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Open House - FROM THE DILBERT BLOG

I recently attended a school open house for the kids, ages 6 and 8. It was my first one and I didn't know what to expect. The main point, as I learned, was for the kids to show their parents the projects they worked on during the year. The first thing I noticed was that our kids produced spectacular works of art whereas all the other kids produced utter crap.

I listened as the other parents heaped lavish praise on their little losers, despite the obvious low quality of the work. I worried that praising shoddy workmanship would cause the kids to stall in their development. Why would you improve when you're already impressing the people that control your access to candy? That sort of thinking is where hobos come from, and it disturbed me to hear the little tykes getting such bad guidance.

Determined to set things right, I waited until one set of parents was distracted by the teacher. Their offspring stood in front of a wall of alleged art, admiring his work. I leaned over and whispered, "You call that a dog? It looks more like a squirrel that got caught in the lawnmower."

Naturally he started crying. But I too cry when I learn. So I figured I was on the right track. I slipped out the side door before his parents could discover who had saved their son from a future of mediocrity. Call it humility if you will. I just like to help. I don't need to get credit.

(Okay, that didn't really happen. How many of you believed I really said that?)

>> http://www.chumfm.com/MorningSh­ow/bits/march24.swf - this is really funny, especially if you like hearing people laughing at other people's pain...
>> http://www.marvelvc.com.br­/Hero/ -   design your own superhero costume
>> http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=561 - in case you get lost in the USA with no money, you'll need to know "the hobo code"
>> http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,71018-0.html?tw=rss.index - those crazy iranians
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_cracker - put your hand up all you crackers!
>> http://www.rlephoto.com/birds/hummer01.htm - ok, this is amazing, a hummingbird gets eaten by a mantis, for real
>> http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTM1OTMmbnI9MTA_3,00.html - the top 10 from the "world beard championship" - those crazy krauts
>> http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/paper/air-bld1.html

that's all for now (thanks G for the links)

d3.

d3ny everything: "i wish there were more than 5 workding days in a week"

latest d3nials

>> be lazy - it's good for you AND your company, apparently: http://www.forbes.com/2006/05/20/laziness-working-good_cz_mm_06work_0523lazy.html
>> more of the same here: http://positivesharing.com/2006/03/committed/

>> and chocolate is good for you: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1647287.htm

>> and this game is good for you: http://sapporo.cool.ne.jp/f1ash/flash/invader360.html
>> 48,500+ is my best score so far (warning: addictive)

>> OMG, how funny is this: http://www.gangstas-hugs.com/2006/05/what-the-hell-is-an-aluminum-falcon.html
>> thanks M@

>> educate yourself - about octopuses (not "octopi" apparently): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

>> you've all been d3nied: matt, mal, ian, steve, baz, sam, duncan, grant

>> have a [access d3nied] weekend

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The latest d3nials are now being sent to Matt, Ian, Mal, Duncan, Baz, Steve, Sam, Dave and Grant. This is an exclusive club you know.

>> Think you've got good reflexes? Try this baby - so far my best score is 16.1seconds: http://tinyurl.com/56t9u
>> Think you've got good reflexes? Try outrunning this bad boy: http://www.thesentrygun.com/ (thanks Matty!)
>> Think you've got good reflexes? Good for you.

>> Right, want to see something funny? Go to http://www.mclars.com and download "download this song" - holy crap! this is such a funny music video - clever too. unless it's actually released by one of the big labels, then it really sux.

>> That's all from me - short n sweet -  have a good weekend.

>> Remember the old stuff is at d3nial.blogspot.com...

d3ny everything: "I have nothing to deny!"

>> A submarine LAUNCHED AIRCRAFT!!! This is SO. COOL. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormorant_%28aircraft%29
>> Nintendo's new game controller!!! This is SO. COOL. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060512/nintendo_E3_060512/20060512?hub=SciTech
>> 85mbps over powerlines!!! THIS. IS. SO. COOL. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31522


>> How to create a zen garden - basic but nice: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Zen-Garden
>> Original SW to be released on DVD (thanks Ian): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/home_video/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002462553
>> How to rip DVDs: http://www.wikihow.com/Rip-DVDs-to-Small-AVI-or-MPG-Formatted-Files

>> New STAVESACRE album - they are back! I'm so happy! http://www.stavesacre.com

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PS> This post specifically UNformatted for MA!