First and foremost, if you were unaware, postage went up a penny today. Of course, since the post office is primarily selling “Forever” first class postage, this may not hit you until the next time you buy stamps.
Tired of the current crop of political candidates? May I suggest Marvin E. Quasniki. He came on the scene about a month ago in Nevada. He’s a turquoise farmer from Tonopah, and his sales pitch to America is based on “good old-fashioned quick fixes and oversimplified proposals.” Even better–he’s a muppet.
A neat military story about a group of SeeBees that made history in Afghanistan. What did they do? They built four 20’x30′ barracks ahead of schedule in the barren rocky mountains of Helmand province, Afghanistan, a Taliban stronghold and the focus of recent combat efforts. They packed their supplies, showed up, and once on site, agreed to double the size of their task, adding an operations center and a gym to the barracks already planned. So what was unique about them? They were the first all-female construction team to take on a construction job from start to finish in the Seabees’ 70-year history.
A hat tip to Miriam N. for this one… There’s a new theory on what caused Toyota’s sudden acceleration problem… Tin Whiskers. This is a problem well known to people who build space systems, and there’s a little evidence that it might be the problem here as well.
Music: Time to Think (The Kingston Trio): These Seven Men
