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Things going on
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Busy not doing much
I took three weeks of paternity leave to bond with the children.
I have been doing this and not much else.
We went to see paisleychick on Thursday and had the most fun of the whole period. We had a lot of fun at the beach.
More perhaps later, but that's what I've been up to.
Watching 10 min of Burning Man on TV Burning Man Video Stream -
Google is a very hungry caterpillar!
Happy Spring!
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La Contessa
And so ends La Contessa. My favourite art car.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/11/state/n130246D65.DTL&tsp=1
http://laughingsquid.com/la-contessa-has-been-destroyed-in-a-fire/
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From the "Things could be worse department"
Phew! Asteroid's passing was a cosmic near-miss
The Associated Press (from the Sacramento Bee)
Published: Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2009 - 4:40 am
PASADENA, Calif. -- An asteroid about the size of one that blasted Siberia a century ago just buzzed by Earth.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported that the asteroid zoomed past Monday morning.
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A new economic model
A product that emulates Wall Street.
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For your amusement. What Me Worry?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/03/28/arts/20080330_FOLD_IN_FEATURE.html
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Caffeine may not be drying you out
Medical experts have been saying for years that caffeine acts as a potent diuretic. Consume too many caffeinated beverages, and you end up drinking yourself into dehydration.
But research has not confirmed that notion. Most studies have found that in moderate amounts, caffeine has only mild diuretic effects - much like water.
Details:
http://www. ( Read more... )