January 2004
The Puzzle Instinct
I have been reading the book The Puzzle Instinct, by Marcel Danesi, which was a birthday gift from my childhood friend, Kaz.
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Puzzles •
01/31/04
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Ambiguity
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” — Wayne Gretzky
Dad •
Quotes •
01/30/04
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Phone tag
Tonight, we wanted to talk to Patrick and Karina because we still hadn’t finalized our plans to visit them for…
Dad •
Connections •
01/30/04
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Breakin’ for the Pope
Polish break-dancers perform in the Vatican for the Pope.
Patrick •
News •
01/29/04
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HI
As way of an explanation, I just wanted to say I’m very busy lately. I promised Patrick I would check…
Kathleen •
Explanations •
01/29/04
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Stupid Things You’re Good At
Get your portrait drawn with Stevie Nicks!
Dan •
Observations •
01/27/04
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Writing’s Demons
Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle… — George Orwell.
Patrick •
Quotes •
01/27/04
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Illation
illation (n) is not a late-twentieth-century rapper neologism.
Patrick •
Words •
01/27/04
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The Kids Sledding
We got one good snowfall this year. Here’s video of the kids sledding.
Patrick •
Movies •
01/25/04
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NPR’s Typewriter Sentences Competition
NPR asked readers/listeners to come up with sentences using only their left hands on the keyboard…
Dan •
Recommendations •
01/24/04
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Sidewalk Drawing
This is a must see. Some guy making sidewalk pictures. Enjoy.
Dan •
Recommendations •
01/21/04
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What’d the quick brown fox do?
Mark Simonson has brought us a pangram machine. A pangram is a sentence that contains every letter of the English alphabet.
Dan •
Puzzles •
01/21/04
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Happy Birthday, Adi
Adi is four. Congratulations!
Patrick •
Felicitations •
01/20/04
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Tragedy of the Commons
Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.
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Ideas •
01/20/04
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Know as Much as Einstein
Though I’ve never seen a Woody Allen movie, I have read one of his columns.
Dan •
Funnies •
01/19/04
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Google’s Sense of Humor
I just now noticed that Google has a News service where you can check in for current events or search…
Patrick •
Recommendations •
01/14/04
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Let the Punishment Fit the Crime?
Since this place is so dead lately, I figure it won’t hurt to post about a woman who, as part…
Patrick •
News •
01/14/04
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Solving the World’s Problems, One at a Time
How I ended up creating the Morrison Elementary School’s new email notification system.
Patrick •
Stuffs •
01/09/04
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Broadway Joe and Christmas Cheer
Check it out. This webpage has a high quality quicktime movie of the famous Joe Namath interview where he said,…
David •
Funnies •
01/08/04
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On Skipping Stones and Magic Angles
A Nature magazine articles reveals the scientifically proven best way to skip stones.
David •
Explanations •
01/07/04
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Happy Birthday, David
A whole lotta love to David on this special day from here in Athens, Ohio, from your big brother, your…
Patrick •
Felicitations •
01/06/04
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Caesar’s Last Breath
What are the chances you just inhaled a molecule which Caesar exhaled in his dying breath?
Dad •
Puzzles •
01/02/04
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Enigmaramus
I’ve discovered a new word, enigmaramus, which, the Internet tells me, has been used only in the naming of a Chilean lacewing, and which, logic tells me, has a bright future as an insult.
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Words •
01/01/04
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