Cacti

I keep a couple of (small) cacti in my cube. Today, just as Sally (our housekeeper) was coming by, I looked at the cacti and thought, "Gee, they're looking a little sick. I wonder why." Then I realized that I haven't watered them in over a year. So Sally comes over to empty my trashcan and finds me pouring water from my water bottle into my plant dish. When she heard I hadn't watered them in over a year, she started giving me a hard time: "They're plants! You have to water them!" She even made me turn on my desk light to give them some sunlight. (She's a much better plant mommy than I am.)
My point is, I keep cacti because that way I don't have to worry about watering them. They just kinda sit there and take care of themselves. But apparently a year's worth of neglect is a little too much. Hopefully they'll spring back now that they've had their annual watering...

Economical Driving

Here's an article from howstuffworks (the best website ever!) that everyone should read.

Highlights: keep your tires properly inflated and put the car in neutral when you're at a stoplight. And try not to go above 3000 rpm. :-)

Salvor Hardin

OK, if you haven't read Foundation by Isaac Asimov, you won't know who Salvor Hardin is. Basically the smartest politician there ever was; alas he is a fictional character.

But this guy kinda reminds me of him.

eco-friendly computer

I was thinking of getting a new computer with Linux anyway, and, well, I am kind of an environmentalist, so this looks pretty good. I'll have to look at the company and figure out whether this will work for me (they're selling it as a "second computer" and I really need a primary computer, but maybe it'll work anyway). And this way I can customize with my preferred keyboard and monitor, etc. You know, get one of those ergonomic keyboards, a back-lit monitor (or whatever they're called.) And I can use my trackball! I'll never give up my trackball. No mouse, not for me, trackball forever!!

Cheney violates quantum mechanics!

OK, this was too good to pass up. I hope it makes you laugh as much as it made me laugh.