4th of July Tip: If you get busted for fireworks, tell the cops it is a particle collider and you’re doing research. (via @Fake_Dispatch)

There’s no workout like spring cleaning. Even in a tiny bungalow like mine, there seems to be endless work involved with keeping it clean. The last couple of days I started my spring cleaning regimen — I  [more...]

Three years ago, I made the somewhat bizarre — yet adventurous — decision to move away from Washington, DC, where I’d lived my entire life. On May 10, 2005 I arrived in San Jose, California determined  [more...]