The Terry website, when I bought Meg (and still — also, wow, it costs $750 now?!), said that there is enough wheel/brake clearance to allow the installation of fenders. I’m honestly not sure what Terry was thinking of when they wrote that, because although there is more wheel/brake clearance than a normal road bike, every […]
Autoanthropology
But what would be so awful, I asked each of my informants, about a brief friendly chat with a fellow commuter? This was clearly regarded as an exceptionally stupid question. Obviously, the problem with actually speaking to a fellow commuter was that if you did it once, you might be expected to do it again […]
Back to happier news
Language Log extols Edinburgh Uni’s results in the UK’s RAE “But with these figures out, even these shy people will have to admit, if pressed, that if you want to study in the biggest language sciences community in the U.K., and the best one as judged by volume of work judged to be of world-leading […]
Does anyone have Staythesame.gov yet?
I haven’t generally been extremely hopeful about Obama as president as far as “Change” goes — my feelings tend more to the “intelligent, self-reflective, moderately liberal guy? okay, that sounds pretty good” sort — but I am fairly disappointed that he’s appointing a Secretary of Energy who thinks the problems are on the supply side […]
Sun-kissed frost
When I left the house this morning, an hour earlier than usual, it was bright but not light: the sun had risen, but wasn’t yet shining directly onto the roads and buildings. The air was crisp and cold, the sky pale blue and orange, the hills clear and purple, the clouds a golden mass on […]
Things not to put in mashed potatoes
Many things are excellent additions to mashed potatoes, but vanilla-flavored soy creamer is not among them, especially not when you want to put them on top of a lentil-vegetable base and make vegetarian shepherd’s pie. (Be quiet. I was out of soymilk.)
Where to comment on Change.gov
Your Vision I had a hard time finding this and ultimately got the link from a friend, so I figured I would share in case anyone else is as lazy as I am but still wants to take the time to tell Obama their thoughts.
A poet of language science
I don’t often create posts that involve extensive quotations from other blogs, but I so enjoyed Prof. Pullum’s Language Log entry on vagueness and British weather that I feel compelled to quote it here: Those many idealistic souls who imagine that we would do better with a language that was free of vagueness and ambiguity, […]
Eeeeevil cookies.
Keebler Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper Cookies: The all-year Thin Mints! They have a slightly artificial taste that the Thin Mints don’t have, but otherwise are extremely similar. Yum!
austenbook: AWESOMEST EVER
Austenbook The above set me to what probably sounded like a horrible crying/coughing fit but was actually out-of-control laughter, thigh-slapping, &c., much like my recent discovery of Dogs in Elk and I Has a Sweet Potato. Hat tip for Austenbook: Shari. Thank you, Shari!