links, yard

Nifty mitochondria-and-similar stuff at Syaffolee: The Evolution of Powerhouses. I did not know about hydrogenosomes.

"The Ketchup Conundrum" by Malcolm Gladwell

Very mighty today. Several blackberries were removed, plus alarming amounts of bindweed biomass. Mostly the wood chips and branches are in the compost or the baking area (for deadening the virulent) now. Next weekend has a distant baby shower in it, but on Sunday maybe we'll start unearthing and rebuilding the rock wall.

hand badness

Ah, I forgot to mention: the pain in the fingers of my right hand, which seems to be actually improved by typing all day? Worsened by knitting. Dammit. I don't know that it's from knitting, but it scrapes nonetheless.