A hump strap: less fun than it sounds
-There's nothing in there that says money must be spent wisely-
A Christian ministry, International Bible Society-Send the Light, announced plans to get the Bible -- or, more accurately, half of the Bible -- into the hands of the unsaved. According to the report, IBS-StL "is planning on spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to distribute Bibles with 11 newspapers during 2007 and 2008. New Testaments would be packaged in pouches on the outside of newspapers, much like soap or other sample products."
That's right, the New Testament only -- this from the same people who want the Ten Commandments plastered everywhere. Seems kind of screwy to leave the decalogue out of this Bible giveaway. Some Christian groups criticize the move, seeing Bibles winding up in the trash with mattress closeout inserts and half-off coupons for pork sausages. Not surprisingly, none of the critics have brought up the obvious -- there are a lot of good things you could do with that kind of money and giving away half a Bible ain't one of them. (AP)
-Getting to know Vladimir Putin-
This is why I love reddit -- it points you to stuff you'd never find on your own. Take this blog post from Who Sucks which lists off personality traits and talents of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Each 'fact' is accompanied by a news photo. Some of these are great. Here's my fave:
He can teach monkeys how to drive:
There are a lot more and you can vote on your own favorite. See how he reacts to girls who wear weird headscarfs or, my second favorite, being head-butted. (Who Sucks, via reddit)
-Headline of the day-
"California Squid Invasion Threatening 'Fish Stick' Species." I just like the idea of a 'California Squid Invasion' -- it'd make an awesome monster movie. (National Geographic News)
-Station note-
There was no roundup yesterday because I helped some friends move. It was an all day thing, involving something called a 'hump strap' -- a device that's one helluva lot less fun than it sounds. Of course, being the only one there who even knew what a hump strap was, let alone how to use it, this blogger did a lot of unfun humping.
I'd do a double-length roundup today to make up for it, but I'm seriously wiped. We'll return to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
