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Farewell Nick
Nick Johnson has committed suicide: http://feralhouse.com/nick-johnson-rip/Read more... ) -
The Tale of the Dolphins
Cross-posted from Funranium Labs
My old wonderful curmudgeon of a boss from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the man who gave me a not so gentle kick and made it possible to be a health physicist, has just moved into hospice care. He said, and I quote, “You’re too damn smart to spend the rest of your life swinging a meter. Get your degree and ( Read more... ) -
Completely Fictitious Jewish Wedding Customs
My friend Ed is getting married soon and has been completely bamboozled and befuddle by all the traditions and customs coming out of the woodwork. You see, he is both Jewish and English...and not terribly observant on either account. I tried to give reassurances that I knew *ALL* the customs and could try to sort them out for him. What followed was ( Read more... ) -
Freedom!
It is time for the 2009 Deschutes Brewing Abyss of Freedom. I promised myself I wouldn't drink it until I was debt-free and it is time to crack that puppy open. -
Students...
A cattleprod strike to the stomach for all incoming students & visitors who have watched a bit too much anime should be mandatory to help communicate the unpleasantness of rabies and encourage them to not try to pet the squirrels. Also, a sharp poke in the eye with a precision calibrated stick as "crow simulator" might also be in order. -
As I Have Been Poked
Relative radio silence due to ridiculous amounts of work us being broken. Know that every other day I go to visit the giant orang doors from TRON (AKA the backstops for RTNS II) but I do not hug them due to contamination.
Extra money is wonderful, but the fact that this will all stop at the end of September and I get my life and rest back makes it ( Read more... ) -
This Is What Happens When I Do A Special Request
Cross-Posted From Funranium Labs
A while back, one Mr. Kristobek presented me with the simple challenge to see how Death Wish Coffee worked out as BBotE, on the principle that one ridiculous thing taken to the power of extreme must, by definition, be More Awesome. I can't fault this logic and it is the principle to which Funranium Labs is dedicated.
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Going Underground At UC Berkeley
Cross-posted from Funranium Labs
There's nothing quite like the end of the month, which is always paperwork crunch time, for new and interesting opportunities to crop up. Despite knowing the certain long hours they will demand in make up time, you just can't...say...no. Two of those happened this week, I got to enter into UC Berkeley's Lawson Adit ( ( Read more... ) -
Incommunicado Update
I have been accused of being an albino Jamaican as I have picked up job #3, in addition to fun with Funranium Labs. So I will be doing the following things all at once:- Radiation Safety Dude at UC Berkeley (for the foreseeable future)
- Adjunct Professor of radiation safety at Las Positas College (through the end of May)
- LLNL health physics/training ( Read more... )
