Wednesday, October 9, 2013

October 9, 2013


            You'll never guess what I killed in
            my bathroom this morning: virtually
            every living thing within 20 feet.


Top of the Heap:  Sinead O'Connor's Remarkable Open Letter to Miley Cyrus
     http://alturl.com/vbmqd

Another Top of the Heap: 
What History Will Say About Obamacare and the Government Shutdown
     http://alturl.com/g84jc

Related: The Funniest Government Shutdown Signs
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/copyranter/the-funniest-government-shutdown-signs

Related: The Two Basic Facts That Should Be in Every Government Shutdown Story
     http://alturl.com/s9o7m

And, Allow John Oliver to Explain Why Congress is the Time Warner Cable of Government
     http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2013/10/john-oliver-daily-show-congress-time-warner-cable/

The Secret Lives of Kitchen Spices
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/04/The-Secret-Lives-of-Kitchen-Spices/#!k5Djs

In this week's "Awwww..." department: Baby Pictures of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
     http://alturl.com/5bjf6

To celebrate its 54th anniversary, here are 10 of the Best Twilight Zone Episodes
     http://flavorwire.com/418761/10-of-the-best-twilight-zone-episodes/view-all/

Ever wonder what's really in that chicken nugget?  (Thanks, Melody.  I think.)
     http://news.msn.com/science-technology/just-what-is-in-that-chicken-nugget

Ever wonder what A Horse With No Name means? (Certainly one of the top questions of MY youth)
     http://alturl.com/c3xyc

Ever wonder Why Do We Eat Popcorn at the Movies? (Yeah, whenever I'm at the movies)
   http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2013/10/why-do-we-eat-popcorn-at-the-movies/ 

Alfonso Cuar
on on the Making of His Instant Sci-Fi Classic Gravity

     http://alturl.com/ipndu


Five Yummy Facts About Cinnabon (Mmmm, Cinnabon)
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/02/5-Yummy-Facts-About-Cinnabon/#!k5EZF

Why "Please power down all electronic devices" on airlines may soon be a thing of the past (Thanks, Beck!)
     http://alturl.com/8pwcn

The National Weather Service's Secret Message to Congress
     http://alturl.com/3rted

What You Need to Know About the New $100 Bill
     http://alturl.com/maypi

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