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I am anticipating a discussion on flatware. I expect that we have to choose both ‘everyday’ flatware, and ’silver.’ My tastes run toward the more usable, so I’ll try to exert what influence I have on the everyday flatware — think practical. I’ll consider things like ergonomics (balance, how comfortable are they to hold, cut […]

Let me first say this: I poke fun at things. I poke fun at things and people that I like, and don’t like. I poke fun at myself, at my family, friends, partner, co-workers, neighbors, people in the news and those who make an impression — and the things they do or don’t do. It’s […]

This may be trite. Let me say it anyway. Family and friends are pretty cool. Gatherings of them can be very cool. (sometimes they can be stressful, but overall… cool.)
that’s all.

One of the best friends I’ve never met sent the URL for this article to me tonight, and I think there’s some cool stuff in it. It amazes and delights me, in fact, when people are creepily on target with such things as “an article for you.”
The writer/speaker is Richard Hamming, who I’d never heard […]

It appears that I’m getting married. Having asked, and receiving for an answer a somewhat breathless “yes, I will!” the ball is set in motion. And this is strange to me. Nice, but strange. In some regards I feel like (and my family and friends are emphasizing) that I’m joining the grownups, “Finally!” they add. […]

It’s -11 degrees Celsius (13F, -4F windchill). It’s too dog-gone cold to bike. Having said that, I have this old Yukon hat with rabbit fur lining that I found at St. Vinny’s years ago, and have had many happy warm-eared winters with it, thanks to the long-eared bunny friend who must have donated his fur […]

This is ridiculous. Really truly ridiculous. And ridiculously cute too. It’s really really chock full of cuteness.
The best thing about Little Saint Nick here, is that he’s just one of many many cute things on cuteoverload.com. There are more. Lots more. Some are even cuter.

It’s out now, both for Windows, and (unofficially, I guess) for Mac

I like my Timbuk2 Detour 2 — mostly. The main flap doesn’t fully cover the opening at the top; rain gets into the main compartment. Also, the side pockets are too shallow; my 2-liter Nalgene bottle and travel coffee cup fall out from time to time.
So, I decided to modify it. I’m handing it […]

Gee, Jenkins, Zimmerman — all in the Times today, saying the same things we’ve been hearing and discussing in classes, with the GAPPS folks, etc. So what’s new?
Well, it’s in the New York Times. The Sunday edition. It’s just another indication of a shift that’s happening. I thought I’d point it out.

My other bike (the one that’s not the Peugeot fixed) is a 1994 Kona Explosif with ProjectTwo forks. I bought it in December 2000 from a retiring prof (retiring at 38 — very cool). The past few months I’ve been so extraordinarily happy with my fixed gear Peugeot that I’d almost forgotten about my Kona. […]