A brief history of English, with Chronology

Curious, George: Use What Your Mama Give You Hi. Quick question: I have been told on many occassions that I have a good "radio voice". It's deep, has some range, carries well, etc. I've actually even had female bosses who told me they wanted to hire me after our initial phone conversation, just from hearing my voice. And more times than I can count, people have said that I should get into voice-over work. I'm pondering doing just that for extra income, just local radio spots, whatever. But I confess I have no idea how to get started. Do any of you have experience with this, tips for how to get started, etc? I'm not an actor and have no experience with this at all. Is it a difficult gig to get into part-time, are there specific hours you need to be available, is the money worth the work? Any stories/expertise you've got are welcome. Best comment will be awarded an autographed photo of bernockle in a raccoon costume and ball gag.

Curious, George: First digital SLR I'm jumping into the world of SLR photography, but I need some advice more inside

France in America more inside

Shooting Locks Bloke tries busting out with his trusty .44 Magnum. more inside

because mefi nyc doesn't actually hate you (...unlike the rest of mefi) more inside

A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls

The ancient Greeks worshipped it. Sigmund Freud said women envy it. And on Tuesday, a man pulled a truck with it.

Home Bronchitis Cure? I have Bronchitis. Got any home remedies you'd care to share? more inside

The Australian Wave! Why Australians have an inate understanding of 'The Principle of Wave-Particle Duality' ..

Michael Sessions, meet Wilf Petherbridge. "Oooh, 18 year old mayor" you declare. Well, Lewisham took it one step further, and elected a 14 year old. He's got 25,000 quid as a budget, which is like 3 million dollars American. 14!, and an elected official.

First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Daniel San, not mine. RIP, Mr. Miyagi.

Litigious George... How does one respond to the threat of being taken to court when the other side really doesn't seem to have any sort of case but persists anyways? more inside

Hey! They're talking about monkeys!

Holy Cow! A teeth-clenchingly bad corporate promotional video. All to the tune of Donna Summer's She Works Hard For The Money. It's like a terrible office party captured on video for all time. Via. Short download required to watch vid

Quantum bubbles are the key to quantum computers.

You can't make up stuff like this

My Favorite British Group Zero 7 Live Recordings from first US tour. Impressive live studio recordings, hot blond included!

Big Mike pontificates: (warning wmv and Soprano's style profanity ahead) On Bat Day, gay marriage, Chinese food, his friends, and much much more. Oh yeah, and he raps and sings, too. Happy Thanksgiving from the Big Man! more inside

"A 12 year old girl also lived in this filth, her toys buried under several inches of feces." Tonasket, Washington: where high school sports rule the news and countless acts of animal cruelty are found. One of the counts of animal cruelty being grossly negligent parenting. [Warning: graphic images of domestic filth] While I'm on the topic: PETA proves that they are a collection of uninformed, hypocritical sociopaths once again. Please, for the love of whatever you may or may not believe in, don't support PETA in any way. These people desperately need cult deprogramming.