About a year ago, when I started a linguistics class, I started learning to whistle. I just experimented while on my way here or there, walking and blowing. At first I couldn't even achieve a …
A week ago, I was asked whether my flatmate's friend could stay over a few days around Christmas. I said 'sure'. If there's room at the inn, there's room at the inn for my friends' …
While watching Lagaan, I noticed the Hindu prayer scene (before the last day of the cricket match). I guess the BJP now requires such a scene in each film. I made this joke today and …
Maybe I'll work the rest of my life in mildly interesting customer service jobs. I could live with that. Scary, isn't it?
Will you take the Atheist Challenge? People sometimes wish me a "Merry Christmas" and then hastily amend it to "Happy Holidays" or "or whatever you celebrate" or suchlike. I honestly don't care. Does it make …
"People is the thinking man's Us." "Where do you put all the books by political pundits talking about how the left are all Communists?" "You mean they're not?" "His Dark Materials is like C.S. Lewis, …
Odd dreams recently. Last night I tried to clean out my braces and accidentally broke them off my teeth. (In real life, I have no braces. I did, for a few years, in high school.) …
Congrats to John for graduating with various degrees from U of Maryland. Whoopeee! Wish I were there for the party, J-sobaka.
Happy Retail Eve! Today I helped people pick gifts via demographic; I suppose I could use the Chicken Soup series for this if I had no soul. A kind soul made booze cake for the …
Oh no! Jon Carroll has turned into Dave Barry!
