Today, the late hour of my blog is not actually due to things of more importance getting in the way (other than perhaps sleeping in until 12 this morning), but rather it is due to the lack of inspiration of blogging I had today. I decided to scour through CNN.com and even cbc.ca, but nothing was catching my eye, even for a class-credit daily blog. At least until something absolutely atrocious caught my eye. The site I was looking at was a news partner of CNN.com. The headline under the international section and read “British Royal Family Concerned After Queen Elizabeth II Beheads 7 Tourists”. Apparently the queen hasn’t been acting like herself lately and the royal family is concerned. I exclaimed in shock at first and then I burst out laughing. I was not at all concerned because my source was none other than theonion.com, a well rounded and often convincing spoof news sites that makes up news. Hilarious because sometimes they are relatively convincing in their presentation but eventually just get ridiculous in their facts, even though they still presented in the same, straight-faced, this-is-real-news fashion. (here is the link for the article http://bit.ly/4vbKvc)
Quote of the day:
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
-Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act III-
Word of the day: redolent:
\RED-uh-luhnt\ , adjective:
1. Having or exuding fragrance; scented; aromatic.
2. Full of fragrance; odorous; smelling (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
3. Serving to bring to mind; evocative; suggestive; reminiscent (usually used with 'of' or 'with').
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