Bummer.

Apparently the antenna work for our local PBS television affiliate hit a major milestone earlier this week. They're increasing the power of the transmitter gradually, so hopefully by the end of the week we'll once again be watching PBS! (PBS has been the one television channel I've missed, since I'm …

I didn't get a chance to give a proper welcome yet, but I wanted to wish an exuberant welcome to Walter Scott Randall, born on 2/1/05!

It's been a busy last few days around here. I'll post more about it, but suffice to say it hasn't been boring.

Whew, I'm glad they finally figured out whether lobsters feel pain or not.

Looking over Hong Kong Harbour
Throw a shrimp in yellow wine
Eat it when it ceases moving
Just before is fine too
There's an ancient Chinese saying
Always seems to slip my mind
Does it really …