BODO, Nigeria — Big oil spills are no longer news in this vast, tropical land. The Niger Delta, where the wealth underground is out of all proportion with the poverty on the surface, has endured the equivalent of the Exxon Valdez spill every year for 50 years by some estimates. The oil pours out nearly every week, and some swamps are long since lifeless. [nytimes]
The story goes: On a cold night in 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson accidently left a cup of powdered soda, water and a stirring stick outside overnight. When Epperson awoke the next morning, he found the stick-in frozen treat and dubbed it the "Epsicle."
Later in his life, the frozen treat became a hit with Epperson's own children: they constantly requested to have one of “Pop's 'sicles." In 1923, Epperson officially changed the name, applied for a patent and a couple of years later, sold the rights to the Popsicle brand.
--
Thanks for the responses so far, guys. I'll write a little more about this over the weekend.
--
Partymode survey time - if talking about your thoughts on this makes you happy, please do jot down a response...! It's pretty basic. Otherwise, 1GN0RE tH1S SP4M P0St!
How do you listen to music alone? Do you have an MP3 library, and what software do you use to browse and listen to it? Do you use any subscription listening services, and what do you think of them?
How do you listen to (recorded, not live) music together with other people?
And for a treat, here is a video of Case punching forward through the cyberspace grid. He jacks in at about 6m30s.
The coffee shop/comic book/record store combo building that my parents have been working on for the last couple of years opened up today in Polish Hill.
megan
posted about 1 month ago
replies (8)
most recent by megan about 1 month ago
Obama conspiracy watch The White House was forced to respond Wednesday to a conspiracy theory too silly for even the birthers: Did Barack Obama appear in the video for Tag Team's 1993 one-hit wonder "Whoomp! (There it is)"?
onny
posted about 1 month ago
replies (11)
most recent by onny about 1 month ago
