funny ruby

i've been reading about Ruby off and on for a few weeks.
http://www.whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/pickaxe/ makes for some good reading.
While i found the parent http://www.whytheluckystiff.net/ totally unrelated to programming, it is absolutely histairical.

brain surgery

here is something to think about, at least until you have a wire sticking out of your brain.

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=229 discusses some brain expirments that have been going on for over 50 years that COULD replace convential drugs.

christmas party funds

at work we took up a collection to help one of ADRA's projects this year:

http://savebagh.blogspot.com/

the united states will remove their air transport by dec 23, 2005; effectively cutting off the mountain villages from support. many will die.