all-encompassingly

Here is the oddest text message I’ve ever received:
Sometimes I have hash browns in the morning.
I don’t recognize the number that sent it to me. I have no idea who they are.
And I can’t even imagine what would prompt someone to text that to a friend.

I am always amused when people who hit the jackpot claim that they won’t change thier lifestyle or that they will keep working until retirement age. (”What? Millions of dollars change how I spend money? That’s just crazy talk…”)
A Georgia couple won the multi-state lottery Mega Millions jackpot of $270 million last week. [...]

Seriously, does anyone else think this is odd?
First, security for Obama was lax (or wasn’t).
Then, a police officer dies while part of Hillary’s motorcade.
And, of course, there was JFK.
It should be obvious by now: stay away from Dallas.

Human evolution is speeding up. Watch for time-traveling cubicle jockeys and self-healing cheerleaders any day now.
Explosive population growth is driving human evolution to speed up around the world, according to a new study.
…
And while humans are evolving quickly around the world, local cultural and environmental factors are shaping evolution differently on different continents.
“We’re evolving [...]

Great video of the guy who became famous on the net a few months ago.
‘Lion whisperer’ at work

The first Thanksgiving was made possible because the Pilgrims ended their experiment with socialism and embraced private farming.
John Stossel explains:
When the Pilgrims first settled the Plymouth Colony, they organized their farm economy along communal lines. The goal was to share everything equally, work and produce.
They nearly all starved.
Why? When people can get the same return [...]

Yeah, well, that would explain their freakishly good soccer team, too.
“This discovery… proves that God is Brazilian,” he said during a speech at his presidential palace in the capital Brasilia.
His theological assertion is not original: Brazilians have long claimed that God shares their nationality on the basis of the natural resources at their disposal.

I dare you.

Hat tip: Tomás Pollak, bootlog.

Stop drinking bottled water. Now.
So what is the real cost of bottled water?
Most of the price of a bottle of water goes for its bottling, packaging, shipping, marketing, retailing and profit. Transporting bottled water by boat, truck and train involves burning massive quantities of fossil fuels. More than 5 trillion gallons of bottled water [...]

 Hat tip: Alejandro Rozitchner.

Beloved troll of the blog, Amoz Oz, left the following comment on an entry a little while ago. I reproduce it here in its entirety due to the serious nature of Amos Oz’ threats.
Travis,
You really are dim. Let me be clear with you.
You don´t know who I am, though I not only know who [...]

there is a story from china about a bird loving a monkey or vice versa. the monkey was abandoned and was rescued (by humans), but still struggled until he befriended a pigeon.

below the story are some really silly comments:

We humans could learn a little something from this unlikely twosome: Tolerance, unconditional love, [...]

This is simply amazing.
That’s Potter, Harry Potter.
Warner Bros. Pictures said Monday that the five “Harry Potter” movies have grossed $4.47 billion worldwide, surpassing boxoffice generated from 22 James Bond movies. That gives the Burbank studio bragging rights for the most lucrative film franchise ever — with two “Potter” films yet to come.