Recent Blog Posts
We interrupt the n3rdl0ve hiatus to bring you this:
post a comment | posted Jan 20
Originally posted at nerd love.
And no, it was not an electric stapler.
Closed for the season.
post a comment | posted Oct 29
Originally posted at nerd love.
some of you (shannon & matt) may be wondering about the recent lack of posts to the n3rdl0ve blog. perhaps an explanation is due. i was hired quite suddenly in late august to teach english composition at a local college called bryant & stratton. ev...
Billion dollar satellites and Tupperware
post a comment | posted Sep 6
Originally posted at nerd love.
Recently we had our first experience with that ultimate nerd sport, geocaching. If you haven't heard of geocaching, this popular t-shirt slogan sums it up: "I use billion dollar satellites to find Tupperware in the woods. What's your hobby?" Geocac...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Chatting with the EPA
post a comment | posted Aug 28
Originally posted at nerd love.
Yesterday I posted on the success of Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Rahm Emanuel in preventing BP from *increasing* dumping of pollutants into Lake Michigan.However, companies like BP continue to dump into Lake Michigan. Which got me wondering: what can...
BP dumping update
post a comment | posted Aug 27
Originally posted at nerd love.
Good news came via e-mail the other day: according to Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, fuel giant BP has backed down from its plans to dump tons of filth into Lake Michigan. After Durbin and Emanuel gathered over 50,000 signatures on their p...
Nerdiness
post a comment | posted Aug 20
Originally posted at nerd love.
The results aren't exactly scientific, and I'm not sure I agree with the testing methods, but according to nerdtests.com Steve and I are 95 percent and 65 percent nerdy, respectively. I attribute my lower score to the fact that nerdiness was mostly...
Dumping in Lake Michigan
post a comment | posted Aug 17
Originally posted at nerd love.
Just found out this morning that petroleum company BP has been allowed by the EPA and the state of Indiana to dump "up to 1,584 pounds of ammonia and 4,925 pounds of industrial solids into Lake Michigan every single day," according to a petition at...
Where's George?
post a comment | posted Aug 14
Originally posted at nerd love.
Apparently Steve thinks this is old news, but it's news to me. Yesterday I was shopping when I noticed one of my five dollar bills was marked with money graffiti. Along the top of the back side of the bill, hand-written in red ink, it said, "Please...
Book store promotion
post a comment | posted Aug 10
Originally posted at nerd love.
In the back-to-school spirit so many stores embrace this time of year, our online book shop, Mysterion Books & Music, is offering free shipping from now through Labor Day on all purchases over $10. Visit Mysterion Books at mysterionbooks.com and ch...
Volunteer Trees
post a comment | posted Aug 10
Originally posted at nerd love.
I've often thrown around the phrase "volunteer trees," much to the annoyance of those around me. In case you don't know, volunteer trees are seedlings and saplings that spring up around large, mature trees. IOW, they're real trees that can be a nui...