I did not watch the debates. Because by doing so I would just reach the same foregone conclusion as the rest of America, which is that debates are boring.

Remember high school physics class? There were all those unbelievably tedious projects. Jiann Van Metre here was in my high school physics class and neither of us could get much sense out of the book. There was no sense to be had out of the teacher either, since he was mostly insane. For example, he [...]

I’m reading about the Black Death for no real reason except I find it fascinating and I like engaging books about western Civ in general. Here’s a choice quote: The last front-rank philosopher and theologian who had been archbishop of Canterbury was St Anselm in the early years of the twelfth century. He did poorly [...]

Is it a layover if you haven’t been anywhere yet? – Julia Mays I don’t know if this is a layover, a delay, or just some kind of hideously imagined Purgatory. In any case, my flight was delayed so I’ll be at the Roanoke airport for about 6 hours. Somehow this is more frustrating than [...]

Amusing. But all handcuff keys are the same. Or so I saw on a cop show. So this might not be the safest way to lock up your bike.