Maybe I should take Second Life seriously...

The avatar of Carl Bildt, foreign minister of Sweden, cut the ribbon to the Second House of Sweden, the Swedish embassy in Second Life. The Second House of Sweden is a replica of the Swedish embassy to the U.S. in Washington, DC.



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Alexis sets up her blog.

School rejects Duck tape outfits

Tux and gown crafted from duck tape, with a dragon motif that stretches from boy to girl, are deemed inappropriate attire for a school prom.



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Talking' 'Bout My G-g-g-generation

British septuagenarians covering The Who -- 'nuff said.



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Pervbots on the Prowl

Robotic paparazzi, that sense how much skin a celebrity is showing on the red carpet? Sure, it sounds like a great idea, but is anyone thinking about the hungry families of human paparazzi, who could lose their jobs to robots that can stake out trendy hot spots for hours, waiting for a pop tart to fall out of a limo?



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Smell the Cod

Am sitting in Eamonn's, waiting on fish and chips, seeing how easy it is to blog via Blackberry.

Things I learned at Brew U.

Things I learned at Shenandoah Brewing's Brewing University:

• The word "bridal" has its origins in the Old English terms for "bride's ale," for the ale that a bride made and served her wedding guests;
• Sake is technically a beer, since it is fermented from a cooked starch;
• Why do some like their peas porridge in the pot nine days old? Fermentation, that's why (mmm... pea beer...);
• In times past, a contaminant was sometimes added to jumpstart the fermentation; for example, a dead animal might be tossed in the brew;
• Germans stored beer in caves (lagering) resulting in the lager yeast, which thrived in the cooler temperatures, being naturally selected;
  
• English ladies-in-waiting were given a one-gallon per day ale allowance for breakfast;
  
• Why did the Pilgrims land when they did? They were running out of beer.