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The Beaver Hunt

So here's the deal: Last week I was working in a place called Xenia, Ohio. Xenia is in the middle of nowhere and there's not a whole lot to do there. Nearby, however, is a ritzy suburb wannabe called Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek is celebrating its 25th anniversary and in celebration has commissioned 25 beaver statues to be decorated and placed throughout the town.

Now, picture this: It's after 1 am, I'm a little tipsy, and we have been in this town for a week with nothing to do. It's time for a beaver hunt!!! Me and my friend erik drove around in the dark (he wasn't drinking, cause drinking and driving isn't cool) and found as many of the beaver statues as we could--meaning we found all of them that hadn't been stolen or thrown into ponds. Here is the result of all the toil. Enjoy!


Beaver #1 was alongside the highway. I didn't know what this beaver was so curious about


Our next beaver was found near the YMCA. That sign next to it saying not to touch the beavers told me that "Beavercrete" was just asking for a ride.


This beaver was so irressitably hot. A beaver in overalls..... ohhhhhh snap. Who's your daddy?


Ehhh this beaver was outside the library and like to read. How interesting could I really make the picture?


This beaver needed some serious trimming of its shrub.... fo' real.


Mmmm a beaver in uniform...


This one was actually a pretty cool beaver. Loving the starry night swirlage, plus I am running out of bad beaver jokes quickly.


This beaver can mend my road any time. Sexy!


Watch as this beaver marches across the field, holding his trombone, his intrument high. Play that funky music, beaver.


Fly high with beavers


The original beaver- anything else is just a copy.


Me and the rabbit munching the beaver


I wasn't done with the original beaver juuuust yet.


Supa fly beaver and me


*insert indian noises here*

Some of the beavers were inside and had to wait until the next day. Isnt' my work polo amazing?


I have no idea what this one is supposed to be. A scientific beaver? I'm spent.


My my, what a well maintained beaver.

So that's it, there you have it. Misadventures in beaverland. Until next time/

Ancient phallus unearthed in cave

You have got to see this.



Ancient phallus unearthed in cave

So beaver hunting has been at least temporarily postponed... but more later.

Give me a sign (said to the tune of ...Baby one more time)

Interesting signs from the road. Jesus and stuff.


For all of us wondering what the answer is.


And I thought semi-trucks were only good for a toot of the horn. Get out your message!


Part one of Two. Where will you spend eternity?


Part two of two. Hell IS Real fo' real.

Now for the non-jesus stuff...


Beaverdam... yeah... just where I wanna be.

And finally, the best town in all of Ohio: Cridersville.


That's all for now. Tomorrow we may have go beaver hunting. There will surely be photos from that. (Don't worry, no beavers will be harmed in the taking of our photos.)

Peace out.

Were you born in a barn?

As part of the Ohio Bicentennial celebration of 2003 the state commisioned 1 barn in each of the 88 Ohio counties to be painted with the bicentennial logo. These are pics of the ones that I have seen lately, and was quick enough to get the camera out for. I'd tell you which county each was in, but i have no clue. If you're all that curious i suppose i could come up with some estimate.

Photos from the road

So for an indefinite amount of time this blog will contain photos i find of note from my journeys through the great state of ohio with work this summer. In the beginnig here there will be quite a few then we'll get a nice trickle most likely.

YEAH! (says lil' jon)

Bacardi 151 Congratulations! You're 134 proof, with specific scores in beer (80) , wine (66), and liquor (104).

All right. No more messing around. Your knowledge of alcohol is so high that you have drinking and getting plastered down to a science. Sure, you could get wasted drinking beer, but who needs all those trips to the bathroom? You head straight for the bar and pick up that which is most efficient.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 64% on proof You scored higher than 86% on beer index You scored higher than 76% on wine index You scored higher than 91% on liquor index

Link: The Alcohol Knowledge Test written by hoppersplit on Ok Cupid

I can see that. Eerie

Your Expression Number is 1

You have the skills to be a top executive or businessperson. But first you must develop your natural capacity to be a good leader. You are truly original - with a creative approach to life and a very sharp mind. You reach for the sky, and you have the potential to reach it. Assertive and straight forward, you have little need for supervision. You are self-confident, self-reliant, and courageous in your convictions. While you sometimes fear loneliness, you prefer to be left alone. A bit self centered, you may be hard to life with at times. You also have a strong dominant streak - which can push others away at times.

What's Your Expression Number?

The view from my window...Downtown Providence in it's snowy glory

Quick hand at Egyptian Rat Screw predicts long life

Longer Life, Reaction Time and IQ

According to the ancient Greeks, Zeus had 3 daughters who were known as the three Fates. One spun the thread of life, the second measured its length, and the third snipped it off. In our attempt to understand some of the rules of science, researchers have tried to offer a more plausible explanation for why some of us live longer than others. Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland have made a discovery even the Greeks couldn't have imagined - reaction time may be a core indicator of long life. They measured both the IQs and the reaction times of middle-aged subjects and conclude that both tests of mental ability were associated with life span, but reaction time was the stronger indicator.

These findings appear in Psychological Science, a journal of the American Psychological Society. This study builds upon earlier studies that show that individuals with lower IQs tend to die at younger ages than those with higher IQs. Investigators built upon this idea by adding what they define as a more fundamental measure of mental ability - efficiency in processing information. They believe that IQ tests might relate to physical health because people with higher IQs typically are more likely to be in occupations with safer environments. Reaction time is moderately related to IQ, but is a simpler assessment of the brain's information-processing ability - one that doesn't bear so much on other, possibly confounding factors like knowledge, education, or background.

They evaluted 412 male and 486 female 54- to 58-year-olds who took both an IQ test measuring their verbal and numeric cognitive abilities and a reaction-time test that measured how quickly they pressed a button after seeing a number on a screen. The researchers also recorded the participants' gender, employment, education, and smoking status. Over a 14 year period 185 participants died, and researchers compared their test results to see if the IQ or reaction-time responses predicted their mortality.

Results showed that those with higher IQ scores lived longer, a result consistent with other studies. The study also showed that characteristics significantly related to death included male gender and smoking. But they also found something new - faster reaction times seemed an even better predictor of long life than IQ.

There are different ways the results could be interpreted. Slow reaction times could reflect a degeneration of the brain, which in turn could reflect degenerating physical health (an obvious possible cause of earlier mortality). But in another study the IQs of 11-year-old subjects also were found to predict life span length, just as accurately as it did for the middle-aged participants in this 14-year study. Future studies of reaction times in younger-aged people may shed more light on the IQ-mortality connection.

An Update?

I haven't written anything here for a while, and for that I beg your pardon. I don't forsee much in the near future either though. This semester is going to be the hardest I'll ever have to endure, methinks.

I leave you something to read, however, from that place of all places, The Onion.

My Reclining Squirrel Kung Fu Stance Is Eminently Defeatable
By Quaking Rodent
Master of Losing at Kung Fu

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Dare you face me? I should think so! Even the most craven cowards of our land shake with laughter at my challenge. The most feeble and infirm peasants shrug with indifference when I pass. Far and wide, my name is known, and no men feel the slightest quaver of fear when they look upon me! For I am the legendary Quaking Rodent, and my Reclining Squirrel stance is eminently defeatable!

Do not stand there looking at your shoes! Prepare to humiliate me! Face me with honor and make ready for the battle that you will win.

I will disgust you as I beg for mercy!

I have journeyed for almost a day, detouring several miles to avoid the frighteningly high bridge over the Yue Jiang river, so that I might challenge the one man in all of China who any girl-child could conquer! The elders told me there was no one worse at kung fu than you. "Ha!" I laughed in their faces. "My technique is infinitely inferior to any he may have learned!" After I apologized and begged the elders for their mercy, I made a vow. "I shall find this man you speak of, wherever he is napping. And, on the day I find him, I will be beaten to a bloody pulp!" Now I stand before you, and we will see who holds the title of Worst Kung Fu Master.

I am down here on the floor, coward! Prepare to beat me! All shall conquer practitioners of the notoriously ineffective Reclining Squirrel stance! You will destroy me!

Many years have I studied in anticipation of this day, laboring under the gentle tutelage of ancient master Breaking Reed, who taught me the Contemptible Way of the Reclining Squirrel. It was said of Breaking Reed that none had ever lost to him, so well trained was he in the arts of the squirrel stance. He remains to this day the only man I have ever defeated in battle. Yes, you heard me correctly—I killed my master! And on this day, you shall annihilate me and avenge his death.

Your superior kung fu shall wreak devastation upon my famous Squirrel-Covering-Nuts maneuver! Your fists will easily overcome my pathetic Skittering-To-Other-Side-Of-Tree defense! I will shatter in the face of your attack as I deploy the Blank-Staring-Face move! No matter how useless your technique, you shall be victorious. The Reclining Squirrel stance can only be defeated!

And, as you stand over me on the field of victory, my master Breaking Reed shall look down from the heavens and laugh with derision at my total annihilation at your hands! Ha ha ha ha, he will laugh!

My death is certain! Face your destiny and break me apart like a clod of dirt!

Nothing cannot defeat Quaking Rodent! The Slightly Twitching-Tail attack leaves no mark! The Relaxing-On-Branch kick has never caused my opponents the slightest bit of damage! And if that's not enough, then you will finish me with my signature move, the one it took me years to hone to perfection: The Bloated-With-Acorns-And-Too-Sleepy-To-Move defense!

Quit your sniveling! I have cowered in fear before hundreds of warriors. You have come face to face with the one man in all of China weaker, dumber, and lazier than yourself! Prepare for battle, Stunted Duckling! For you will live to see the sun rise tomorrow

Upon my return, this is what was awaiting me. I love the snow:-D

The Lesser of Two Evils

So now it comes down to this- sub- zero temperatures and the craziness of my house, or two feet of snow and classes and other engagments out the wazoo. At least I'm not alone in believing this is the WORST MONDAY EVER. It can only get better from here, then, right? Let us hope so.

Cuttlefish Reveal Secret to Getting Girl of Dreams

Dishonesty the Best Policy, Cuttlefish Study Concludes

	Image: R.T. HANLON

All is fair in love and war, but some animals take it to the extreme by temporarily turning themselves into something they're not. Findings published today in the journal Nature provide two new examples of how these mimics can get ahead. The mating scene for giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) is rife with fighting and deception. Small males often scoop their much larger counterparts by pretending to be female themselves, which allows the runts to get closer to females of reproductive age. "In the blink of an eye they can pull out of it and go back to being a male," observes lead author Roger Hanlon of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass. But although researchers had observed this behavior in the wild, it was unclear how successful the male mimics were at actually fertilizing females. Hanlon and his colleagues studied the creatures in their natural habitat and used DNA fingerprinting to analyze eggs and calculate the mimics' success rates. According to the report, the female impersonators fertilized female fish in 60 percent of their attempts, a success rate about twice that of honest male cuttlefish

http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,68901859,1439,f/