June 2011
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Li Bai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Bai
Many of the Classical Chinese poets were associated with drinking wine, or more precisely, alcoholic beverages. In fact, Li Bai was part of the group of Chinese scholars during his time in Chang’an, called the “Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup”, as mentioned in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu. However, Li Bai is of special note in this respect....
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Angel Dusting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_dusting
the misleading marketing practice of including a minuscule amount of an active ingredient in a cosmetic, cosmeceutical, dietary supplement, food product, or nutraceutical, insufficient to cause any measurable benefit… However, no claim is made that the product contains enough of the active ingredient to have an effect – this is just assumed by...
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Google Doodle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_logo#Google_Doodle
My Dad: “WHAT IS THAT THING???”
Me: “Um… Dad. That’s Google. You know… the website?”
Dad: “…BUT HOW DO I GET RID OF IT???!?!??!”
Computer funtime with my dad. (The man who calls the refrigerator the “icebox.”)
What he was referring to in panic was actually...
Wow, did that just happen?
And by “that,” I mean five months of not posting.
</facepalm>
Stay tuned kids, the wheels are starting to grind again!