these young fellows, Ian and Graham:

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are 8 years old, twin sons of an ex-boss. when i knew them, they were four. at that age, one of them woke up one morning and said to his dad, "I'm Neil Young!" i think he may have been right. this an original composition (just them. they're 8. did i mention that?) of theirs. they also do a cover of "as my ( Read more... )

( foolishness under cut! )

( crossposted from greatpoets )

which is 100,000 in binary, hence the binary birthday cake candles ( Read more... )

apologies to all the folks who might have been waiting to hear from me -- i'm a tad sickly and so sleepin' lots. hoping to sleep so much tonight/tomorrow that i will be up for much running around soon!

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Straw_Bale_Construction

madness or really cool? anyone know anything about this, or know anyone who has done this?

Poll random questions

http://xkcd.com/167/

My new name under Kurt Vonnegut's Lonesome No More! scheme is:-
Sharlana Chickadee-1 Bacchus

more details to follow, but i expect to be in MN -- and, in theory, not working -- from 12/24 - 1/6. I'll be in MN and, possibly, working during the day, from 1/7-1/12. i think i'll be in eau claire wisconsin for the weekend of the 12th. hooray!