Time and Order
Irrational and abstract though they may be, time and order are constants in our lives. We "watch the clock," we know that "time waits for no-one," and that the passage of time is a topic of great interest. Especially around here. We consider the order of things, such as birth order, the order of the planets, batting order, and orders one must
Itty Bitty Pretty Beer (with a kick!)
Obviously The Obvious is not Obvious
Britt in Shorthand: People Trump Power
Britt Blaser is a blogger with a posting style I respect and appreciate. He enters long posts, the kind that appear to have taken a long, long time to compose. No rapid-fire, shoot from the hip, "power blogger" emanations. Britt's posts seem thought out, carefully developed, and are very expressive. And impressive, too.
this is only a test. Today I saw a thermometer reading of Test; which really meant 31°.31&186
Spring?
Today, March 21st, is the First Day of Spring. Despite what the groundhogs (plural, we consider both Punxsatawny Phil and the more proximal prognostications of Staten Island Chuck) predicted --an early Spring-- it appears that nature and the schedule of the Vernal Equinox are not in sync.
MSM Gets It ALL WRONG (again!)
Remember not so long ago, when Time and Newsweek put the doctor from Vermont on their covers, anointed him the status of front runner, and all but declared him the next presidential nominee of the Democratic Party? Remember how CNN, MSNBC, and other mainstream media (aka MSM, in keeping with chic blog glossary terms) joined in on the fun, all of them keeping the good doctor from Vermont all over the place, on your screen on the front page, and with a zillion back-stories and
The Age of Statistical Irrelevance
55 is the speed limit on many highways. Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees wears number 55 on his uniform. There's a highway, Interstate 55, in the central US.