I hate it when things bother me and I can't quite put my finger on why.  This is one of those things.  Weight Watchers has some kind of thingy with workplaces, wherein people who work at a specific company/organization get discounted membership and meetings on site.  The library is offering this.  And allowing people to flex their meetings - which ( Read more... )

Last week, there was a power outage at my apartment complex.  A "trunk" went down (I believe that was the term the maintenance guy used) and a chunk of the building, including my apartment, was without power all night (9 or 10 hours).  This was a nuisance to me - I had to use a kitchen timer as an alarm clock and throw out perishable food, but only ( Read more... )

Well, this is one for the record books, and I don't mean the good record books. Starting in 2006, freshmen at Lincoln University in Pensylvania (United States) were required to have their BMI tested by the university. If it was 30 or over, they had to take an extra class, called "Fitness for Life," which "involves walking, aerobics, weight ( Read more... )

Terry Pratchett just reported that he has early onset Alzheimer's.  Which has to be one of the worst things an author could get.  (Like it isn't terrible when anyone gets it.)  This just really has not been a good year for fantasy authors.  Though, at least, as Pratchett himself says, he's not dead yet.