I'll let you make your way to The Onion yourself and peruse the articles. I won't even link to the titles below, because the point I feel like making is how funny they are standing alone. These made me guffaw.

Education
Heroic Computer Dies to Save World From Master's Thesis
Study: Alligators Dangerous No Matter How Drunk You Are
Second-Graders Wow Audience With School Prodution of "Equus"
Dog Experiences Best Day Of His Life for 400th Consecutive Day

Science & Technology
Rogue Scientist Has Own Scientific Method
Study: Dolphins Not So Intelligent On Land
National Science Foundation: Science Hard

National
Surgeon General Issues Report on Dangers of Secondhand Fire

Politics
Bill of Rights Pared Down to a Manageable Six

Entertainment
Scholars Discover 23 Blank Pages That May As Well Be Lost Samuel Beckett Play

Workplace
Health-Club Employee Stops Going to Work After Two Weeks

People
Voices in Man's Head Make Great Point About Time Management
Area Man an Expert on What Women Hate

I've seen clips from Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), but never the whole film. What brilliance! Jimmy Stewart shows great understatement in his performance, and yet conveys each emotion clearly. The marvelous Jean Arthur fills her voice with feeling at every turn, and provides dynamic excitement to balance Stewart's inner gravity. Edward Arnold and Claude Rains make acting look easy, with Rains reacting perfectly throughout the film. And sit amazed at the casual power exhibited by Arnold as Jim Taylor. In one scene that exemplifies this, Taylor, a corrupt businessman steps briskly to the phones and says to the equally corrupt Senator Paine (Rains), "Get back to the Senate floor." as if the senator were an employee.

Finally, the wonderful character actor Harry Carey, born in 1878, and shows that superb acting was nothing new.

This film should be required viewing by all members of Congress at least once a year, and all voters before each election.

James Stewart

Jean Arthur

Edward Arnold and Claude Rains

Harry Carey

What was that I said about the end of rotten things? Well, this may not qualify as rotten, but it's certainly inconvenient.

Understatement, feel my wrath!

The power supply fan on my server has failed. This explains why the server unexpectedly rebooted yesterday, and froze up today. I've pulled it into the living room, opened it up and blew as much dust out as I could. The apartment thermostat is now down to 72, and may be pushed lower, but thankfully the hardware is about five years old and doesn't require the same cooling as newer stuff.

Is this a big deal? Well, yes, since I host my own email and web server. If you're reading this page, things are currently working. Tomorrow I have to pick up a new power supply. Hmm. I wonder if I can transfer my email and web services to my laptop for a while--especially email.

Laugh, consultant, laugh...though your heart is breaking!