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From My Lucky Charms Perspective

Initially, I thought it'd be a good idea for Kristina to create a weekly blog entry, to be posted each Friday. Kristina, however, has already written two entries, too good to be held onto. And, I think to myself: "Why hold her back?"

So, I'll post her first entry — written Monday, the 19th — now. In this entry, KR takes us inside a typical day of working with audio components (as opposed to making quilts). It's a day marked by Lucky Charms, Excel spreadsheets, and the hustle and bustle of Grand Central.
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Stephen has suggested that I write a weekly…

Noun Time

The Oxford University Press announces the top 100 nouns in the English language. Guess what's first? Heck, guess what the first 10 are.

I'm sorry Mr. Angus Stevenson, but I refuse to believe that "time" and "man" made it into the top 10 because of the popularity of the phrase "time waits for no man."

Time to open a can of whup-ass on the OUP.

Action Painting

Jon Iverson sends along this deeply meaningful site, commenting, "Fun for hours!"

Flash: The King is Cranky

This just in:

Chuck Berry's got a dark side.

Oh yeah and there's steroids in baseball, Britney Spears has given new meaning to the phrase "white trash" and the blood and treasure maw that is the war in Iraq isn’t going to work out for the best.

Please.

This illuminating fact was highlighted by Taylor Hackford, the director of Hail!, Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, the biopic about Berry that’s seeing a 20th anniversary re-release. One of a handful of music films that can truly be called great, Hail!, Hail! was hell, hell to make, thanks to its subject, for whom the term "dark…

The Ideal Placement

Kelli's never been too happy with my orange Ikea couch. After all, she has her opinions on what a couch should be. First and foremost, obviously, a couch should be comfortable. Aiding in the comfort of a couch, Kelli tells me, are things like arms and backrests and cushions made of soft fabric. All of these things work together to provide a soothing place for resting one's head and supporting one's legs after a long, tiring day in the office. My couch, however, lacks these things. To a certain degree, I'm proud of my couch for maintaining its individuality — its unwillingness to conform…

This One Reads Like a Movie Pitch

Scientists in Malta are excited about what they're learning from a mummified duck-billed brachylophosauruses. The pictures are fabulous.

Inside the Museum Infinity Goes on Trial

The Archimedes Palimpsest suggests that the canny philosopher understood infinity not just as heuristics and mystics, but refined and defined down to the last line. Nearly two millennia before the Calculus—eureka indeed.

Huck Shows the Love

Huckleberry does some aggressive grooming on Bagheera. It looks cute, until you notice her exasperated expression. Usually, this is a prelude for a fight; this time it turned into synchronized napping.

Protect Whose Property?

Ed Quillen asks a big question that Congress ought to be asking in the rush to protect property rights.

The <i>Stereophile</i> Jalapeno Pepper

I tried, so many times, to write a little something about the Stereophile pepper and golf-coins, but could never get the ideas to grow, could never get them to drop in the hole. See here how Kristina handles it, while kindly declining our CD case (and CDs, in general).
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I have had a Jalapeno Pepper stress-reliever at my desk now for a little over a week. I have not needed to use it to relieve any frustration but I had no choice but to finally ask Stephen, "Why on earth do we have a Jalapeno Pepper stress-reliever with Stereophile stamped along the side…