MetaFilter is back from vacation. heads-up from wood s lot No rain, the clouds melted away, and it was humid by 9:30. August in the desert. I’ll have a look around and check back in a bit. But first, there … Continue reading
Karma has produced a bunch of brand new kitties at Dave’s this morning! Cat Dad has a picture up of the new brood too. I should have checked for this yesterday ˜ slashdot has a thread on stem cell research. … Continue reading
Christmas in August With the speed and efficiency that only an Academic Department can muster, today we received the Department’s forward of last year’s Christmas card from Andrea and André. It only took them nine months to forward it, I … Continue reading
This is an early warning that Christopher Ryan Hanson and his parents plan to be in Las Vegas the last week of April 2002. His mother will be attending a convention for her employer. All items in the city that … Continue reading
I am soooo ready for it to be the weekend. G’night. One factor in the exceptional night sky around Flagstaff, Arizona I noted on the 12th is some very assertive lighting ordinances because of Lowell Observatory. I found this out … Continue reading
46 Years Ago Today… James and Patricia Rager of Lyndon, Kansas sped north in an ambulance to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka. Not much later I was born. Three months from now, two more Ragers will go to a hospital in … Continue reading
There seems to be a lot going on in our weblog community. I feel like all I’ve been talking about is me. Bah. I’ll have to work on that. Audrey gave me a new zafu and zabuton (meditation cushions) for … Continue reading
Lysis… We’re getting lots of baby kicks in the Mom-to-be department. I think we’re going to have a soccer player on our hands… Just a quick break in the silence here at blivet central. I’ve been wrestling with some occupational … Continue reading
Perseids at 7800′ I’m back in Nevada, how is everybody? The Pecos Conference was outside (tradition) with the attendees camping out (more tradition). This year’s location was about 14 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, on the Ponderosa Pine forested slopes … Continue reading
A quick one, then I’m off to Flagstaff. Hello to fellow Las Vegas blogger Chris of cothrun. I found his link to blivet via MIT’s blogdex. He uses GrayMatter, one of the directions blivet might head, uh … RSN. Have … Continue reading
