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Bacon Lovers Take Notice
The fabulous folks at ThinkGeek have brought us the next great advance in baconifying the world: Squeeze Bacon ! -
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"Faith" is a fine invention
For gentlemen who see --
But microscopes are prudent
In an emergency.
-Emily Dickinson -
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"A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections - a mere heart of stone."
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Girl Scout Cookie Selling
This is a topic that's come up at work recently. Someone's daughter is a Girl Scout, and the sales sheet sits on the Admin's desk in our department here at work. I had explained my position on Girl Scout Cookie Sales to my co-workers and one of them sent me this article: Girl Scout cookie-pushing ethics at the office. I wrote a response to this ( Read more... ) -
Thought For the Day
"Thank everyone who calls out your faults, your anger, your impatience, your egotism; do this consciously, voluntarily."
-Jean Toomer, poet and novelist (1894-1967) -
Hmmm...
I came across a reference to this book in an article I was reading in the IEEE's Women in Engineering Magazine and it seems like an interesting read for any of you who are parenting daughters. It's all about how the media has hijacked the concept of "girlhood" and how you can help your daughters through all the negative to find the positive ( Read more... ) -
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"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
-Martin Luther King, Jr -
Cooking Notes
Just so I remember ( Read more... ) -
Random Memories
As I was walking across the parking lot this morning I noticed a small yellow object on the ground that looked like a faded Cheeto shaped like a J. A few steps past it reveled the true nature of the thing as its companion, a complete and whole weathered yellow plastic link from a chain lay on the wet pavement. In a flash I was reminded of my ( Read more... ) -
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If you are reading this and you have ever served in America's Armed Forces, and especially if you have ever served in harm's way....
THANK YOU.
I know the words are small, but they come straight from the heart.