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100 drinks to to try before you die

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I got this list from David. If you’d like to play along copy the list and bold the drinks that you have had. It originated here.
If I counted correctly I’ve had 44 of them. Almost halfway there!
1.  Manhattan Cocktail
2. Kopi Luwak (Weasle Coffee)
3. French / Swiss Absinthe
4. Rootbeer
5. Gin Martini
6. Sauternes
7. Whole Milk
8. Tequila (100% […]



David Cook – The debut album

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Just in time for Christmas shopping, it’s American Idol winner David Cook. The record is exactly what you would expect, watered down radio friendly pop-grunge. I prefer the rougher edges of his hard to find real first record, Analog Heart. That said, there are some hints of interest on this record. The song Bar-ba-sol is […]



Homeschooling is a progessive thing to do

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Writer Christine Ecobar tries to make this point at Huffington Post. The comments are depressing, and unfortunately shows that the right does not have a monopoly on ill informed idiots. The S word? Are we really still debating that asinine issue?
Hat tip: JJ



Elsewhere on the Internet (November 21st 13:37)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

FiveThirtyEight.com: Politics Done Right: Did Talk Radio Kill Conservatism? –
Congo’s crisis worsens – The Big Picture – Boston.com – This puts the problems in the US into perspective…



I won’t decorate before Thanksgiving

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

but I will waste time creating viral videos of dancing elves.

Send your own ElfYourself eCards



A nice reminder about the wonderous world we live in

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I’ll admit to be old and out of touch and not having ever heard of this comedian prior to seeing this at Bad Astronomy.



JJ’s guest post at Parenting Beyond Belief

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

ODonnellWeb regular JJ wrote a guest post at Parenting Beyond Belief. The subject, not surprisingly, is secular homeschoolers. ODonnellWeb gets a shout out, as does many of the other usual suspects.



Elsewhere on the Internet (November 20th 10:17)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tom’s Essay – Measure for Measure Blog – NYTimes.com – Interesting story of Suzanne Vega was involved in the creation of both the remix culture and the MP3 algorithm.
The decline of the Republican Party | Ship of fools | The Economist –
Techdirt: Yet Another Study Shows That Social Networks Are Good For Kids – […]



Elsewhere on the Internet (November 19th 12:36)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

YouTube – MontyPython’s Channel –
Libertarianism « Stuff Geeks Love – It#039;s funny because it#039;s mostly true
Top 20 Great US Civil War Photographs – The List Universe –



Elsewhere on the Internet (November 18th 12:47)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Nov 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google –
A smaller, more efficient Wienermobile – Pop Candy – USATODAY.com – The Mini – Weinermobile