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The novel "Gadsby" does not use the letter "e".  This was deliberate on the part of its author, and next to impossible (try it sometime!).  Here are the first 2 paragraphs: If youth, throughout all history, had had a champion to stand up for it; to show a doubting world that a child can think; and, possibly, do it practically; … Read More

The brainiacs at Mental Floss have a new feature: Thingamajig Thursdays: The idea here is that I’ll be taking a close look at some interesting thingamajig – or thingamabob, if you prefer – and letting you know the real name for it so you can appear a tad smarter than the next guy, who’s still foolishly calling the thingamajig a … Read More

A self-improvement website called 43things.com urges visitors to contribute a list of 43 things they want to do with their live.  To date, over 600,000 have contributed their list.  And here are the top items: Stop procrastinating 11615 peopleDrink more water 7309 peopleTake more pictures 6598 peopleSave money 5554 peopleRead more books 5120 peopleExercise regularly 4023 peopleEat healthier 3923 peopleWake … Read More

This guy, a Yale graduate, has decided to do a bit of self-promotion through a video resume. The problem isn’t just that he’s an egomaniac, he’s also a huge liar liar pants on fire: Not only is Alexey an amazing egomaniac, by the way–he’s apparently a thoroughgoing fraud. According to that link, he plagiarized a book on the Holocaust for … Read More

All it requires is some LEDs, a battery, and some wires. Oh, and a dead rat. And instructions to make a dead rat light which you can attach to your car.

The "Bee-yatch" is what I call my car’s voice nav system.  She dutifully tells me which road to take, where to turn, etc.  Of course, every time I turn her on, she strictly informs me that "safe driving is the driver’s responsibility".  In other words, she (and Ford) doesn’t want to be blamed (and sued) if she drives me off … Read More

I’ll Never Fall In Love Again – Jill O’Hara & Jerry Orbach (Promises, Promises Original Cast) Hot Lunch Jam – Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Fame Our Love Is Here To Stay – Ella Fitzgerald * Louis Armstrong Martha My Dear – The Beatles Prologue – Renaissance The Voice Of Enigma -Enigma Let The River Run – Carly Simon It … Read More

At the office of the people who make Red Bull, you can get from floor to floor by using the slide. And if you work at Google, you have a nice break room… These and other seeeeeriously cool workplaces discussed here (packed with photos!)

Yes, it does happen a lot.  It’s almost a rite of passage. "Dad goes upstairs to check on boys in shower. Finds hair covering shower floor. Sees older brother hiding Mom’s razor, and younger brother with puzzled expression. Shall I finish the story, or… ?" [See picture at right] "I once did that to my brother with my dads electric … Read More

Man, I was so in love with Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years. Such innocence. Smart, too.  Danica McKellar (who played Winnie Cooper) graduated summa from UCLA, and authored this paper somewhere in her education: "Percolation and Gibbs states multiplicity for ferromagnetic Askin-Teller models on Z2" (PDF format) Don’t bother reading it — you won’t understand it either. Saw her … Read More

Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles In Your Eyes – Peter Gabriel The Want Of A Nail – Soundtrack from the film "Camp" Not While I’m Around – "Sweeney Todd" (Original Broadway Cast) Lady Maramalade – Labelle Breakfast In America -Supertramp Undertow -Suzanne Vega Tuesday Afternoon -The Moody Blues Sunny – Bobby Herb