This is the best 419 scam email I’ve ever received. I’m so glad my spam filter didn’t catch it. Bonus points for an original take on a cliched genre. Email follow in its entirety. —— INTERNATIONAL POLICE AUTHORITY UNITED STATES SECTION (IPA) Region No. 2 New York City P.O. Box 804 Knickerbocker Station New York City, New York 10002-0804 USA [...]

I came home from work to find my son wearing blue jeans and a black mock turtleneck, looking for all the world like a very young Steve Jobs. This, of course, prompted my wife and me to take the following photograph: Yeah, we may need to get out more.

From The Onion.

I’m always so proud to be both (1) from Central Pennsylvania and (2) working in K12 education. From the local education news: A Pennsylvania high school ordered more than 450 shot glasses for its prom, a move the assistant principal now says sent the wrong message. There’s failure… and then there’s epic failure.

Slightly off-color, but still funny.

Pure awesome:

You Are a Colon You are very orderly and fact driven. You aren’t concerned much with theories or dreams… only what’s true or untrue. You are brilliant and incredibly learned. Anything you know is well researched. You like to make lists and sort through things step by step. You aren’t subject to whim or emotions. Your friends see you as [...]