I stumbled onto Jeff Duntemann's "Tom Swift, Jr: An Appreciation" and it really brought back the memories. I remember looking over the shelves of yellow-spined books at Bargaintown (which turned into Toy'R'Us at some point), studying the covers to choose which one to read next. I was born in 1964, so the timing worked out that I got to read all of them before growing too old … [Read more...] about Tom Swift, Jr: An Appreciation
Under Construction
Converting from Blogger to Movable Type. Very busy... … [Read more...] about Under Construction
Great Moments in Data Mining
So there I was at drugstore.com looking for nose-hair trimmers. I found the "Conair Ultimate Nose & Ear Hair Trimmer" which is described as having a pivoting head for "hard to reach and delicate areas." While pondering what that meant, I noticed that the "Customers who bought this product also bought" list consists of K-Y Personal Lubricant Jelly O'My All-Natural … [Read more...] about Great Moments in Data Mining
Can I Have That In Writing?
In Best of the Web Today for October 28, James Taranto quotes from a Larry King interview with Michael Schiavo, who is trying to get the hospital to stop feeding his wife Terri, who is in a vegetative state, so that she will die: Schiavo: [...] This is Terri's wish. This is Terri's choice. King: It's not written anywhere, right? [...] King: How old was she when this … [Read more...] about Can I Have That In Writing?
Conscription…what’s up with that?
Over at Reason, Matt Welch is discussing some of the recent history of over-reaching government programs, which brings me to this: Our current system of military draft registration was created in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Now that we've helped kick the Soviets out, and the Soviet Union has crumbled and fallen, and our own invasion of Afghanistan is … [Read more...] about Conscription…what’s up with that?