from stud to dud?

today i am back with more randomness.

so my title today is taken from the first headline i saw at yahoo.com. for those following current events, any idea what it's referring to?

insert photo here (blogger's photo watchamacallit isn't working now so you will have to wait)

this is the "big dig" house, built using scraps from boston's big dig. i think it's an interesting house and idea. article, architect photos/info

i found the below information when i was looking for info about the first american dictionary from noah webster.

Below you'll find a sample of the nearly 100 new words and senses from the 2006 copyright version of the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition—available this fall in bookstores everywhere. How many of these words are already a part of your vocabulary?

Technology and Computers
mouse potato
ringtone
spyware

Science and Medicine
avian influenza
biodiesel
gastric bypass

Pop Culture
soul patch
supersize

Entertainment and Leisure
labelmate
ollie
wave pool

The Human Condition
drama queen
unibrow

International
manga
qigong

Business and Industry
agritourism
big-box

Nature
aquascape
coqui

Miscellaneous
polyamory
sandwich generation

and because i am a super huge dork...last night some guacomole tasted like cornnuts...which led me to think...what is a cornnut anyway...so if you've ever wanted to know...