GodTube on Mormonism

While this frankly doesn't strike me as any more implausible than most other major religions, seeing this, um, summary of Mormon doctrine (much of which is out-of-date, I'm sure) is rather hilarious, in a scary Christian propaganda sort of way. I found it via Wonkette, who has some good commentary of her own on the situation:

Perhaps the Mormons were onto something with the long-disavowed polygamy of the 19th Century. Having multiple wives turns out to be good for the environment.

Fan Death

Here's something I didn't know, apparently many Koreans (including doctors!) believe that if you sleep with an electric fan in your room at night, and the door is closed, you may die.  Perhaps my wife is trying to kill me when she closes the door to lock our cat out at night.

I've tested this myth extensively, and I've found no evidence that I've died.

Be my boss

My supervisor is moving away, so we're hiring his replacement. If you'd like to boss me around, and you meet these requirements, apply!

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree plus at least five years of experience in network design and/or administration of large, complex switched wired/wireless network environment including VLANs required. Associate’s degree plus at least nine years of experience may be substituted. Working knowledge of Ethernet, TCP/IP, SNMP, 802.11a/b/g, and RADIUS also required. Experience with packet analysis, Windows 2003 System Administration, and policy development preferred.

Back to work

We got home last night, and after a bit of unpacking, and catching up on my RSS feeds, I went to bed, where I slept the best sleep I've had in 2 weeks.  Too bad it was interrupted by having to go to work...

Bula from Nadi, Fiji

We've made it as far as Nadi, Fiji, where I'm using the world's worst keyboard to type this out as I wait for our plane tto Kadavu. The plane only holds 8 people, and there were 9 in our party, so 3 of us are catching the second flight. We killed a few hours taking a taxi into a nearby city, but I don't know the name. Was a bit strange, we were the only white folks around, and it was an Indo-Fijean area, so it was sort of like suddenly finiding yourself in Bombay. We bought a few things, braved a sidewalk food stand, and then came back to the airport to catch our next fllightt. I wouldn't expect to hear from me for the next 8 days though, I doubt I'lll find a computer annd net connection there, though the keyboard has to work better t han this one.