D’oh!

I’ve screwed up the date calculation on the Blogroll.
And I thought it was so clever, too.

Where have I been?

You may be asking. Or not. Y’know, it varies.

I’ve been busy at work. Bossette is on extended leave, and while I’ve loved the challenge of being everything to everyone, I’ll be glad when some of that is taken back.

I’ve reading a bit lately. Read Talon of the Silver Hawk. It was disappointing. I expected more, for some reason.

I’ve just about finished The DaVinci Code.
It’s a good book. Not a *great* book, but a good book. It will never be an epic, but it’s a good journey into the serect world of the grail, the Priory of Sion and the Templar Knights.

I got both of those books as e-books. The first proper ones I’ve had, rather than OCR-ed scans. I’d do it again, cos if the book is worth it to buy paper, then I’d rather get a discount and have it electronically.

So anyway, that’s what I’ve been up to.

Rameny Goodness

FROM The Kansas City Star via Fark (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/6103558.htm)

What’s in a name?

Good news, if your last name is Muhammad and you owed late fees at the Kansas City Public Library.

On Saturday, a man walked into the Kansas City Public Library’s Southeast branch and paid off more than $600 in outstanding fines for everyone whose last name is Muhammad.

And it didn’t go on the Visa card; he paid the debt off in ramen noodles. Each year the library is host for a food drive in which the tardy can donate canned or nonperishable goods and wipe away the fines. Each item clears $1 of debt.

That’s right — more than 600 packages of ramen noodles. The man had to make two trips, prompting this recollection from Gretchen Dombrock, branch manager: “I’ve never seen so many packages of ramen noodles.”

The benefactor had originally come in to pay off the debts of family members; their fines were a little more than $100.

The man has asked to remain anonymous, the library said. The only thing known about him is his last name: Muhammad.

– James Hart/The Star

Murlainn, I thought you lived in Canada?

More RSS Shenanigans

You should see, bottom right, “Latest Forum Posts”.
This shows you the last 15 active topics on the forums. Some topics might seem old, but since it’s based on topic activity, not individual posts, maybe it will prompt one or both of you gentle readers to post in older topics.

I also did it cos I’m too lazy to click the “Forums” link over there…

The rdf is available here: http://forums.kozaru.net/rdf.php