And yes, it is a sad comment on my life that it's worth a headline.

Now there's proof. Besides Congress, I mean.

You know those scenes in movies like <I>The 13th Warrior</I> where the hero can't even lift a sword? It's BS. A heavy two-handed sword probably weighed about 4 lbs; most single handed blades were under 3 lbs.

By Strunk, White, and Factotum.

Before you try to get that fantasy novel published, take this simple test.

A contributor to our <a href="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?Cat=">forum</a&gt; has made a fine argument for the case that "the future of high-end audio, if it has one at all, is inexorably linked to video." And he cites my recent discussion of the <a href="http://www.burwenaudio.com/BURWEN_BOBCAT.html">Burwen Bobcat</a> as proof.

Although to paraphrase Mason Williams on winning an Emmy Award, "It's like being kissed by a girl with bad breath&mdash;you appreciate the honor, but . . . ."

A Dartmouth study suggests the brain doesn't stop developing at 18. Of course, women have been saying that about guys for years. Now there's proof.

Phil Plait, over at <I>Bad Astronomy</I> is outraged over the meddling of George Deutsch in NASA's press releases about science matters. Deutsch, a 24-year-old political appointee and <A HREF="http://scientificactivist.blogspot.com/2006/02/breaking-news-george-deu… dropout</A>, is entitled to his opinions on scientific matters, of course, but it does seem&mdash;shall we say presumptuous?&mdash;to insist on editing real scientists on matters of scientific "accuracy."