Northwest North Dakota

Northwest North Dakota has an opportunity for 5,000 people.

Not the first 5,000—the right 5,000.

If you are ready to get as far away as possible from urbanity and ease into sanity, you might just make the cut in Northwest North Dakota.

(From prairieopportunity.com)

I think I like this the best:

We have top-notch schools. Some are rural, some are very rural.

The Sleep of Reason

Beginning January 14, 2005, the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will present Sui Jianguo: The Sleep of Reason, an exhibition showcasing the work of Sui, one of the most well-respected sculptors in China today. The 14 works on view—ranging from a 13-foot tall caged tyrannosaurus rex painted bright red, a fiberglass replica of Mao Zedong sleeping surrounded by 20,000 tiny plastic toy dinosaurs, and life-size renderings of well known Greco-roman sculptures clad in Mao jackets—are witty, incisive, and humorous. As large-scale works, they are intended to address a public Chinese audience in urban spaces once dominated by ceaseless sloganeering and propaganda, as well as an international audience eager to understand social, political, and artistic changes in China. On view through April 24, 2005, Sui Jianguo: The Sleep of Reason was organized by the Asian Art Museum and is curated by Jeff Kelley, visiting curator of contemporary art. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-color catalogue.

Claim staking, or steak claiming?

Free land in the heartland (CNN Money). I wonder if Nebraska is contemplating this.

Call this wild speculation, but I'll wager that most people who know about pitchfork fondue were Bush voters.

According to the Wikipedia, the first claim under the Homestead Act was made for a farm in Nebraska on January 1, 1863.

Maples Pavilion Renovation

My dad is in town. Last night, we went to Maples Pavilion to see the renovations and watch the Stanford men's basketball team play Dartmouth.

DAD: Hmmm. Dan Grunfeld. I wonder if he is related to Ernie Grunfeld? I think he played for Tennessee. He even looks like him, a little bit.

THANE: I don't know. He probably is. Grunfeld is not exactly the most common name for a basketball player. It is a popular chess term.

Prison break

Twins Swap Identities for Jail Break.

"We knew there was a certain risk of a mix up, so we took some measures," said Lars-Aake Pettersson, the warden for the jail. "But this was apparently not enough. They managed to dupe us."

[Note to self: add this template (or at least that quotation) to the prison break story generator]