I'm heading out of town again today, for a work-related meeting. I'm not enthusiastic, especially after the catastrophe which was my return trip from the holidays. With that in mind,…
A Patrick Swayze Christmas, by MST3K
I've got to continue the holiday tradition I started last Christmas; I therefore present, "A Patrick Swayze Christmas": [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZyJCV_dyug&hl=en&fs=1] In the spirit of the season, I offer sincere best wishes…
Holiday cards for ‘geeks’
I'm still in holiday mode and not in scienceblogging mode, but I'll hopefully be back in the swing of things next week. In the meantime, via Americablog, I present 'Christmas…
The perfect metaphor for the D’s response to Lieberman
Of course, we're all familiar with how boldly the Democrats stood up to Joe Lieberman, the man who campaigned not only for the Republican presidential candidate but also numerous down-ticket…
Best. Ballpoint pen. Ever.
For those who don't read Swans on Tea (and if you like fun physics-y blogs, you really should), I have to link to this post concerning product reviews on Amazon.co.uk. …
The Bee Gees as a tool in cardiac resuscitation?
Via CNN, we learn an interesting little factoid: the 103 beats per minute rhythm of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive", and its catchy, memorable tune, can be used by CPR…
‘Ultima’ creator takes the ultimate ride!
This is quite cool: Richard Garriott, the millionaire creator of the Ultima series of fantasy role-playing videogames, is now in orbit! Garriott is one of the board members of Space…
The Leavenworth Underground City Mystery (Updated)
(Update: For those who are interested, there’s an article in pdf form describing the underground in more detail at LV Mag, the magazine of Life in Leavenworth County.)
I’ve been busy with departmental stuff the past few days, so posting has been light. I thought I’d share this little bit from Leavenworth, Kansas: apparently there’s an old, small underground city underneath the downtown that nobody knew about until recently and nobody knows what it was for!
Details in the news article are sketchy. There isn’t any information on the overall size of the area, the number of rooms, or when it was rediscovered. There’s an accompanying video which doesn’t add much to the tale.
It’s just a flesh wound! My knight-liness is confirmed…
Via The Greenbelt, I learned about and took another one of those silly but oddly compelling internet quizzes: this one asks, "Which Chess Piece are You?" In my case, I…
An old, old die…
As long as I've got dice on my mind, I should point out this glass 20-sided die that dates back to 2nd century Rome: But $17,925 for it? I have…