Technically, the next one down would be 0.7 degrees. But what happens with negative numbers? Is -7 an order of magnitude less than 7? I don’t think so. Either way, thank you, G*d, for letting me live in the 21st century when I don’t care that it is 7 degrees outside.
Category Archives: Serendipity
Trendsetting
I can’t help it. It just happens. As you can see, I was collecting snowman heads long before every Metal band and their brother were singing about the need to “hew many snowmen”. It’s a heavy burden.
Jealous Much?
Mark Zuckerberg is in the corner with a UFC fighter. WTF? I understand going to the fights. I’ve seen Trump in the front row at a couple – even after the assassination attempt. But being in one of the fighters’ corner? That’s weird. Or I’m just jealous. If I had his money, it’s something IContinue reading “Jealous Much?”
Fantasy, Imagination, & Reality
I noticed on my morning walk that it’s almost K-bar deer season. “Huh?” is a reasonable reaction. A few years ago, Amazon had K-bar’s on sale. I have absolutely no use for one, but they’re the knife of the Marine Corp, so they’re cool. I thought about it, considering that my purchase of Axe bodyContinue reading “Fantasy, Imagination, & Reality”
It’s a Small World
Just as I get old and cynical, I find the world is even smaller than I thought. I have a Russian co-worker (several of them, but only Sergey is relevant to this discussion) who goes on an across-the-middle-of-nowhere trip every summer. He sent me a video of an ATV trip. These were not normal ATVs.Continue reading “It’s a Small World”
Open Carry
I finally understand why the doors come off Jeeps. This was quite handy.
The Chaos
Also known as Dearest Creature in Creation. IMHO, it’s one of, if not the, most technically brilliant pieces of English poetry. I’m going to read the first page or so as Reader/Jokemaster at the tomorrow’s Toastmasters meeting. It must be read aloud. And you must read it yourself, as opposed to having it read toContinue reading “The Chaos”
How do you talk to God?
I tripped over this question on Josh Slocum’s substack. His phrasing is Manichean (it’s a theological topic, I can use that word). How does one deal with the feeling of simultaneously talking to a being you don’t really believe in, but feeling like an entitled fraud at the same time? I’m not sure that IContinue reading “How do you talk to God?”
Happy Birthday
I was never promised a rose garden, but I got the harvest! The Laird is the romatical one. A rose for every year. Good luck counting, because I’m not telling.
How Electricity Propagates
The best experiment/demonstration I have ever seen. I don’t want to lose it. Everything I’ve watched on that channel is good, but this is brilliant.
Marked Up 