Random Fact I learned yesterday: I apparently have been living very close to ground zero of one of the world's greatest biosecurity breaches.

Random Bee Fact I learned today: When bees go out to a location where they had previously collected nectar but find the source depleted, they do not immediately search the surrounding area for a new source ( Read more... )

   I have found driving in Australia to be fundamentally somewhat different from driving in California. Beyond the obvious driving on the left side of the road thing.

In California, on highways with two or more lanes in each direction, such as The Five (California's main North-South artery) for most of its length, on paper the fast (left) lane ( Read more... )

   In ancient times, bygone days of yore in fact, I used to do this thing called " 30 in 30" wherein a group of us would try to write an entry every day for the 30 days of June. Not just a bland "this is an entry" entry, but something worth reading. Something that would be of interest even to people who didn't care one iota about you as a person. ( Read more... )

   As I sit here with my cup of coffee, let me tell you about the time I gave up coffee. Or rather, giving up coffee wasn't the hard part at all. The hard part was UN giving up coffee ( Read more... )

Except I'm too tired to make a real thirtieth entry. So the shocking truth about this LJ will have to wait until tomorrow.

In the mean time: I invented a delicious hamburger the other day. It had shrimp on it. People told me I had gone mad but IT WAS DELICIOUS

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   So I've seen a few movies lately. And I had opinions on them! I will try to offer you a short review o the ones I can remember:

The Kingdom - Some terrorists kill some Americans in Saudi Arabia, so an American FBI team travels there and apparently teaches everyone how to do everything and solves like, every crime. In the end of course the ( Read more... )

   When Revchad came by my place in Davis (2, 3 years ago?) to consider moving into the spare room he took the opportunity to examine my bookshelf, with the comment that "you can tell a lot about a person by what they have on their bookshelf." Well he didn't end up moving in, so I guess my bookshelf didn't pass the test ( Read more... )

Hands --And Logic-- -Free Legislation   Starting on this July 1st (ie tomorrow), California has enacted a new law that you can only talk on your cell phone while driving if its "hands-free ( Read more... )

Three Exciting Games
   You may recall earlier I made a post about a strategy game that should exist. Well now I bring you three game ideas -- two computer games and one fun and exciting game YOU can play TODAY in REAL LIFE! =D

3. Sim Cave-man - I think a game that simulated the trials and tribulations of a caveman would actually be quite ( Read more... )