Lunch out with Danny was nice, if brief. There was a nifty sugar / sweet-n-lo / splenda / equal dispenser reminiscent of the spaceship from heavy metal (or Number 2’s chair in chrome)

Action shot for the non-epileptic (or Epi’s who are just askin’ for it.)

The food was good, but pricey… next time, we’ll just hit a more inexpensive joint to eat. We had a nice time, and gabbed. I was glad to hear that his Mrs. is seeking another vocation while she waits for her current gig to flourish. Dan’s looking better, though a bit tired.. he’ll welcome the coming summer break (in what… 2 weeks?) with open arms, I’m sure.

After lunch, we hit the Office depot to make copies of the answer grid on his tests, and then wandered Toys ‘R’ Us for a bit, just to dig on the goodies, and to get his grading assistant a little present. It was a ice break, and I think we both welcomed the chance to get out of the house.

Library of Alexandria Discovered

Archaeologists have found what they believe is the site of the Library of Alexandria, the world’s first major place of learning.

A Polish-Egyptian team has excavated parts of the Bruchion region of the Mediterranean city and has discovered what look like lecture halls.

Two thousand years ago, the library housed works by the greatest thinkers and writers of the ancient world, such as Plato and Socrates. Many of these works were later destroyed in a massive fire.

Announcing their discovery at a conference being held at the University of California, Zahi Hawass, president of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the 13 lecture halls discovered could have housed as many as 5,000 students in total.

“It is the first time ever that such a complex of lecture halls has been uncovered on any Greco-Roman site in the whole Mediterranean area,” he said.

“It is perhaps the oldest university in the world.”

Alexandria was a major place of learning in ancient times and is regarded by many as the birthplace of Western science.

It was at the library that Archimedes invented the screw-shaped water pump that is still in use today.

Also at Alexandria, Eratosthenes measured the diameter of the Earth, and Euclid discovered the rules of geometry.

In fact, it was at Alexandria that Ptolemy wrote the Almagest at Alexandria – the most influential scientific book about the nature of the universe for 1,500 years.

The library was later destroyed, possibly by Julius Caesar who had it burned as part of his campaign to conquer the city.

Bones Found In Bag At Florida Cemetery

An anonymous call to police led to a disturbing discovery at one of the oldest cemeteries in the Miami-Dade County area.

Police found desecrated graves at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery along Northwest 41st Street Monday. They found a bag of human skeletal remains mixed with chicken bones, one burial vault was openned and two others had be tampered with.

Many of the gravesites were not marked so police are working with the cemetery owners to go over any records they may have. The remains found in the bag are currently at a forensics lab for identification.

Albert Keton’s, whose father was laid to rest at Evergreen 10 years ago, rushed to the cemetery after hearing the disturbing news.

“It made me upset. That’s why I ran over, cause I don’t know whether its my fathers grave or who, you know what I’m saying? That’s no respect for people’s remains.”

Thinking about trotting out again, before I’m on call tomorrow. Not sure where.