Friday February 13th

Today's not the greatest day for triskaidekaphobiacs. However a Happy Valentine's Day to you for tomorrow that is...Rowan got an early start with Percy from Aunt Shiloh. She seems to enjoy him and his laugh. She also got a good luck bamboo plant from yours truly. It's in the shape of a heart, so timely for the holiday. [Wikipedia]

 

Got out to see Slumdog Millionaire last night. The review is up on the main page. Also added some future movie links at the top. We missed the trailers at the beginning, so my list comes from what I've seen beforehand or heard about recently. My next movie on the horizon is The Watchmen. Brooke's might be He's Just Not That Into You. Here's an interesting list of the All Time Box Office leaders when inflation is factored in. Lots of Disney movies on that list...[IMDb.com & SpydeysWebb.com]

 

IU basketball continues to take it on the chin. Now the women have joined the men in being unable to win games. Going from 1st to 6th in 6 games. Not good. It'll be tough to make the NCAA tournament at this rate.

 

This week's News Quiz. [Chicago Tribune]

 

The Westminster Dog Show was this past week and a Chihuahua didn't win, again! An oldie but a goodie took the top spot. [WKC.com & NY Times]

 

Stock up on the Forever stamps, cause prices are going up. Or are they not a good economic buy? [Chicago Tribune & Conde Nast]

 

The loss of life in the Australian wildfires hit both man and animal. An amazing story of a firefighter helping a struggling Koala after his surviving the wildfire. Here's another article with an update on Sam's condition. [AP]

 

Starbucks to introduce an instant version of their coffee. [Chicago Tribune]

 

Energy savings on street lights could be tremendous. San Jose has started making the change. [Mercury News]

 

Link from Christian on the Mandarin Hotel fire in downtown Beijing. Seems the people at CCTV couldn't hold off on their pyrotechnic party. [Arch Daily]

 

Speaking of Christian, did you see Ford is bringing the Taurus back? Lots of news stuff. Why'd it ever leave? [LA Times & Motor Authority]

 

Design your own Lego set. Looks pretty cool. [PC World]

 

Have a Lovely Weekend.

 

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