Unfortunately I've had to waste a lot of my work hours doing things like working, and my after-work hours on family and job-searching so the Buffistas have taken somewhat of a backseat recently, although I still like to lurk and skim. While I'm here though, I want to take this opportunity to blantantly rip off Nilly's post ( Nilly "Natter 39 and Holding" Oct 8, 2005 11:42:03 pm PDT ) and ask Mechila (forgiveness) of anyone I may have hurt or offended, whether by my words, or actions, or inactions. And, I forgive anyone who may have done the same to me (not that I can recall a single person or incident that would need forgiveness.) G'mar Chatima Tova! (Which I think translates to, may you all be finalized and sealed for good but is a really good sentiment, I promise. It's so much clunkier in English.)

Interesting article on Dark Matter

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It sounds like that the calculations on the behavior of galaxies that suggested a greater mass were Newtonian, not based on General Relativity.

scream (soy ice cream)

That's just the best name ever for such a product.

G'mar Chatima Tova! (Which I think translates to, may you all be finalized and sealed for good but is a really good sentiment, I promise. It's so much clunkier in English.)

Wolfram, I just had to try and explain this to a foreign student here. It was just as clunky and strange. And, of course, the same for you and all your family.

Yeah, I've noticed that, too. Is any of your kids old enough to attend the prayers with you, at least partially?

My oldest is five, and she actually attended a baby-sitting program with other children that I think she got a lot more out of than sitting in synagogue with me. On a regular Shabbat, my oldest and middle daughter (3) sometime come with me in the morning and sit until the baby-sitting programs begin. And often at the end of services my (current) youngest comes in for the Aanim Zemirot and Adon Olom (concluding prayers.)

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Pattern for iPod cozy. You'll have to add the earflaps yourself.

Dress up your iPod for Halloween: [link]

Oh, oh, oh dear. They have a vampire costume, complete with fanged smiley-face stickers. I think I must have that.

Wolfram, I just had to try and explain this to a foreign student here. It was just as clunky and strange. And, of course, the same for you and all your family.

Thanks, and the same to you and yours.

I have the woman's lj name, I'll email her and ask if she is planning on posting the cozy pattern soon.

Thanks DJ and askye.

Before yesterday, I had never heard of Annie's mac-n-cheese. Then last night, I look over DH's shoulder as he was reading a business management textbook and there was a case study about Annie's! Weird, right? Well, today I was at the store, looking at organic pasta, and I look up and there is Annie's mac-n-cheese. I assumed it was destiny and bought the macaroni.