Burj Dubai is evil!

Anyone else see Orthanc rising from the Dubai dust?

Freedom of speech quashed at LSSU

Read all about it at the FIRE website, your one-stop source for the never-ending circus that surrounds issues of free speech on American college campuses.

In this case, a professor was ordered to remove all the cartoons, etc. from his office door because they supposedly infringed on the civil rights of passers-by. Here’s my favorite one (click for larger version):

Hello Vlada!

I saw this in my spam folder today and thought to myself, this person writes like a cross between a college freshman, William Shakespeare, and Joel Osteen. (The sign-off is full of optimism, hence the Osteen link.)

Greetings my friend!!!
My name is Vlada. To me of 31 years. . I saw your structure on a site, and you interested me. And I have decided to write only to you! My girlfriend has counted the guy by means of the Internet, and now they are together very happy also the friend as the friend! It advised me to try to get acquainted also. And now I wish to describe me not so: I the clever, beautiful and formed woman I very much love children,

If you are interested in Me if you wish to see My photos, please write

To Me on mine email: vladagirl1977@gmail.com

because I shall be capable to answer you only from this address.

I hope to find the answer from you
Your new girlfriend Vlada!!

Wildflower hunting

The Saturday plan is for Brad and I to excurse into the countryside in search of wildflowers and curious sights. Should be a great time—the flowers are out in force right now and they are literally carpeting the edges of the highways in pink, blue, orange, etc. It’s something I haven’t seen in other parts of the country.