Sorry for the lack of new post this month

It's been a strange time. Between a bout of food poisoning, the holiday and some problems with work there hasn't been a moment to spare. Things are smoothing out now though and thank goodness for that. Overall things are looking up.
There is much to report on over the next few days and weeks but I just wanted to quickly chime in and let everyone know I'm still kicking over here.
By way of catching up let me just say Happy Birthday to Talia (the 16th) and Joseph (the 25th).

A model of the Theory of Everything

OK. I know I'm going to sound like a total geek here but I'm really close to freaking out about this.
If this is what it certainly looks like it is, it's a really, really big deal.
Of course it's not in the main stream news.
It's only the key to unraveling the secrets of the universe.
That's all.

Shock Doctrine

Very disturbing on more than one level.
Not for children.

"It's the mind. "

Vilayanur Ramachandran takes us on a tour of what we know now about the Brain.
This is good stuff. I first saw this guy in a show called Brainman on the Science Channel.
I find him clever, witty and deeply insightful.

Star Trek: The Menagerie

On the big screen.
Only two showings.

Oh, of course I'm going.
Thanks out to Patrick and Dawn for taking the time to bring this to my attention.

Astronaut fixes torn panel

A US astronaut has carried out a dangerous spacewalk to fix a damaged solar panel on the ISS.

I've been following this as it has unfolded. Damned exciting stuff!
Check out what this guy had to, do with his feet locked into the robotic arm arm suspended out over the whole planet, literally in the middle of nothing. Totally heroic!
Could you do it? Would you want to try?

I would.