Ben Curtis

Starting a petition to rename tetanus booster shots as "gom jabbar." Apparently, I'm a big wuss. Also, not the kwisatz haderach.

The ability to choose is learned behavior, and how we learn to do it has strong cultural roots. Fascinating talk: http://on.ted.com/8U2R

Wait, so NOW the neighbor has discovered a vuvuzela? That's so hour-and-a-half ago.

Cutting down some unhealthy trees that were choking our awesome oaks. Big improvement, even though it's sad when any tree comes down.

WTH? Hail? In Los Angeles? In April?

is disappointed in himself for not having a pie ready for Pi Day. 3/14 1:59 + some irrational seconds. There's always 22/7 (European Pi Day)

Gotta say, Axe Cop just gets better and better. It's like I'm five again, and someone made my dreams *happen*. http://axecop.com/

Axe Cop. A 5 year old boy writes a superhero comic. It's a super-random Calvin & Hobbes, plus head-chopping fun! http://bit.ly/9K7H9f

“She’ll hold together! ... Come on baby, hold together...” Han Solo/Millennium Falcon in a space fight, OR Ben/his house in a rain storm?

Ice cream man was driving by- he stopped, then started again. SOMEONE BOUGHT SOMETHING IN DECEMBER. SoCal: you must stop the crazy. Srsly.

A single sperm has 37.5MB of DNA information in it. That means that a normal ejaculation represents a data transfer of 1,587.5TB.

Every other socket is at half power. Some lights won't turn on unless the oven is on. This house is so old it can't even get outages right.

Bacon baskets. http://bit.ly/Gj87 Hm. Francesca would kick me out if I tried that little kitchen experiment.

Starting a blog is a snap. Starting to *write* a blog — something else entirely.

...and if the Earth had rings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2sQ7KIQ-E

Asked via vark.com: "I know the world's gonna end in 2012, but how again exactly?" ... I'm still surprised at how gullible people are.

Argentinian food is like Cowboy Italian.

Regarding #NaNoWriMo (http://nanowrimo.org/): "Top 1 Habits of Amazing Writers: #1. They write." http://bit.ly/pywdM

I hear Halloween outside, but this is a culdesac w/o kids, and our front light is busted. Maybe I'll go house to house to give away candy.

My awesomometer broke upon viewing this: http://www.starwarsuncut.com/trailer