Kittens

Kittens.

Sledgehammer plus Axe

Most yard tasks can be accomplished using:

* Sledgehammer * Axe * Shovel * Wheelbarrow * Much sweat

The last bit there is the key. Time spent thinking about how to remove a stump is time not spent flailing at it with an axe.

Adventure Day!

It was an adventure filled day.

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Song idea

Stolen from too many sources to count.

1. Open up your media player or winamp or ipod or whatever, set it to shuffle 2. Skip through the first 25 songs and list them. 3. Add “in my pants” to the end of each song title. 4. bold your favorites.

I omitted all the classical selections, . . . → Read More: Song idea

Pope cap

Pope Cap from Bob the Angriest of Flowers.

Protected: Infographic

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Pope odds

You go looking for something on the internet, you find it: Pope betting odds.

Travel

Here’s what I’ve learned about travel to China and India. We’re making good progress on getting the letters of invitation, after which I begin FedExing my passport around.

Both countries require that you obtain a visa before your trip. There are no facilities at the points of entry for granting visas, and travelers arriving without . . . → Read More: Travel

Face up and sing

It’s the last verse that gets me, today.

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I’m an author again!

You won’t find it on any newsstand, but if you go to a sufficiently geeky conference, you might find a copy of Cluster World. Look at the March issue, and there’s my article!

A Roll-Your-Own Bioinformatics Grid Chris Dwan Sometimes you just need to roll up your sleeves and get it done. A small bioinformatics . . . → Read More: I’m an author again!