We’re mostly moved in now. As usual after a move, we can’t find anything… we labeled all the boxes, but we’re not sure where some of the boxes themselves ended up in all the confusion. I insisted on moving all our computer equipment myself, so I knew where all that stuff was, and the office [...]
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I Hate Moving, Redux
I’ve said it before: I hate moving. But with any luck, I won’t be saying it again. Our experiment at renting out our old place ended a few months ago. Some of you know the details; for everyone else, I’ll just say it was a minor disaster, and it took more than a month to [...]
“News stories about stupid young people make old people feel good”
As I’ve mentioned before, my adoptive father listened almost solely to country music, by preference the old-school “my pickup broke down, my wife left me, and my dog died” kind. And being a very selfish person, he had no problem with making the entire family listen to it during interminably long car trips, while he [...]
University Students
The students are back in town, very obvious in their official school tee-shirts (and by the fact that the city’s population has jumped by nearly 20% in the last couple weeks — and the traffic has gotten worse all out of proportion to that). While driving yesterday, I saw four groups of such students, and [...]
“What Caffeine Actually Does to Your Brain”
Always a good thing to know. I’ve mentioned before that I seem to have acquired a permanent immunity to caffeine, but I don’t see anything here to explain that.
“Advice for Britons on serving foreign guests”
Some of these are interesting, others are amusing. Especially since I know several Canadians (and yes, several of them would take offense if you called them American, and almost all of them would quickly correct you), and a couple who’ve spent several years in Japan and have adopted some of the Japanese culture. And my [...]
Our Nocturnal Visitor, Part III
The sturdy mini-trash-cans that I talked about last time seem to have done the trick, but they needed some extra help. As I mentioned, Ralph and his relatives didn’t give up easily. It took them several days, but they figured out how to open those cans too. After examining (and cleaning up) the evidence from [...]
“The Rise and Fall of Homo Logicus”
I’ve finally discovered my true species classification: Homo Logicus. Or technically, Homo Sapiens Logicus, a subspecies of humanity. (As opposed to the more common subspecies, Homo Sapiens Idioticus, or the overlapping Homo Sapiens Dipshiticus, several representatives of which I’ve had the misfortune to have to deal with recently. But that’s a completely different subject.)
“Detect A Good Liar By Knowing Their Most Effective Tactics”
Although I might object to the term “good liar,” the idea is sound.
“Use Wolfram Alpha to Figure Out Confusing Family Relationships”
In my family, I’m likely to actually need this. And maybe a score-card too. DARK HELMET: Before you die, there is something you should know about us, Lone Starr. LONE STARR: What? DARK HELMET: I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former room-mate. LONE STARR: What’s that make us? DARK HELMET: Absolutely nothing. Which is [...]