Month: April 2007
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Niece Name Update: An otter is an otter is an otter.
I’m sad to report, despite our best efforts, the Queen of Paint has gone a different way.Otter is out. Our new niece’s name is Phoebe Sofia. I am sure I will be fine with this. As Shakespeare says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as…
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In Which, our new niece is a Sea Mammal
So, Stephanie’s sister-in-law had a baby a couple of days ago, and she’s doing just fine. Her name is Phoebe. Her middle name yet to be determined, and we are lobbying for Otter! Why you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you, and it’s the cutest story you’ve ever read on this blog (not that we…
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Being Adam Gertsacov
Every once in awhile I google myself to see if I’ve got any publicity about my shows or the flea circus that I don’t know about. So I googled my name and I found a new fan on myspace! This woman from England found my website, and was tickled by it! Not only that, but…
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FW: From Boing Boing: Robotic Fleas!
This is from Boing Boing: looks like pretty soon my flea training process will be obsolete! =============== Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Robotic jumping flea UC Berkeley researchers are designing a millimeter-long robotic flea that uses a tiny rubber band to launches itself into the air. The current prototype is seven millimeters long and tests have…