The LHC has First Beam,

[perceval]

... and we have started weaning. Today, Sparrow has gobbled up two portions of porridge (1 Dsp baby porridge / 3 Dsp water) with absolute and utter relish, guiding the spoon to his greedy little mouth. (OK, so a parent still had ultimate control, but Sparrow was definitely helping.) If that's not READY, what is?

I also see that we are still here.. Unsurprisingly.