I was bored the other night, and looking for something to cook. So I looked in my fridge, and then I looked in my freezer, and saw 2 things. Chicken and lemonade. A decided to combine them with some garlic and other stuffs to see what I could get. Well I’m here to tell you [...]
I think people have problems understanding big numbers, and this is illustrated by the current uproar over the bonuses that AIG payed out. AIG payed out 165 Million dollars in bonuses. AIG has taken in around 130 Billion in bailout money from the government. So that is like… LESS THAN ONE PERCENT. If you gave [...]
The day before I went to California last week it was cold. Like in the 40s. And then the day that I left, it got up into the 70s. While I was in California, the temperature was pretty much in the 50s the entire time. Not cold, but not exactly warm. Certainly not what people [...]
I got the following email about a new cost cutting measure here at work: Hello all, An item from the Suggestion Box said we should stop using university funds to purchase facial tissues. As a result, ITS will no longer be supplying Kleenex’s for individual offices/desks. Kleenex will still be provided in common areas like [...]
Kelly and I have recently become addicted to Create TV. It appears to be a national channel that public TV stations can buy. Here in St. Louis it is on channel 9-4. It basically is a bunch of various “do it yourself” shows, from cooking, to building with Norm, to crafts, to quilting, to traveling. [...]
Many years ago Dad and I would fly remote control sailplanes. I don’t even remember how long ago the last time we flew was. It was at least over 10 years ago, because we didn’t fly at all once we moved into the city. We started flying little foam airplanes, but the large gliders had [...]
This is going to sound like a shameless plug, but I don’t care. So just deal with it. Anyway, I’ve had an Xbox 360 for about 3 years now. I got it after being diagnosed with diabetes thinking that I’d exercise while playing it. Well, that never happened, and for a long while my Xbox [...]
There is this thing going around on Facebook right now where people are making lists of 25 thigns about themselves. So I’m going to write it here, and it’ll get sucked into Facebook, plus all of you guys can read it. (That won’t make sense if you’re reading this on Facebook. Oh well.) 1) I [...]
I’m reading a book that Phil bought me a couple of Christmas’s ago. It is called “Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid”, and it is so dense that my mind is just in a state of goo. But it is really good, and I’m learning a lot. But the point of this is that [...]
I’m sure you all know about the airplane that crashed yesterday into the Hudson river in New York. It is really incredible that everyone on board survived, and it is incredible that the plane was able to make a water landing in one piece. I’m pretty sure that not everyone here is as huge an [...]
I woke up this morning and checked my iPhone, like I usually do in the morning. I popped over to the weather page, and you know what it said? ZERO DEGREES! That means that outside right now, there are no degrees. A complete absence of degrees. If this were the degree olympics, it would have [...]
As many of you may know, my brother, Phil, and his fiancée, Helen, have moved to California. For what reason, I’m not sure, since whenever I’ve gone out there I’ve found it to be a horrible, stinking, death hole of depravity. Well, maybe that is going too far, but I will say that I haven’t [...]
I’m starting to believe that Economists are not scientists. They like to pretend they are, using formulas and graphs and stuff (even though they get the axes mixed up). But I really think that in the end they are just waving around saying “look at me”. It sure seems to me like economists disagree a [...]
In my continued quest to be 30 years behind the trends in popular music, I present the following song that I just discovered that I really like. You Make My Dreams Come True I know what you’re thinking. “Nathan, that song has been out forever.” Well look at it like this. It is new to [...]
Flash of Genius. It is about the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wipers. I know what you are thinking. That sounds really boring. Well it isn’t. It was fascinating and interesting and compelling. My only issue was that it was a little long. But that is easy to ignore, and I would definitely say [...]
I’d like everyone to wish Baba a happy birthday today. Here’s to another 20!
Florida was amazing. Oh, you want more than that? Okay, I’ll see what I can do. Kelly and I got down to there around noon on Friday, and to my surprise, the car service took us to the Ritz. Yes, that is right. The scholarship people put us up in the Ritz. It was crazy [...]
I don’t know how many of you saw this. So clicky clicky clicky. Why We Should Vote For McCain/Palin
So while I don’t think that is true at all, maybe I can do a list of things that have been going on in my life lately. I’ve been pretty busy, so posting on here isn’t always the top of my priorities. – I’ve been super busy at work. After going for a long time [...]
Happy Birthday, Kelly! I love you very much!