Hmmm ... since I am not going to build a magnetic track, I will have to build a pumpkin that levitates without one.

Anyone with a left-over mini pumpkin, send it my way. I might use up a few during testing.

This has been on my mind all day. The disks inside the keyway are bearings allowing for smooth entry and exit. It might have been discontinued because it could be susceptible to bump keys.

I have always had a problem with this story. The numbers do not make sense. For starters, 500K liters would be under 5,000 standard barrels. The largest fermentation tanks these days only hold 10K liters. I cannot imagine one fifty times larger. The writers are forgiven for mixing up brewing and fermenting.

As well, porter takes no more than month to ferment. Brewing would take a day or so.

I have no affiliation with GoDaddy other than being a customer. The reason I used them is their customer service. The first person who picks up the phone has the ability and desire to fix problems. If it is beyond their skill level, a single escalation resolves it within 24 hours.

Coming in second is Amazon Prime. They completely avoid customer service by allowing the return of anything.

In many cases, it would be better for the cat to stay with the house.

How is this different from probiotics?

I now know which flower can be used as an acid/base indicator.

... and when she said "by the sun" she meant "too many cosmopolitans".

This season's opener for Castle makes use of the amnesia cliche. Some cliches are useful as scene-shorteners and speed up the plot. Using amnesia is so lazy that it is an insult to the audience.

From lowbrow friends: These sort of filters can also be used to turn cheap vodka into premium swill. Run half a gallon of vodka alcohol through the same filter three times and then once through a new one. Save the second one as the first filter for the next batch.

I have been a fan of Martel every since he auditioned for, and won, the lead singer in the only officially sanctioned Queen tribute band.

I hope he starts posting more to YouTube.

Some friends of mine (with a one year old) got upgraded to a suite free of charge. It had not been bought and the stewardesses thought the child would do better with some room for playing.

Calling one of Theodora's professions "actress" takes a bit of liberty. Search the Intertubes for "Theodora Geese" for the explanation.