Radioactive Fallout in Eastern Europe? - Updated

 "Recognize the malice, cunning, and hypocrisy that power produces, and the peculiar ruthlessness often shown by people from 'good families.'" - Marcus Aurelius

Radioactive junk at my house

We've been going through a relative's stuff, and helping her to downsize now that she's getting up there in age.  As part of the process of sorting through those possessions, my wife was given a box of ceramic dishes.  She thought that they were pretty and wanted to display them.

Half-Life

Half-Life is a really fun shooter/puzzle-solving video game that was released in 1998 or 1999.  Below is a YouTube walk-thru of the entire game.  It's a pretty nerdy game for a first-person shooter - which is probably why I like it so much.

Half-Life is also a scientific term.  It's the time needed for something to be reduced to half its original value.