Love thy medicine

This year I’ve become quite the connoisseur of prescription drugs.
Personally, I think the 2007 Phizer collection is divine. It goes without saying that a well crafted capsule goes down smooth (although I said it anyway), but my Phizer stock of tablets go down almost as well. There’s a very mild bitter taste, with just [...]

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An endorsement for Logitech

Do you get soreness in your shoulder from all the lateral movement associated with “mousing.” If so, you might want to try a trackball.
I was a victim of repetitive motion, and the havoc it can wreak on your joints. It had gotten to the point that ibuprofen warranted it’s own line in our budget. A [...]

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Stats, more stats, and being googled

Those of you lured in by my title (no doubt statistics junkies one and all) are in for a little disappointment… there’s no rhyme or reason behind my titles, I just go with the first thing that pops into my head, wether it makes sense or not.
One of my guilty pleasures is pulling up the [...]

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You mean the English don’t use the English system?

I cribbed this from Daringfireball.net:
GOOD Magazine
What do Myanmar, Liberia, and the U.S. have in common? According to info gleaned from the link, we’re the only ones not using the metric system.

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Grouse alert!

This entry’s sole purpose is to complain, whine, and grumble. If you have any loose razor blades lying around, or anything else that could do you or anyone else harm, it’s strongly recommended that you put them away before reading any further.
I’ve been trying to find something to get excited about. Specifically, I’m looking for [...]

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A case of money well spent

There’s lots of news about government gone bad, but I thought this was an interesting example of a little bit of good it can do… when it’s responsive to the needs of it’s people. (I heard this on our local NPR station this morning.)
The story piqued my interest because I remember when school lunches in [...]

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Judging me by my cover

You may not know it, but I’m the guy with the hair. For most of my life, for better or worse (mostly worse), I’ve been identified by my hair. In high school, my sister once famously pointed me out in a large crowd (at a football game) by saying, “look, he’s the guy with the [...]

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“Baby Einstoned”

There was an interesting item on Slate’s Human Nature page this morning. It described recent research which suggested “Baby Einstein” was bad for babies:
Baby DVDs are worse than educational TV shows, because the DVDs “have little dialogue, short scenes, disconnected pictures and … linguistically indescribable images.” Researcher’s conclusion: Your kid is better off watching American [...]

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My dirty little secret

I bought frozen dinners to tide me over this week. Yep, all that talk about wanting to cook was nothing but a pile of steaming, reconstituted potato flakes.
With the kids gone with my wife to the Kauffman Family (v 2.2.2) ancestral home, I could have used the down time to hone my budding craft. Instead, [...]

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Wii

If you think hunt & peck typing is tough, try doing it with a laser pointer and a thumb. That’s essentially what I’m doing right now on the Wii. It’s great practice for gaming though… lots of quick, precise movements.

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