10 Top Wackiest Street Names in the US

1. Psycho Path: Traverse City, Mich. 2. Divorce Court: Heather Highlands, Pa. 3. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee: the only road to Constipation Ridge 4. The intersection of Lonesome and Hardup: Albany, Ga. 5. The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity: Houston, TX 6. Bucket of Blood Street: Holbrook, Ariz. 7. Unexpected Road: Buena, N.J. 8. Shades [...] Read more »

Traditional vs. Online Education

Quoted from Some Students Prefer Classes Online In fact, the distinction between online and “face-to-face” courses is blurring rapidly. Many if not most traditional classes now use online components — message boards, chat rooms, electronic filing of papers. Students can increasingly “attend” lectures by downloading a video or a podcast. One of the arguments presented [...] Read more »

The Illustrated Phallus

My husband and his friends find some of the weirdest things on the Internet. Last night, he told me about this pic that his friend found of some guy who tattooed his penis to look like a snake. We sat there and discussed how that could be possible, given the dynamics of male genitalia. But [...] Read more »

The Story of the Four Candles

The Four Candles burned slowly. Their ambiance was so soft you could hear them speak… The first candle said, “I Am Peace, but these days, nobody wants to keep me lit.” Then Peace’s flame slowly diminished and went out completely. The second candle said, “I Am Faith, but these days, I am no longer indispensable.” [...] Read more »

Singapore’s Solution to Crime

I found this headline on Yahoo! and immediately recalled the harsh criticism Singapore received when they caned two boys for vandalism. This time, an Australian was executed for drug traffiking, despite many appeals from the Aussie government. The young man got to visit with his family, which I felt was very generous of the Singaporean [...] Read more »

Recognizing a Stroke in Three Steps

I received this in an email from my husband, who lost his father a year and a half ago. At first, we didn’t know what was happening because he didn’t have the “classic” symptoms (severe headache, blurred vision, falling to one side). He was vomiting profusely and complaining of dizziness. We thought he might have [...] Read more »