Shades of Grey

Sasha Grey, a former pornographer, read to children in a California school.  Some parents were outraged.  I imagine the parents found out about her when a dad said, “She’s a porn star. So, I’ve heard . . . from a church group”.

While Grey is very intellectual and a proponent for reading, I do wonder why she was selected because it seems pretty obvious there would be calamity.  My presumption is that all the firefighters who would read to children were busy making a booster calendar. 

I'd like to read to kids, but I have a kitten to rescue and January to spice up

 

That said, the logic is faulty behind not wanting Grey to read to children.  She has had sex, sometimes on camera and sometimes with multiple people, which I would argue most of the staff of the school has done as well.  There are worse people to read to her, like the firefighters above; they’re not wearing their personal protective equipment properly.

There Was Pop Up “News Radio” Too

I crave useless information like an obese person with no self esteem craves Oreos.  There are over 31,000 McDonalds in the world so obese people can always eat their feelings, but before there was Wikipedia, Mental_Floss, and Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, retrieving useless information in more than Snapple cap sized portions was difficult.

Thankfully, VH1 recognized the need for more substantial bits of information and created Pop Up Video in 1996.  Not only can you watch recorded episodes on YouTube, but one of the production companies, Spin The Bottle, also hosts a decent playlist on their website.

The one issue I have with Pop Up Video is that I cannot find how to cite it in APA format.

Species Circular

Who wants to do me a favor?  I would love to get my hands on a copy of Ray Comfort’s edition of On The Origin Of Species.  I know groups of creationists are freely handing out Darwin’s work with a foreword from Ray Comfort on college campuses.  If any one comes across one and is willing to part with it let me know and I shall reward you handsomely.  You do find me handsome right?  Oh, well, in that case I guess I will have to reward you homely.

NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program

The Simpsons taught me the only ship worth a damn is friendship.  They may be right, but damns do not pay for anything.  That’s why my favorite ship is Scholarship – it can pay for school.  NASA is putting up money for your college education if you study a form of engineering, metallurgy, physics, mathematics, or computer science.  If study one of these fields you might as well as apply for the NASA Aeronautics Scholarship Program because it will only cost you your time and let’s face it, you are already wasting that time reading this online journal.

Have Mercy!

But not for meningitis.   Lori Loughlin aka Aunt Becky from Full House encourages getting vaccinated against bacterial meningitis.  I second this idea.

You can prevent bodily harm or death from meningitis by getting a vaccine.  What is not to like?  Aside from the meningitis.

adMITted

Always wanted to go to MIT, but you dislike cream pies, tea parties, and mispronunciations?   Now you can take a majority of MIT’s courses with none of the Boston – online and for free!  MIT has taken an openware approach and posted a variety of courses online.  You will not earn a diploma from this but that should not stop you from teaching yourself calculus, physics, or urban studies (which sadly has nothing to do with hip-hop or break dancing).  I am not sure where I am going to start, but I will certainly heed the words of not letting my tuition-based schooling interfere with my autodidactic education.