Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Cold Day in July

Could be when the Supreme Court gets around to issuing its decision in the City of Eugene case. One thing is certain - it won't be tomorrow. For those of you bored and looking for something to occupy yourself while waiting and waiting and waiting, entertain yourself by reading the entire text of ORS 238.715 -- the "recovery" statute in Chapter 238 (The PERS System). You can find it online easily. It makes interesting reading and, for the most part, you don't have to be a lawyer to understand it - well, there are the fabulously interesting sections 2(a) and 2(c) to read. Enjoy the light readings.

Still bored and still reading. Have I got a deal for you. Relieve your boredom by matching the song name in the post titles with the artists singing them. It won't be quite as easy this time as last. Start with the post entitled "Candy Everybody Wants" (late April) and go forward to today's (this) post "Cold Day in July". I *think* there are 15 entries, but who's counting. Email me with the song title and the artist you *think* I'm referencing. Some of these songs have multiple covers; I'm interested in the specific one I used (i.e. the one on MY iPod). A couple of these should be low-hanging fruit because I've either identified the artist in the post, or given you hints directly in the post. Others are, frankly, more obscure than others. Google *may* be your friend here, but Google may give you more answers than you want. You may find it helpful to scavenge around in other fairly obvious places to see what artist I'm likely to have used. Deadline is next Wednesday (May 18 - in tribute to ole Harry Truman and David Johnson who went down in smoke on Mt. St Helens 25 years ago). Email your answers to me -- only one entry per person. Winning entry gets a $20 gift card from Borders or Barnes & Noble (depending on which I'm nearer to on the closing day). Internet scavenger hunts are delightful time-wasters and will keep you from dwelling on and perseverating about what the Supreme Court is up to.


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