12 YEAR OLD REVOLUTIONIZES SOLAR CELL, STILL CAN'T GET DATE

But seriously, this story is wonderful. William Yuan, a seventh grader from Portland, Ore., designed a 3-D solar cell that not only absorbs visible light, but also UV rays.

It's refreshing to see things like this. It helps engender confidence in the future of humanity. And I secretly always wanted to be a science prodigy and go off to a specialized school and room with Val Kilmer, like in "Real Genius," and have Jon Gries live in my closet.

'CAUSE IT'S GOOD, THAT'S WHY

Hey, you. Yeah, you four people that check out this blog. You should buy this book. Why? 'Cause it's written by the incredibly gifted Karen Andrews, one of Australia's many talents.

Trust me; Karen has a way with the words. There's an honesty in her work, and not an ounce of pretense. Which is the way it should be.

At the very least, go over and give her blog a look-see. You won' t be disappointed.

THAT'LL WAKE YOU UP IN THE MORNING

So, I found that nothing quite knocks the cobwebs from your head first thing in the a.m. like stepping on a piece of broken glass with a bare foot.