Etymology - Originally with reference to the fact that if one owed a penny, one might as well owe a pound, as the penalties for non-payment were virtually identical in severity (wiktionary). [caption id="attachment_1434" align="aligncenter" width="294" caption="Courtesy...
Yesterday, at the end of the post, I asked readers to find one event that happened on that day, and post it in the comments. One of them, the only one that posted actually, came across an interesting problem. My friend Julie writes: I’ve been enjoying your blog, and...
[caption id="attachment_1259" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="@ the Airbus Station"] [/caption] The folks at Slate have an interesting slideshow essay up on their site that examines the history and future of airport design. That got me to thinking that maybe...
Though it may have come to the forefront in recent years with the growth of online universities and colleges, distance learning has been in existence since the early 1900’s and perhaps before then through mail-based correspondence courses. Even then, distance education...
[caption id="attachment_1153" align="alignleft" width="258" caption="Courtesy of AlmazUK on Flickr"] [/caption] I'm in the process of updating my blogroll right now because the blog Failure Today, which was one of my faves, is no more. I wish I had more info than...
Since it's April 20th, I thought I would regale you with some interesting facts about marijuana, hemp, and the general cannabis culture in the U.S. [caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Courtesy of warrantedarrest on Flickr"] [/caption...
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, aka the Big Dance, aka March Madness begins today. I would have posted about this sooner, but I'm still reeling from the fact that my beloved Gators are spending their second year in a row in the NIT. Anyway, I was going...
I just got done playing through Call of Duty: World at War, and I have to declare that it is pretty good. It was an incredibly visceral experience which did an excellent job capturing the brutality of World War II. Of course, there is a bit of dramatic license (parts...
[caption id="attachment_785" align="alignleft" width="368" caption="Courtesy of Steve Rhodes on Flickr"] [/caption] Depending on how you feel about the death penalty, you may be interested in this site: It’s Abolition Day! « The Quaker Agitator. I live in TX and...
