Fire in the black hole.

Last weekend, we had our first weenie roast of the year. You might not know this, but I really like roasting hot dogs over an open fire. The weather wasn't exactly perfect for it, but it was warm enough. Anyway, that's item number 1. Weenie roast last weekend, and it was fun.

Item number two is Christina's youngest brother discovering the world of taxes and insurance. We spent at least half an hour explaining income tax, sales tax, property tax and the different kinds of insurance you need for them, and then explaining different scenarios he came up with and how, unless you do something illegal, there is no way to escape taxes. I think his conclusion was "That sucks!". I guess it's one of those things where you had to be there. We also had to go through different car accident scenarios and whose insurance will pay for what. I really think he's feeling ripped off by the various governments and insurance companies.

And lastly, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we (as in all of humanity) might not have to go to work ever again (this really wouldn't be a big change for me at the moment). The bad news is that the world's cookie reserves will be destroyed in the process. I read this story and thought it might be an April Fool's joke, but it's from the 31st of March and also appeared on the New York Times website. I'm not too worried though, in the German article, a scientist said that they cannot produce more energy than they put into it, so no chance of producing a black hole, and if there was a chance, the black hole would immediately fall apart again, and this kinda stuff would have already happened on the Earth's atmosphere, if it could happen. And something something, Stephen Hawking already agreed in 1974. See? It's safe.