Who Were the Sea Peoples?

...everyone would quickly agree that the "law enforcement" officers involved were murderers. But I bet most Americans reading this story didn't think so. (BTW I googled around and this account matches the local newspaper's.)

My oldest son asked to stay home from school today. The reason? "My eye-hand coordination is off."

Considered. Cool. On teh. Internet. To Type. Things. Like. This? And to spell it "teh Internet"? I mean, it could have been it was cool like the first 10,000 times, but still ?

1) Which American state borders three Canadian provinces, and what are the provinces? 2) From which American city will the next state you enter when travelling due north, south, east, or west be the same state?

The Mac translator widget just translated the German: "Zum Abschluss des Tages fuhren wir ans geliebte Mittelmeer, brachten Baguette, Käse und Wein mit und natürlich die kleine Wasserpfeife von Sebastian und genossen den Abend" as "For the termination of the daily we drove the small water whistle of Sebastian to the loved Mediterranean, brought Baguette, cheese and wine also and naturally and enjoyed the evening."

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30800 Ha! Just kidding by not linking to the above! Here you go .

Our family dog has a bag of treats called "Baa-Baa-Qs" that turn out to be dried lamb lungs. (Really.) Along with a lot of other blather, the package says the company that bags these lung chips, Old West, "is all about... mixing lessons from the old West with modern science to create unique treats that pets love..." Were the people of the Old West especially adept at caring for pets? What are the "lessons" the Old West holds for pet owners? I mean, breakin' treaties with Injuns or stringin' up horse thieves, sure, then we look to the Old West for lessons. But cat care? And don't you hate it when people or companies say they're "all about" something? An essay or a documentary is about something, but a person or company is not.