We had a similar problem wit AT&T. They kept sending flyers to our address about their wonderful internet service, but then when we checked our address on their availability list, they said we couldn't have it.

Over the weekend, Sandy rented "Pacific Rim" for us to watch. Coincidentally, I had just received the first disc of "Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot" from Netflix earlier that week, so the kids watched that in parallel with Sandy and I watching "Pacific Rim ( Read more... )

Sunday night, Sam and Rosie made "fruit salads" for dinner. These included things that one doesn't normally think of as being fruits, like tomatoes and avocados. It was good, although it got me to thinking that if you wanted to mess with people's expectations you could make a "botanical fruit salad", which might be ( Read more... )

This morning, Rosie[1] decided to give me some advice before I left for work.

"Don't forget your pants!" she said.

Now that's good, solid advice that one can really use.

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[1] She is 4.

1. How many songs are there that prominently mention a particular musical instrument, but do not actually use that instrument in the song? Two that come to mind are ( Read more... )

So yesterday, I was listening to the radio while NPR had a long eulogy about the huge impact of Steve Jobs, including a bit about Apple's kind of secretive efforts to "institutionalize his management style" (which almost sounded like they are trying to simulate him in software ( Read more... )

So here I am in my office, when I happen to notice a small movement on the floor. I look down, and there's a chipmunk. Who notices me looking at him, and then dashes back out the door and down the hall. I think he's currently in the powder compaction lab next door ( Read more... )

“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow ( Read more... )

Is it really strictly necessary for every clock, including those integrated into other pieces of electronics, to have an audible alarm function? Even a weather station ( Read more... )

Well, as I threatened promised, here they are: pictures of my appendix:


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