If you're like me, you probably worry about the temperature of the superfluid helium cooled superconducting magnets that line the 27 kilometer Large Hadron Collider located somewhere in the country of Europe.

But you can stop worrying, as I have, and just go to the new Cooldown Status Page to get up to the minute live temperature readings.  If you notice any anomalies I'm sure there is number to call, but I feel pretty safe knowing that Alice is on duty in sector 12.  That is until that backstaber Atlas from sector 81 decides he wants her job and start spreading rumors.  Atlas is a jerk.

Tim and Dave and I spent the afternoon hanging out at LucasArts.  Don't jump to any conclusions.  You'll only make yourself sad.

Last night I went to a swanky party held at the Farimont hotel in the Tonga room, and place that looks like a ballroom that a pirate ship crashed into, where LucasArts announced Monkey Island 2: Special Edition featuring all new Guybrush hair.

It's hard to believe that twenty years later so many people would sill love and play Monkey Island.  I would not have believed it if you told me back then.  We were just making a game and hoping we didn't get fired for having so much fun.

Here is a picture of Tim suitable for framing or carry around in your wallet.

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In a nail-biting final game Canada won the gold medal in hockey defeating the United States in a score of something to something.  Honestly, I wasn't paying much attention.

I'm just glad Canada won.  Not because of some adopted national pride, but more because I didn't want to deal with the lingering smell of tear gas and burning cars.

At this very moment the entire country of Canada is drunk and singing the national anthem outside my apartment building.

But to be completely honest, it's really nice to see.  Canada is a pretty cool place filled with really nice people and I think they deserve this and to feel good and have so much pride in their country.

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I want this painting hanging in my living room.  Getting up each morning and see this will really set the tone for the day.

It's true, look it up.  But that's not why we're here today.

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