Trying To Avoid Empty Bowl Snowstorms

In two of the last three years, snowstorms have had a negative impact on the 2nd Harvest Northern Lakes Foodbank "Empty Bowl" fundraisers.  Normally held in early April, the event lost about 10 thousand dollars in donations in both 2007 and 2009 because of late season snowstorms that hit on the day it was held.  This year's "Empty Bowl" will be held at the Depot on April 20th.  It offers a handmade ceramic bowl created by area artists and school children, plus a meal of soup, bread and a beverage for just a 15 dollar donation.  There is also an online auction with ten premiere bowls up for bids.  Get more information and bid by going to www.northernlakesfoodbank.org

I'm always a little uncomfortable when scientists start messing with Mother Nature especially when they try and re-create the "big bang" that many think is the force behind the start of the universe.  Today an international group of scientific "geeks" are using an underground particle accelerator to hurl sub-atomic particles at nearly the speed of light into each other.  The data from the resulting collision will be used to answer questions about the "big bang" and possible evidence of a substance called "dark matter".  Thankfully, if you are reading this, any fears of creating an earth destroying explosion because of their experiments were apparently unfounded.