If you can, consider throwing it to help with the maintenance of Mixed States and the other science-themed feed aggregators at Something Similar. Mixed States is back after a long absence (long enough that I had stopped checking), and it's reminded me what an excellent resource this is.
The proprietor is looking for $135 to move to a better web host for the next year. If you like reading physics blogs, and like having that made easier for you, throw him some change.
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I believe we have a Super Bowl coming up. Or, if the NFL is so picky about the use of their trademarks, I believe we have a "Big Game" coming up. As a native south Louisianian, I'm for the eternally long-suffering Saints, who in all their years have never even been to a Super Bowl.
I stumbled on this flash game Bloons. The basic idea is that you (the monkey) throw these darts and try to pop some balloons.
Knife throwing is for real. This came up on a different thread. Although it is possible to make a fake stage act that involves what looks like knife throwing, that is actually fairly rare.
Our Coach Pitch baseball team just played the first game of the season. We had a very good game; the other team had a slightly better game. Everyone had fun, though, which is the key. A few quick thoughts on baseball and the 5-8 year-old group:
I love mixedstates and would like to contribute, but the link you list is defunct, so are the "contact us" and "about mixed states" links in the main page. Does anyone have contact information for the person in charge of it?
You can paypay to jmhodges at gmail.com, according to my PayPal receipt.