It’s not commonly known that the Hollywood sign is on private property — but it is, and that land is due to be sold. The Trust for Public Land is trying to buy it, but they need to raise a good deal of money in a very short amount of time. We’re all a bit short on cash at the moment, but you can join up on their Facebook or Twitter pages for free, and help spread the word!
…well, why not?
So, I had my H1N1 vaccine today, and man is that one ooky virus, even with the killed vaccine, I felt pretty off for a couple of hours. That said, I urge you to get your flu and H1N1 vaccines if you haven’t already, it’s not too late.
Now, you’re probably healthy, and thinking to yourself ‘I never get sick’ and sure, you probably don’t. That said, being vaccinated isn’t just good for you, it’s good for your community. When we’re all vaccinated, fewer of us get sick, and those of us who are particularly vulnerable are less likely to come in contact with an infected person.
It’s not just good public policy, I strongly believe it’s an integral part of the social contract. Vaccines are safe, effective, and at $15 at your local drug store, they’re a heck of a lot cheaper than missing a week of work.
Some people feel vaccines really are risky, but to that I say; life is risky, so make smart choices. It’s safer to be an un-vaccinated person in a vaccinated community than vice versa — but even with a low risk of infection, the risk associated with vaccines is even more negligible. So get vaccinated! If not for your own benefit, then for that of the community.
As the Monday that begins the last full week in January, today has been accredited as “the most depressing day of the year.” If this is the case, this year, so called ‘Blue Monday’ falls upon a rather fitting anniversary, as on the 25th January 1640, Robert Burton, author of The Anatomy of Melancholy died.
January 25, 1979: A 25-year-old Ford Motor assembly line worker is killed on the job in a Flint, Michigan, casting plant. It’s the first recorded human death by robot.
Robert Williams’ death came on the 58th anniversary of the premiere of Karel Capek’s play about Rossum’s Universal Robots, which gave the world the first use of the word robot. It was an invented term, based it on the Czech word for “forced labor.”
So, what do you think, January 25 become known as Robot Independence Day?
…you must first invent the universe.
Today is National Pie Day, (who knew?) and so here’s a recipe for apple pie which even the cooking impaired among you can make. I, being clever and industrious, typically have a Sara Lee cherry pie in the freezer for just this sort of emergency, and so that is what I shall be making today (as, in addition to being clever and industrious, I am also lazy)… Mm, pie.
So, CoCo’s up to some wacky hijinks this week… It’s probably a stunt, but hey, I approve of the ’stick it to the man’ attitude nonetheless!
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