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Mother's Day brunch at the Firefly Grill in beautiful Effingham, IL. There's only two reasons to go to Effingham. One is the Firefly Grill and the other is the John Boos factory outlet.

Glad things are getting a it brighter in your life Jacob. Hope things keep moving in the right direction.

Is there any other?

Stax

You should be able to get a set of 12AX7s for a hell of a lot less than $500. I would start with those.

I'll be having breakfast tomorrow morning while checking my email on my " it just works" iPhone 4s.

Bats are a lot cooler than rodents.

No rodents were harmed in the making of the above photograph.

And a free dinner.

Just in case you guys think I do nothing but drink, this is a picture of me molesting a Peromyscus leucopus at one of our field sites.

x3. What, those silly Android phones don't have working cameras?

It means 10 months salary v 9 months salary.

Just finished an interview to be the environmental biology coordinator for biological sciences. I love interviews.

Sorry for your loss Steve. My condolences to you and Jim's family.

Good job, as usual, Steve.

QFT

Went to a soccer tournament. They won the first game 5-1 and lost the second 4-2. Between the two games Peter scored 3 goals and had 4 assists including one cross that was infuckingcredible. Now chilling with some liquid refreshment.

Say hi to Bruce for me.

Hope Emily heals quickly.

Beely's bar is right near Midway.

Radioactive is one of those words that make people panic as a knee-jerk reaction. The radiation in these lenses comes from Thorium which is primarily an alpha-emitter. Therefore, unless you are going to ingest the lens or grind it up and inhale it, you should be OK.

Oops. Somehow missed the closed part. Never really heard a closed phone I liked. I liked the Beyer dt880-600 when I owned them but they are not fully closed.

I know I will probably get crucified for this but have you tried a K701 that has been recabled with direct leads to each earpiece? I can pop my pair in the mail for you to audition for as long as you need.

Neither one of them deserves any human compassion. The victims should get to decide his fate.

Well if Srajen loved it, that tells me all I need to know.