lizzyshoe is going to be interviewing Robert Picardo for a paper, and offered to tack on a question for me. My question is 'Why Scifi ( Read more... )

I dropped a stitch. Which, normally, whatever. But no. This had to be one of those weird complicated increase/decrease stitches of doom, four rows below my working row. So I have absolutely no way to pick the darned things up and put them back where they belong. And of course, I hadn't moved my lifeline after I finished the last repeat so I have to ( Read more... )

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May one go back in time and kill Hitler before the war?

If we were to throw out all SpaceTime Continuum issues, the question is doubly potent.

Discuss.

There is this amazing thing they have here in New York. There is a period of a few months where, for some reason, the weather takes a turn for the unexpected and pops out the most peculiar temperatures. These temperatures range anywhere from Winter to Construction When It's Really Warm, to Construction of Wow That's Hot. I'm told this is called ' ( Read more... )

Well, there I was, standing on the corner waiting for the light to change when someone walking past told me I could cross ( Read more... )

It is interesting to watch people on the subway. Rushing to be sure not to miss the train and then standing impatiently on the side of the track as they wait for it to finally come. And then, when it does there is the mad pushing to get on and grab a seat. Fast as can be the eyes glaze over and the world is tuned out either through headphones, ( Read more... )

And here I thought Minnesota weather was odd. Remember that snow storm on Monday? Yes, well, Tuesday was chilled ans snowy, followed by a predictable chilly Wednesday followed by a warm and sunny Thursday during which one did not need a coat?! Oo Yes. It is Early Summer here in New York, and I can not understand it. Shabbos I really did not need a ( Read more... )

I heard a noise in Parsha today. Not just any noise, no it was a loud, sharp piercing, head shattering ear splitting noise that caused me so much pain I had to grab my ears and attempt to block out the world. All that did was slightly muffle it, and everything else a bit. For some reason no one else heard it though. It lasted for an excruciating 3 ( Read more... )

Well well well, what have we here? Is this a snow day? My my, I have not had one of those in a long time. Years, decades even perhaps. No mind that there is not even half a foot of snow, or that I actually wanted to go to class, but all that aside, tis a snow day ( Read more... )