Ut Humiliter Opinor

Another meme of the week from Poliblog:

How many of the Top 100 Challenged Books does our family own or I have read:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Earth’s Children (Series) by Jean M. Auel A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle What’s Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Brave New World by Aldous Huxley James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

How can people object to Brave New World, Mark Twain and Steinbeck???

Here’s a fun site (hat tip: Donklephant): The Shakespearean Insulter! Be prepared with that next zinger at work with insults like:

“I took thee for thy better.” “Thou caluminous boil-brained flax-wench!” “Thou odiferous rampallian vassal!”

From Poliblog: The Year I Graduated High School

Steven Taylor provides a link to the top 100 songs of your high school year. Put your year in the search engine to get the list. Then, code the list according to your preference.

Coding (altered from Steven’s): Bold: Great! Don’t even think about changing the radio. Italics: Good, worth listening to once in a while. Underline: I know where the CD is or have it in the iTunes library. Strikethrough: Please, PLEASE turn it off! Normal: Okay, or not memorable.

1985 1. Careless Whisper, Wham! 2. Like A Virgin, Madonna 3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham! 4. I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner 5. I Feel For You, Chaka Khan 6. Out Of Touch, Daryl Hall and John Oates 7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears 8. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits 9. Crazy For You, Madonna 10. Take On Me, A-Ha 11. Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young 12. Easy Lover, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey 13. Can’t Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon 14. We Built This City, Starship 15. The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis and The News 16. Don’t You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds 17. Cherish, Kool and The Gang 18. St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion), John Parr 19. The Heat Is On, Glenn Frey 20. We Are The World, U.S.A. For Africa 21. Shout, Tears For Fears 22. Part-Time Lover, Stevie Wonder 23. Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston 24. Heaven, Bryan Adams 25. Everything She Wants, Wham! 26. Cool It Now, New Edition 27. Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer 28. Lover Boy, Billy Ocean 29. Lover Girl, Teena Marie 30. You Belong To The City, Glenn Frey 31. Oh Sheila, Ready For The World 32. Rhythm Of The Night, Debarge 33. One More Night, Phil Collins 34. Sea Of Love, Honeydrippers 35. A View To A Kill, Duran Duran 36. The Wild Boys, Duran Duran 37. You’re The Inspiration, Chicago 38. Neutron Dance, Pointer Sisters 39. We Belong, Pat Benatar 40. Nightshift, Commodores 41. Things Can Only Get Better, Howard Jones 42. All I Need, Jack Wagner 43. Freeway Of Love, Aretha Franklin 44. Never Surrender, Corey Hart 45. Sussudio, Phil Collins 46. Strut, Sheena Easton 47. You Give Good Love, Whitney Houston 48. The Search Is Over, Survivor 49. Missing You, Diana Ross 50. Separate Lives, Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin 51. Raspberry Beret, Prince and The Revolution 52. Suddenly, Billy Ocean 53. The Boys Of Summer, Don Henley 54. One Night In Bangkok, Murray Head 55. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting 56. Obsession, Animotion 57. We Don’t Need Another Hero, Tina Turner 58. Material Girl, Madonna 59. Better Be Good To Me, Tina Turner 60. Head Over Heels, Tears For Fears 61. Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer 62. Smooth Operator, Sade 63. In My House, Mary Jane Girls 64. Don’t Lose My Number, Phil Collins 65. All Through The Night, Cyndi Lauper 66. Run To You, Bryan Adams 67. Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen 68. Voices Carry, ‘Til Tuesday 69. Misled, Kool and The Gang 70. Would I Lie To You?, Eurythmics 71. Be Near Me, ABC 72. No More Lonely Nights, Paul McCartney 73. I Can’t Hold Back, Survivor 74. Summer Of ‘69, Bryan Adams 75. Walking On Sunshine, Katrina and The Waves 76. Freedom, Wham! 77. Too Late For Goodbyes, Julian Lennon 78. Valotte, Julian Lennon 79. Some Like It Hot, Power Station 80. Solid, Ashford and Simpson 81. Angel, Madonna 82. I’m On Fire, Bruce Springsteen 83. Method Of Modern Love, Daryl Hall and John Oates 84. Lay Your Hands On Me, Thompson Twins 85. Who’s Holding Donna Now, Debarge 86. Lonely Ol’ Night, John Cougar Mellencamp 87. What About Love, Heart 88. California Girls, David Lee Roth 89. Fresh, Kool and The Gang 90. Do What You Do, Jermaine Jackson 91. Jungle Of Love, The Time 92. Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen 93. Private Dancer, Tina Turner 94. Who’s Zoomin’ Who, Aretha Franklin 95. Fortress Around Your Heart, Sting 96. Penny Lover, Lionel Richie 97. All She Wants To Do Is Dance, Don Henley 98. Dress You Up, Madonna 99. Sentimental Street, Night Ranger 100. Sugar Walls, Sheena Easton

Scientists baffled by changes in Saturn’s rings:

New observations by the international Cassini spacecraft reveal that Saturn’s trademark shimmering rings, which have dazzled astronomers since Galileo’s time, have dramatically changed over the past 25 years.

I suspect global warming - and that it’s because President Bush didn’t sign the Kyoto accords. Right?

Tonight I saw this really fun commercial for IBM on their biometric Thinkpad. The commercial was really creative and got a chuckle from me - and should from anyone who grew up in the 70s. Click on this link and watch the one called “Biometrically secured wireless”.

The Idiot Test

Results Your points: 8 Congratulations, your points are above the average! Average grade: 4.4 ( 611970 Tests answered) Average grade Female: 4.2 ( 327040 Tests answered) Average grade Male: 4.7 ( 285076 Tests answered)

Careful reading is a must here.

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

Via Poliblogger

Update: I took it again Monday evening, and two bits flipped. Interesting. I know I’m more of an introvert - the E surprised me a lot yesterday. The T/F is a bit of a toss-up for me, I think I jump from one to the other.

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

Here’s a survey asking people why they blog, and who’s successful at it.

Why Blog