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Haven't been reading regularly for a long time, and I just cleaned out my friends list from groups and people whose user names I couldn't connect to people. No offense is meant to anyone, and please ping me and give me something so I can remember who the person is behind the user name if you're bothered by a dropped subscription. :)

Santa is a sad and lonely man, looking for the love he lost years ago...

scooterbird thought I was being very existential, but it was the only thing I could possibly say when we saw that santa in the jewelry store window at the mall yesterday. I'll have to get a picture and iconize it... it was just amazing.

Almost as amazing as this Fox News Porn video


Yes, the "theory of everything" looks like a cool alternative to string theory. Nope, I can't really follow it. Found one debunking article on the blog of a string theorist who seems to be a climate change skeptic. The rest of the ST blogosphere seem to be either his colleagues or bemused/intrigued in some degree.

It's just an odd morning...

Blood from a turnip...

Well, the last time I was able to give blood was in 2003. Since then, my hematocrit levels have been way too low - not low enough to be a health hazard, just low enough that I can't give.

...then I started getting calls about giving platelets because my blood type is REALLY needed for them. So I've been gamely keeping appointments and trying.

Well, today was one of those appointments. Kept it even though my internal calendar was a bit off, and hormones said NFW.

The Red Cross is now using a new gadget to check hematacrit levels. Today was the first day for it, and the technician couldn't get it to work at all at first... in the end

I GAVE PLATELETS TODAY!!!

I suppose she could have made a mistake with the new unit, but since the red blood cells got pumped back into my arm I can't see how it's an unreasonable risk.

Sore though. An hour is a long time to be hooked up to a suction pump.