Thursday miscellanea #151

Justin Sollohub, a police officer in my old hometown of Anniston, was shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday.  God be with his friends and family. Looks as if several million folks are going to get an earthquake and a hurricane in less than a week. Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #150

The protist Naegleria fowleri, aka “the brain-eating amoeba,” is making unfortunate headlines again.  “Rare…but super-tragic,” says Jonathan Yoder at the CDC.  Agreed. Apparently not nearly enough people share my aversion to video that starts on a web page without my explicit request, because it seems like it’s becoming more common.  I think it’s obnoxious.  Is … Read more

Thursday miscellanea #149

In the continuing quest for drinks that taste good but have no downside, Lea bought some rooibos a while back for me to try.  It was a bit strange for me the first time.  I tried it a second time to evaluate its replay value, and it started to grow on me.  Now I’m pretty … Read more

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