Number 9…Number 9
Posted by Glenn on March 10th, 2008Nine is the magic number this week.
Archive for March, 2008
The Wire
Posted by Glenn on March 9th, 2008“The Wire” ended tonight. I’m exhilarated and depressed.
Why we need the metric system
Posted by Glenn on March 8th, 2008The metric system was crucial in overturning of a miscarriage of justice.
RIM RIP
Posted by Glenn on March 7th, 2008March 6 was they day the doctor informed RIM tthat they were terminal. There will surely be some heroic efforts to resurrect the patient, and extraordinary measures will be used to prolong its life. Legions of Crackberryheads will be in denial, but they will eventually come to the stage of acceptance and face the inevitable.
Latke vs. Hamentashen
Posted by Glenn on March 6th, 2008The debate continues: Latke vs. hamentashen.
Glutamate is our friend
Posted by Glenn on March 5th, 2008Umami is good. MSG is good?
Dyslexia
Posted by Glenn on March 4th, 2008Reading is obviously a problem with developmental dyslexia, but the emotional toll that this deficit exacts may not be quite so easy to see.
Most wanted
Posted by Glenn on March 3rd, 2008I suppose one of the bad things about committing a crime is how your whole appearance gets summed up in a brief descriptive APB. Here’s one from an alert at a local university “Male caucasian, bushy white hair, mid 30s, black overcoat, black shirt, black shoes,” Pretty evocative, especially the omission of trousers.
Bad seed
Posted by Glenn on March 1st, 2008I got some feedback on the blog today from the younger generation. First report was that it was “Impressive blog. I haven’t decided if that last statement should be read sarcastically or not.” It was difficult to understand the other review because the young woman was laughing too hard at the idea of an old [...]