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Library of Congress summary for ‘The Lorax’ by Dr. Seuss:

SUMMARY: The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

Lower Merion is watching their students a little too closely. Software installed on District-issued laptops for theft recovery managed to capture a student eating Mike & Ikes candies, which led to his questioning by school officials over assumed drug use/distribution. His parents have sued; the FBI and County DA are investigating over privacy concerns and potential violations of Federal Law.

Whether the laptop was assumed stolen at the time the images were captured is not yet known due to the ongoing investigation.

I became a dad in a single moment, but thank goodness I do not yet need to explain what boys really want.

Sarah discovered that my hosting provider supports WordPress and remade our family blog using it.

This prompted me to do the same, and I even managed to import my b2 blog posts by upgrading b2 to b2evolve and editing the display templates to display the posts in Movable Type format, which WordPress then imported.

I continue to be amazed at how much my life is shaped by my wife. I have a dog, a house, a daughter and a much improved web presence.

A phylum of protozoa known as Tardigrades (“water bears”) have eight legs with claws and can survive a tremendous variety of habitats and abuse.

It is not enough to merely expose them to harsh terrestrial conditions for study, so scientists shot a group into SPACE. The study of survivors is complete, and the results are here.

We were sitting in the Pittsburgh airport on seats beside the counter, flipping through separate magazines. At the same moment, each of us raised an arm to wrap ’round the other, bumping elbows and wrists. We laughed long and settled back into our reading with contented smiles.

When I was twenty-eight, I met Sarah, and the rest of my life began.

At my wedding, my brother Christopher delivered the most impressive best-man toast I have ever heard, shoulders wide, eyes shining, big smile and a speech that made everyone happy. We laughed and we sighed, and I’ve never seen my father beam so.

He said that I was happy. And I am happy. So many things that would stress me to dread seem dulled by the happy progress of life.

And I realize after living with him for a year, that I will miss him.