How's he going to even get a security clearance? He won't be able to read his own briefings.

This is awesome!

Nanoengineers created blackest-ever black metal

Boston College Physicist Willie J. Padilla and a team from Boston College and Duke Univ. have nanoengineered a material that absorbs all the light that strikes it. How much more black could it be? None more black.

The team designed and engineered a metamaterial that uses tiny geometric surface features to successfully capture the electric and magnetic properties of a microwave to the point of total absorption.

Plus the article has bonus Spinal Tap reference!

Dishes targeted to health-conscious consumers at popular chains such as Chili's, Taco Bell and Applebee's contained as much as twice the calories and eight times the grams of fat than the restaurants claimed in their published nutrition information, a Scripps Television Station investigation revealed.

I'm so glad I've never worried about ordering the "healthy" choices at that kind of place! Phew.

Yeah, I think that's a large part of why I drink more beer than wine. Well, that and the price differential. $14 for a decent bottle that serves like, three people (or, one, because normally I am home alone), vs. $8 for a sixpack (which I can drink whenever I want)...hmmm....Even though I like the taste of wine more.

Yeah, I tend to drink more beer than wine at home for the same reasons -- not that I have either one of them around regularly. Although, I recently got a 12-pack of cans of diet ginger ale, which was delicious with the vanilla vodka.

Oh crap. My mom just called. My dad needs open heart surgery, probably tomorrow or thursday.

Oh no, Kat! Good luck to your dad, and calm thoughts to all of you.

Parking tickets, messes, blooded claws, and sleepless nights are NOT funny when they are happening to me.

Those are not funny when they happen to anyone, really.

despite no one here mentioning it, I want a raspberry lambic like woah! Of course, I wanted one last Friday also, so it may just be a relatively constant want. must find a local source.

They might have some of that at my corner bar, but I could be wrong. They had something rasberry on tap last time I was there, anyway.

I was out at my last day (yay!) of professional development today, and now I don't want to even look at my work email. Meh. The good news is that my group project was one of two (out of ten) chosen to present to a larger group today! Therefore, we win.

David, I really liked Spook Country. But I'm a huge William Gibson fan.

How much more black could it be? None more black.

Heh.

David, I really liked Spook Country. But I'm a huge William Gibson fan.

Me too. Part of it I realized is that reading his stuff is like taking a luxury vacation. He's very good at giving you the upscale hotel of the future experience, you know? It's all so freakin' tasteful and stylish.

Timelies all!

{{{Kat and family}}}

Parking tickets, messes, blooded claws, and sleepless nights are NOT funny when they are happening to me.

Those are not funny when they happen to anyone, really.

I specifically made the distinction because of Marti Noxon's parking ticket song in "Once More With Feeling." Which I thought was very funny.

It's official. Obama has clinched.

But has Hilary lost?

I think he still needs a pick up of about 12, though that will happen as soon as the numbers start coming in from - what is it, Oregon and Montana?

Maxine Waters switched from HRC to Obama. Ouch.