Updating something from the Vermont trip, voters in both Burlington and Montpelier voted down measures that would have removed fluoride from drinking water, a result hailed as a victory for public health or the dental industry, depending on who's doing the talking.
In a completely unrelated note, last weekend's college hockey action brought about something unexpected: an interesting result in the final game of the opening round playoff series between Yale and Union. While the Yale win was an upset, the interesting part is that the game was decided in the fifth overtime, making it the longest game in NCAA men's hockey history. It was 4:01 short of establishing a new overall NCAA hockey record, a mark held by the 1996 ECAC division I women's final between UNH and Providence.
What is it with the ECAC and long games?
And finally...
Lentorama 2006 Saints of the Day: St. Arian and Companions
Arian, a 4th century governor of Thebes, converted to Christianity after witnessing the martyrdom of Sts. Apollonius and Philemon, who were wrapped in chains and thrown into the sea off of Alexandrea. When Arian and his companions confessed to converting, they were also wrapped in chains and thrown into the sea.
How did they not see that coming?
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