August 3, 2021 0 The Staircase With the Traffic Light Pictured above is a screenshot from Google Maps (it’s here if you want to take a look yourself) of a [...]
August 2, 2021 0 Happy Belated Birthday, Australian Horses! On May 2, 2009, a horse named “Mine That Bird” shocked the racing world by taking first place at [...]
July 30, 2021 0 The Curious Case of the Upper Case Lower Case N Hi! As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of [...]
July 28, 2021 0 The Hidden Danger in the Walls of Your Old House Let’s say that you live in a house dating back to, oh, the 1940s or so. And let’s also say that [...]
July 27, 2021 0 Why Congress Gets Free Men’s Magazines Junk mail today usually consists of catalogs offering all sorts of products for sale, but typically, those [...]
July 26, 2021 0 The Great Cookie– er, Biscuit– er, Cake Debate of 1991 If you’re in the United States and want to start a stupid debate, gather a dozen or so people and ask a [...]
July 23, 2021 0 The Invisible Part of This Email Hi! As long-time readers know, on Fridays — like, you know, today — I do a week-in-review type of [...]
July 22, 2021 0 The Bugs That Make Danger Glow If you’ve heard of E. coli, you likely associate it with an illness of some sort. A type of bacteria, [...]
July 20, 2021 0 The Problem With Stealing High-End Electronics (and Beer) If you’re reading this on a smartphone, you have something valuable in your hands — and I’m [...]
July 19, 2021 0 Literally Nuts for Candy Pictured above is a man dumping chestnuts and acorns from a large bin into a much larger bin. He’s [...]