http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A85803771

As you may have heard, the BBC is in the process of selling h2g2, and there is a group of Researchers that has been organizing to either buy h2g2 or (preferably) give support to whoever does buy h2g2. A lot of work has gone into (and is currently ongoing) organizing several things, one of which is bringing h2g2 to the attention of possible ( Read more... )

Quite a few of you have already heard the news, but some of you haven't. I figure it's worth annoying those that already know about this to bring information to those that don't--after all, I may have something to say that even people that already know the core news may not know (and if you've gotten this information from me via other forms of ( Read more... )

2010 Helping Hands Serve-a-thon

OK, not actual bail-to-remove-from-real-jail. It's a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Tom (and some other people) will be locked in  a mock cell at the local Pizza Hut on March 31 to raise funds for research and sending kids with MD to camp.

https://www.joinmda.org/cc10/reach_out_ministries

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/brunel/F77636?thread=7218049&show=20&skip=0#pi1

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122406139&ft=1&f=1001

We're fine, though I'll admit feeling a toilet shake is weird...

Forgot to cross-post... (written on the 5th or 6th...)

The latest change at work is now common knowledge, so now I'll finally get around to writing what being back to work these last few months have been like.

For those that don't know/have forgotten, I work as an instructional assistant with the special ed./resource program (those kids that need ( Read more... )

I realized, as I was taking out the extra candles (box of 36, and he's 32 today) that, after my next birthday next month, two boxes of candles will be needed.

I'm going to be a whole box of candles old.

That almost feels as weird as when I realized I was a quarter of a century a while ago.

Next weirdness? 42!

We have EA Sports Active, for our Wii, and so I've actually been working out (on my second 30 Day Challenge, if that means anything to you--not doing the diet part, so no weight lost, just a bit of size). Tonight I had jump lunges < yuk > and landed wrong--heard a pop in my knee.

OK, OK, so this entry was mostly to show off my new icon, from here.