
I’ve got a bird house and feeder sitting in my back yard. Until this weekend, the woman who lives next door had been filling the bird feeder about once a week, but on Sunday I stopped by Target and bought a bag of bird seed and filled up the feeder myself. Yesterday, as I was heading out to lunch, I looked at it again, and it was empty. Zow! Them’s some hungry birdies. I filled it again when I got back from lunch, and this morning it’s almost half-empty again. If the birds expect a full feeder every single day, they’re probably going to be disappointed. As for the bird house? It’s vacant, but that’s not too surprising – who wants a condo next door to a soup-kitchen?
Bird House and Feeder - According to this List of Surnames from the 1990 US Census (warning, 3MB text-file), “Polasek” (one of the more common variants on my family name) is the 18992nd most common name in the US, and “Polashek” is 61107th. But hey, that’s still more common than the names of 12.5% of the population, including the way my family spells our name, which doesn’t even make the list. Smith is most common name, with a full percent of the population. This and other goodies are available from the Census’ Genealogy page and the Census Names page. [scottk]
- Mutant Reviewers From Hell is a cult movie review site loaded with humor, content, range, questionable metaphors, impromptu dancing, and a passion for films rejected by most film critics. I like it, and most of that quote came from whoever submitted the link.
- Despite rivals, Kahn remains as the “crazy lady” who represents this area in the Minnesota House. Amanda Hutchings, a student at the U is trying to run as a Republican against Kahn.
- Metro-area bus union rejects final contract offer; strike could follow, shutting down the buses in town as soon as March 1.
- In the event of a strike, Metro Transit will halt all buses. No word on any possible alternatives yet, but the weather’s a bit chilly for switching to bikes. [press-patch]
- Experts Condemn New Craze for “Snorting” Alcohol, which theoretically allows you to get drunk, while still having blood alcohol levels that are legal. [fark!]
