An evening, and some morning

Best spam of the morning: talking toilet paper. I can't imagine why *anyone* would ever want this, even after seeing the newest quiz questions.

From this Globe article: "In a vote of 85 to 71, (Massachusetts)House members yesterday opted to study the feasibility of selling naming rights to the state's 600 parks, forests, and recreation areas."
I'd never be able to find anything. Heck, I still think of the place I haven't been to a concert to yet as "Great Woods," not the Tweeter Center. I wonder if they will take into account all the costs of changing signs and maps and brochures and letterhead and... Why must it be naming rights, anyway? If a company/individual is so public-minded, wouldn't a "sponsored by" sort of thing work? I mean, these aren't sports arenas that get mentioned in the news all the time, but state parks, things like that.

Last night I went to "An Evening for Art," put on by Harvard STAGE (student theater advancing growth and empowerment; a new group that plans to have Harvard students volunteering to help in the arts, likely in the underfunded arts programs in local public schools). ( the order of events )

Slow day at work

Which is why I found this study on the sex lives of paper clips. Out where any unsuspecting person could suddenly be faced with it, too!

And while I'm linkizing, there's some funny things at egolf's pages, too.

Please explain why anyone would think the universe would be a better place if we'd just make Grease 3.

Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha'Atzmaut

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