Why Skunky Beer Stinks

From Science News:

A fairly decent overview of the chemistry of how at least 1000 chemical compounds interact to flavor beer, and how things named 3-methylbut-2-ene-1-thiol contribute to that evil skunkiness.

Vegas Marathon

I am a well-meaning but dumb person sometimes. Take, for example, the fact that I signed up for the 2005 Las Vegas Marathon despite knowing that I would be preparing for orals and have little time to train properly. I went December 4th and did it anyway. This was also an excellent excuse to party it up a little in Vegas for my birthday.

The race started at 6:00am, because that's how the organizers obtained permission to close half the Vegas Strip. So, we got to run up the full strip just at dawn. That was pretty nifty, expect for the frigid head wind. No more marathons in December for me. Because I hardly trained, I didn't improve my time much. I improved some, and had a better time recovering than in March, so at least my base fitness level is higher this year.

I also managed to win about $120 in various slot machines. Booyah!