Haitian Food

 A Mexican taco stand switched to Haitian food for refugees.

Everyone Fucks Up

 A webcomic episode about an epic failure.

Poem: "On the Sugar Trail"

This poem is spillover from the October 4, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by Shirley Barrette.

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Robot Playing with a Ball

So I saw this video of a robot playing with a ball.

Now, Lawrence has told Stan this joke a zillion times, because Lawrence has learned about science mishaps the hard way.

They watch the video.

Stan drawls, "Science can tell you how to build a robot that plays ball. Athletics can tell you why this might be a bad idea."

ROTFL

This is what happens when you build bridges over the geek/jock divide.  Stan can actually explain  why that happened, and why it would be hard to code around it, because he understands playing ball in a way that the programmer clearly does not.

"Pull Request"

Do not read with mouth full or in quiet zones. Programming + Politics = Humor 

More Programming Cartoons

I finally just looked up the artist's page so I could see the rest of these.  Here are my favorites.

"Imposter Syndrome" -- a common problem in less-supportive workplaces.

"Absolutely" -- how I feel talking to normal people. 

Saturday Yardening

Today I planted 10 'Shirley' foxgloves in the forest garden, wildflower garden, and bone garden.  These are from my parents. :D  

Thursday, I forgot to mention, I started planting the 50 blue grape hyacinths, but I still have plenty of those left. 

Something is blooming with small yellow flowers in the wildflower garden.  It has lanceolate leaves.

EDIT: I planted more of the blue grape hyacinths near the log seat between the wildflower garden and the prairie garden.  That close to the log usually doesn't get mowed, so they'll be visible but fairly well out of the way.

While I was planting, a red-bellied woodpecker squeaked and squawked in the trees overhead, occasionally drumming on the branches.  :D  We have several different species of Illinois woodpeckers here, varying over time.

Poem: "One for the Road"

This poem came out of the October 18, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by ng_moonmoth and sponsored by janetmiles.

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Poem: "Big Sky Country"

This poem is from the October 18, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by siliconshaman and sponsored by janetmiles.

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Poem: "The Poetic License of Wyoming"

This poem came out of the October 18, 2016 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from rix_scaedu and sponsored by janetmiles.

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