A number of quick items, shared over lunch from my lunchtime reading:
- The Rapture. As you know, this weekend was supposed to be the rapture, but it didn’t happen (of course, being Jewish it didn’t apply to me anyway). The radio host who spread the word essentially said, oops, I meant October. A few thoughts on this. As dieppe noted, how do we know that the Rapture didn’t happen. All we know is that this fellow’s followers didn’t get raptured. Remember: Sometimes G-d says “No”.
- Splitting the Bill. Ever wonder how restaurants make money. Here’s an interesting article that shows where the greatest markups are… and what are the greatest bargains, in terms of value received. In short: go ahead, order that steak. But skip the salad.
- Pat Me Down Elmo. How would you feel if you had Elmo come over your next flight’s PA system. It might happen. Here’s the story, as well as describing how Elmo goes through TSA checkpoints.
- Naming a School. Ever wonder how schools are named? This article explains the rules, at least for LAUSD. In short, in LA Unified, Senior high schools are named in honor of deceased Presidents of the United States and other nationally/internationally famous men and women, and whenever possible, the name of a secondary school should have some pertinence to California. Where there is a well-established community, a secondary school may also bear the name of the community, provided that it does not conflict with any other school named for the same community. So the debate is on: what to name the new school in Granada Hills? Bo Diddly? Leonard de Vinci Academy? James Cagney High School? Vasco Núñez de Balboa High? FDR High?
- He’s Dead, Jim. Alas, I have a death to report. NASA is declaring the Mars Rover-No-More “Spirit” Dead. Memorial services are yet to be scheduled.
