Okay, for those of you who know me, you’ll understand. I came across this website via Digg.com this morning, and it’s right up my alley. http://www.archimedes-lab.org/numbers/Num1_69.html
Each year I have had my season tickets to the Orioles, I have made a CD for the trip to and from the Yard. Of course, this year, wthout a radio in my car, I can’t listen to the CD on the way, but I nonetheless felt it was important to keep up the ritual…
In the 18 years 1 month and 1 day that I have been driving a car, I have not received so much as parking ticket. Until yesterday. Yesterday evening, while racing to the airport (after being stuck in traffic) to meet my Dad’s flight, I got picked up on laser doing 50 in a 35…
I finally got around to purchasing an Airport Extreme base station today to replace my old wireless. My primary motivation was twofold. First, since I have all Macs at home now, I wanted the Apple base station. Second, I lost the CD’s to my old wireless router and had no way of enabling encryption. Now…
Two days ago, I grumbled about the MLB Extra Innings broadcast of the Yankee game going out at exactly 11 PM in the middle of the bottom of the 10th inning. I was fuming and emailed DirecTV. Today I got a response, and it was friendly and specific enough that it satisfies me.
Yes, I am having a massive banana split sans nuts for lunch. But hey, that’s what Friday’s are for!
I have been listening to the William Tell Overture all morning and each time the tune ends, I simply start it over again from the beginning. For some reason, the beginning makes me laugh. It’s becoming some kind of strange obession and I can’t seem to stop. Help!
I don’t put gas in my car much any more. In fact, I average 41 days between refuels, which suits me and my wallet just fine. However, I drive past my local gas station on the way to the train station each morning, and I take mental note of the price of gas. I believe…
Smithsonian Institution, of which I am a national member, has a program called “Adopt-a-library” to which I have been contributing for several years now, and today I mailed in a check to “re-adopt” two libraries for the coming year. The program provides the libraries with subscriptions to NATURAL HISTORY magazine for a full year. It…
Exactly one month ago, I visited the doctor for a checkup and reported that I had “elevated” blood pressure. At the time, my blood pressure was 138/88 and I was told that for someone of my age/health, it should be around 115/75. I immediately cut my sodium intake somewhat and also have started to run…
It was the bottom of the 10th inning, 2 outs, and Jeter was at the plate. Yanks down 4-2 and two men on base. The clock struck 11 PM on the east coast–and the channel on which I was watching the game (one of the MLB Extra Inning channels I get on DirecTV) went black…