Here’s a new expression to use for edification and fun: FDA-approved maggots.
Charlie: Hey Bob, you don’t look so good. You’ve got pus running down your leg.
Bob: My leg has been rotting ever since I got bitten by that rabid koala.
Charlie: Did you try using maggots? They’ll eat the dead flesh right [...]
Readers will notice that I’ve added Google ads to my site. I’ve tried to make them as unobtrusive as possible. This is an experiment I’m running to experience for myself what the fuss is all about.
A little bat was clinging to the space shuttle during lift off. NASA thinks it must have died. Rest in peace, buddy!
The Amazing Bernanke: recession could end in ‘09
Yesterday, during a séance, the Amazing Bernanke predicted that the recession will “probably” end this year… but “maybe not”. Bernanke explained that “if” the government turns out to be successful at saving the banking system, then “perhaps” the recession will end this year. He added that [...]
For about 4 months and a half, I have not been doing any kind of serious physical exercise. As usually happens during these periods of inactivity, I assume that when I return to an exercise regimen of some sort, I’ll have to start from scratch. I assume that everything gained during my last [...]
Do you ever look at Wikipedia’s huge comparison tables, like the Comparison of Wiki software? Are you ever frustrated by the sheer size of the table and the fact that you cannot quickly focus on the data which is relevant to you? There are two solutions I tried today: the TableTools Firefox extension [...]
I’ve been ranting several times here about how journalists in the US have abdicated their role. They’ve stopped asking the hard questions. Does this mean that all journalism has gone to hell? No. There are still journalists out there doing a spectacular job. I have for evidence an episode [...]
