Random links
- Teacher says nuked friend for immortality
- "The detainee explained that he had a friend who was convinced he could become immortal through exposure to fissionable materials" - someone apparently must have watched a few too many superhero movies
- B.C. minister's cat catches fire during Earth Hour
- Just when I thought Earth Hour couldn't get weirder. "A romantic dinner in the B.C. Environment Minister’s house got some unexpected fireworks." (You end up with a somewhat less efficient electric grid due to the need to accomodate variation and the candles that people often seem to use to replace lights are actually far less efficient per unit of light output than compact fluorescent bulbs).
- Kids lose "bad mother" lawsuit. Can't take mom to court over bad birthday cards.
- These "kids" appear to be in their 20s. "Their claims about their poor upbringing had more to do with what mom didn't do, than what she did. For starters: she didn't send her son college care packages, or buy her daughter the homecoming dress she wanted. And their birthday cards? No cash or checks, just Hallmark sentiments."
- Overeducated and underemployed
- "Take taxi drivers for example. About 15%, or more than than 1 in 7, had at least a bachelor's degree in 2010, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data."