Randomness and information gaps
I have been thinking wild things. I have been thinking about my understanding of history, which is pretty much like this…
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Brain things
Controversial controversy
I feel responsible for the discussion that happens here. I am the moderator, and this is my space. However, I am caught in something of a dilemma.
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The Immortal Spatula
“If they never stain, and your cans don’t have sharp edges, how do they wear out?” Naïve smile, unfeigned readiness to accept all the wonders of the world.
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Mama+Dada: A brief lingual history
In the many smatterings of languages I have heard, I have noticed that the word for Mom/ Mama/ Mother/ Mommy nearly always contains the /m/ sound.
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The Americans
The Americans were interested in growing things, and fought long and difficult battles with vegetation. They planted vast areas of tiny leaf blades…
The Great Ramen Debate
I won’t embarrass myself by telling you how long I sat on my phone, looking up a few more websites just to find somebody who’d agree with me.
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Survey results: Oh MY!
Thank you so much for taking me seriously enough to respond. Writing my survey and receiving your responses was enormously fun.
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Fourstoried
French doors swing wide for the sake of the breeze. Skylights let in a world of sunshine.
On social media as a platform for controversy
Why didn’t I engage there? Because I felt the medium couldn’t handle (perhaps I couldn’t handle) the nuances, and the high likelihood of misunderstanding.
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