Tried some Dippin' Dots a couple of days ago. They are obviously an LDS-member owned company, as their slogan is "Many are cold, but few are frozen." Pretty clever, actually. Gene gave me a spare Sterling Student Slide Rule the other day right after I had schooled him in a few rounds of "It Came To Pass".   =)     Here's Rick at his recent birthday party:



Misti didn't believe me that men in some indigenous cultures wear penis sheaths. Silly me, I thought this was common knowledge... I guess I just know weird trivial tidbits that others may not have picked up. Misti just e-mailed me another interesting bit of trivia. Today's investor's word of the day is "full ratchet": In venture capital, an investor protection provision which specifies that options and convertible securities may be exercised relative to the lowest price at which securities were issued since the issuance of the option or convertible security. The full ratchet guarantee prevents dilution. I have no idea what that means, but it's pretty cool, no? Here's Becca in Winnemucca:



We procured some awesome G.E. Soft White 100 Longlife Plus Spiral compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs from 'Small-mart' a few days ago, and I'm really excited about them. They are equivalent to 'regular' 100-watt incandescent bulbs (both produce approximately 1,690 lumens of light), but only use 26 watts of power. Thus, theoretically, we could leave them four (4) times as long and only still pay the same amount of money. In addition, these new bulbs last roughly 6,000 hours, as opposed to the paltry 750 hours of a 'regular' bulb. The new bulbs have screw-in bases that fit into your standard A-Line sockets, unless (as in some torchiere lamps) the shade prohibits a slightly wider base or the lamp needs to attach directly to the bulb's surface. For most lamps with an 8" or taller harp and light fixtures with globes, however, it's a viable and strongly recommended replacement. For those that know how traditional fluorescents work, CFLs still need a ballast, but it is incorporated into the ceramic screw-in base of the bulb.