Hee!

I just saw a job opening that sounds fantastic, but also like it would require a car. Not to get to the office, but to do the job. Hmmmm. I mean, of course I'll still apply, but hmmmm.

Constitutional hipsters.

Yay, pirates!

As part of their Real Pirates exhibition, the Field Museum is pulling out the stops for International Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19) with pirate re-enactors, sword fights, treasure hunts, and more. Can I hear an ahrrrrr?

I'm stealing that P-C.

Toothpaste for Dinner is quite amusing.

I have been told by people that I know that they would rather walk 10 miles home than ever take a bus. And that person lives on a bus route and complains about parking constantly.

Small cities have a public transportation catch 22-- people who have choice won't ride the bus unless is comes more often and goes more places, but they can't afford to expand without more people riding the bus.

Step-dad was able to expand to night service for some routes not too long ago in a smallish city. Took ages to get the funding though from what I remember.

I think his busses are going green this year too.

Our town of 24,000 supports a bus line. It's well used and effective to get around. DH has used it but I haven't yet. We're a bicycle/scooter heavy town, too. Which is surprising in the winter.

Bloodbot draws blood from the brave

If you hate needles when you need to have blood drawn by a doctor, something tells me that having a robot man the needle instead isn't going to rid you of your phobia. Instead, it might just add a fear of robots on top of it.

But that's just what might happens, thanks to the creation of the Bloodbot. It uses a needle and a probe to find a vein, although its accuracy rate is a mere 78%. And who knows what it does when it's inaccurate. Does it miss by a millimeter, or does it tear your forearm off? For our sakes, I hope it's the former.