I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
Read moreThere is no stopping for H1N1 (aka swine flu) fury spreading across the university campus. Few days ago, I have heard that one person from our GISCE department has been infected by the H1N1 virus. He went to the Health Center for check-up and was confirmed positive of the deadly…
Read moreUPS is better in tracking information of your package than USPS. USPS does not update their tracking site often, which will leave you wondering where your package is — if it is still on its way or already lost somewhere. UPS, on the other hand, is efficient enough to scan…
Read moreLiterally, Brookings, South Dakota has a zero crime rate. When you watch the early evening newscast, you hardly hear anything about Brookings. If there is something to broadcast, it will most likely be about road mishaps, or the state of the cold winter weather, or the state of the economy….
Read moreAccording to a “peeping tom” lady, the man she saw naked inside his home while brewing coffee is pure indecent exposure. So the lady reported what she saw to the police and the Northern Virginia man, Eric Williamson, is now charged! WTF! Eric Williamson, 29, said he did know he…
Read moreCampus Grotto posted a list of the top 100 most expensive colleges/universities in the U.S. based on the total cost for the 2009-2010 school year. Total Cost = Tuition + Room and Board.
Read moreI just bought a box of jumbo-size Sparboe Farms eggs at Walmart. Surprise, surprise! When I arrived home and opened the box, a bitsy teeny weenie small white egg made my jaw drop — a non-jumbo egg in a jumbo box of Sparboe Farms eggs! It was probably a mistake….
Read moreESRI released a beta version of its “Make a Map” application that website folks/bloggers can play around and embed on their sites/blogs. The ESRI prototype application intended to highlight the ArcGIS API for Flex, the great demographic data available from ArcGIS Online, as well as the “Map Sandwich” web map…
Read moreI was watching Good Morning America this morning and saw actress Valerie Bertinelli cooking a low-calorie soup recipe. Bertinelli got the soup recipe from Jenny Craig, of which she is a spokeswoman. Wanna lose 40 lbs like Bertinelli? Recipe is below. Ingredients: – 1 1/4 cup eggplant, peeled and cubed…
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