Friday
It was another cold and grey day here in the Salt Lake Fishbowl Valley…

…but the day ended nicely, with company, coffee and a bite to eat.

I chatted with the Mother-Unit this morning. She was on her way to Baltimore to visit some friends of the family, but all was well. I also got to chat with the middle member of the sibko; she’s doing well, too. And, as an added bonus, there was a message from the foreign-dwelling sib waiting for me when I got up this morning. She and are on holiday in Bangkok. I should check in on the remaining sib tomorrow.

After coffee tonight, we went to Cheers: North. And we saw Vivi, for the first time in many rains. And, living in SLC, rains are few and far between… It was good to see her. It’s becoming obvious that we’re regulars there: Karen, the bartender and our usual server, doesn’t have to ask what it is we’d like to drink.

News
Morning Edition: Playwright Arthur Miller Dies
Talk of the Nation – Science Friday: Social Constraints on Science
Talk of the Nation – Science Friday: Treating Depression
Day to Day: Audio Portrait: Teaching with Diabetes
Day to Day: Malcolm X Comes to DVD
(This article’s title is bit of a misnomer, as this movie has been on DVD for years.)

Stray Toasters

  • I tend to eat roasted peanuts… still in the shell. It’s a… habit (?)… I picked up when I was young. It tends to freak people out. Probably more so than when I eat lemon slices, including the rind.
  • By way of RealTechNews.com: All About Click Fraud
  • : LSH 2005 Microheroes
  • A few of the t-shirt designs from diesel sweeties that amuse me:

  • “Single Awareness Day” is coming up on Monday. In light of that, G4TechTV has offered up the following:
  • The Pacers are playing the Jazz, in SLC, in a little under a month. I think that would be fun to see.
  • The octopus holds the key to optimal robot design
  • Oh, what the Hell. Here’s another meme:
    Water
    You are water. You’re not really organic; you’re
    neither acidic nor basic, yet you’re an acid
    and a base at the same time. You’re strong
    willed and opinionated, but relaxed and ready
    to flow. So while you often seem worthless,
    without you, everything would just not work.
    People should definitely drink more of you
    every day.

    Which Biological Molecule Are You?
    brought to you by Quizilla

  • I know that I had a “How Tipping Works” entry a few weeks ago, but I still don’t get what is it about “tipping” that people just don’t understand? Is it so hard to leave a little extra for the person who just busted their ass to see to it that you had a pleasurable dining experience? Especially when said wait-person only makes $2.13 an hour? *shrug* Maybe it’s just me and the way I’m wired.

Quote of the Day

[00:31] : Did Melissa show you that gayest tattoo ever that I found?
[00:32] : Nuh-uh.
[00:33] : nsfw. not that you’re at work haha. http://members.iinet.net.au/~tiki/temp/backpiece4nz.jpg
[00:33] : Yeah… that’s pretty gay.
[00:42] : HOW did you find that?
[00:42] : Somebody else sent it to me.
[00:42] : Believe me, I wasn’t looking. 🙂
[00:45] : Suuuure you weren’t, Mr. Smith.
[00:46] : OK, you caught me, I was searching google for “gay penis mermaid”.

Namaste.