The Most Curious Thing - Errol Morris - Zoom - New York Times Blog




"The following essay shows how a photograph aided and abetted a terrible miscarriage of justice."


Fascinating essay. Sometimes things aren't as simple as they appear.

Pa. gets permission to spend Medicaid money on adult autism

Wonderful news for a lot of families! I didn't realize that this wasn't already happening in the United States.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

I'll be back in a week or so!


Going away to take care of some things in my life, so wish me luck. And here's a picture of my favourite happy looking seal to tide you over :-) I call him "durfy seal" because he looks like he's the happiest "special needs" seal ever, and he makes me smile.

CASSETTE FROM MY EX

CASSETTE FROM MY EX

Who doesn't have old mixed tapes from ex-lovers lying around? This is a fun site.

(My husband and I were also talking the other day about the lost art of making mixed tapes...mixed CDs just aren't quite as much fun.)

Effect Measure : Once again: dead bodies don't cause disease epidemics

Effect Measure : Once again: dead bodies don't cause disease epidemics

Interesting...I had no idea. For some reason it seems that we grow up "knowing" that dead bodies cause disease after an epidemic, so it's nice to see an explanation of why they don't.

Why Every Man Should Go to a Barbershop | The Art of Manliness

Why Every Man Should Go to a Barbershop | The Art of Manliness

This is quickly becoming one of my favourite blogs...the writing is just great, and the articles are almost always interesting (even though I'm not a man). It's a fun place to browse around!

Turning the Pages™, the British Library

Turning the Pages™, the British Library

This site gives me goosebumps (I'm a book nerd).

Look at old (and very delicate) books online, with incredibly gorgeous colours and detail. It's worth taking a peek at.

(Don't forget to look at the Golden Haggadah from right to left...I haven't had much coffee yet, so it took me a minute to remember!)

Incredible.

Thanks to mental floss for the link.