Mar 09 2010
I saw this ad last week.
Uh huh. Sure they are.
Electronic controls can be fail-safe under laboratory conditions, but if you can’t explain unintended acceleration in real-world scenarios, then you haven’t proved jack.
Mar 06 2010
People who organize events sometimes make it look easy and many times their work is under-appreciated. I am definitely guilty of under-appreciating event organizers in the past, but after organizing a ski trip that happened today I now have a ton of respect for event organizers. I will also say that I definitely will not [...]
Feb 28 2010
I saw this in my kitchen today and I thought it was a green onion. And then I thought, no that does not look right. That ain’t a green onion! That’s a sprouting onion!
Feb 16 2010
I went to the barber today and I noticed that the barber spent a whole minute looking for white hair to cut. Must have found five or six. This is the first time a barber has done that to me.
Comb comb comb, silence, snip…comb comb, silence, snip…comb comb comb comb, long silence, snip…
Feb 09 2010
It started snowing Friday afternoon.
On Saturday the entire town was shut down because of snow. Other than a brief visit to campus, I stayed at home.
On Sunday the morning church meeting was cancelled so I stayed home. I made a visit to a Subway for lunch and the supermarket to pick up a few things [...]
Feb 08 2010
Monday classes were cancelled because of snow and now so are Tuesday’s classes. Of course for me it makes no difference since I do research. [UPDATE: WEDNESDAY CLASSES CANCELLED!]
I wouldn’t be surprised if Wednesday classes are also cancelled. The sad truth is this:
1. It’s going to snow again on Tuesday.
2. The existing snow isn’t melting. [...]
Jan 31 2010
Dude: how are you doing?
Me: bored
Me: what do you do in your free time?
He tells me what he does in his free time, and sure enough, it’s pretty lame.
Me: ok exactly my point
Me: you have no life
Me: and neither do i
Me: why are we such losers?
Dude: i have no idea
Me: why?
Me: it’s 7:17 pm EST
Me: [...]
Dec 10 2009
A few weeks ago I was on a long road trip.
Woman: Hey, you young people need to hurry up and get married. If you wait, all the good ones get taken.
Me: I disagree. The first ones to go are on sale because they are no good.
It took me about half a second to blurt that [...]
Dec 08 2009
Back in June, I laughed at the Governor of South Carolina for cheating on his wife. Now this whole Tiger Woods thing deserves a blog post from me.
In that old post, I said that if you’re some public figure, your chances of getting away with it aren’t good. Here’s a conversation I had with my [...]