I have this odd cold, my doc took my symptoms yesterday and told me what it was. In the interests of helping anyone else who may be experiencing this, I'm posting a timeline of the first 6 days, as I've been experiencing and as my son has experienced it. (What I have is not flu, I had a flu test and it came up negative ( Read more... )

Earlier this month, I was feeling crampy, and realized that maybe I should take something ( Read more... )

1) Ostracizers are evil

2) Friends accept me as I am

3) Friendship before all

4) Friendship is transitive

5) Friends do everything together

If you want to read a more in-depth description by the guy who came up with these, go to the original article(I know that at least one person on my FL takes issue with the list, but I find it amusing ( Read more... )

My daughter was singing, "I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". As per usual, she's a little fuzzy on some of the words.

She sang, "What a surd, to swallow a bird!"

And I thought, "Well, that's irrational in its own way, so that works." And given that the question of why is unresolved in the song, well, that also fits. In its own way,

There's a post over on zarq's journal that's public, that has some useful flu links, including the really great Google Map that I've just been enjoying the existence of. (He also has some links totally unrelated to the flu stuff.)

And interactiveleaf has a post with usefulness, as well.

About all I'm contributing right now is Simple Respiratory Mask, for the DIY- ( Read more... )

"Omnilingual" by H. Beam Piper is one of the best science fiction stories I have ever read.

And it wasn't included in very many anthologies that I could get my hands on -- I probably own 3 or 4 that have "A Martian Odyssey" by Stanley G. Weinbaum, but only one with "Omnilingual".

But, it's available for FREE! to download at ManyBooks.net.

Go ( Read more... )

November 7, 2008 (Glendale, Calif.)  -- Nestlé USA is voluntarily recalling two (2) production codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder 21.8 ounce that may contain small fragments of aluminum.

The recall only includes two (2) production codes of 21.8-ounce containers of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder.  Printed on the bottom of each plastic ( Read more... )

I have too many browser windows open with Informative Links, so I'm going to put them here so as to be able to shut down some windows.

Nobodobodon's statement about the election.

Debo's post about Obama's victory.

Conservatives in the Republican Party plan to turn their backs on moderates, take party further to the right.

Most Black California ( Read more... )

Live webcam of a box full of puppies.

Thanks to faxpaladin for bringing this to my attention. :)

Mathematician cracks mystery Beatles chord Fourier analysis kicks butt!

The rest of the links are behind cuts, so as not to make the post too long on your friends page.

( Nature links )