Got this in an email today and thought it pretty clever. A French teacher was explaining to her class that in French, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. "House" for instance, is feminine-"la maison." Pencil, however, is masculine-"le crayon." A student asked, "What gender is 'computer'?" Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether compute...

Ok, I've been checking out these fancy GPS devices lately and am very confused. They come all prices with diff features and am unsure how to shop for one. Does anyone out there have any experience with one and/or have advice for someone like me who is interested in possibly getting something fairly nice but simple as well without breaking the bank? On Black Friday while I was standing in line at Staples the tremor started up the line near the front and eventually carried its way to wh...