Today I Turn Twelve

I first became aware of the “Theorem of Situational Shielding” while learning to drive. One of the corollaries to this theorem is “Car Glass is Opaque When Looking From the Outside In”. A short sit in slow traffic on any given day will demonstrate the concept. The woman belting out “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina”…

I’m not sure where I was July 23th. I was one week into the new Big Box Pharmacy job, and wrapped up in my own little world apparently. I wasn’t listening to much radio, wasn’t reading much news, wasn’t communicating with friends more than the occasional two-line email. And yet the news that Amy Winehouse…

When I went to bed at two this morning, it was snowing. When I got up this morning, it was still snowing. The results of ten additional hours of snowfall were obvious. The Socialist spent two hours last night after I retired starting the dig-out process. I’m sure it made a difference, but the wind…

Sister the Younger presented me with a Nook for my birthday this past weekend. I’d been interested in e-readers, but had been holding off because they’re still pretty heavily in development. I learned from the old Beta vs. VHS wars that the best format doesn’t necessarily win, and I didn’t want go with the wrong…

THE GOOD NEWS: The lump is just a sebacious cyst. Granted, it got large quickly, but it isn’t infected (which is why there was never any pain connected with it). We just keep an eye on it. It will probably be as active as Clueless Wonder on a slow day (i.e. it’s just going to…

You know that old saying that if you want to stiff a waitress, don’t leave her a tip, but if you want to insult her, leave her a penny? Actually, that’s not really an old saying. I just made that up. I got my review today. I believe I have just been insulted. On an…