Entries from January 2009

January 31, 2009

Etymology Day

 Today I thought I would delve into my conversations of the last month or 2 and figure out where these words come from. I read somewhere a while ago that Leonardo da Vinci never stopped asking questions in his lifetime, so instead of holding back, I decided I would be more outspoken with my questions as [...]

January 28, 2009

Favorite Childhood Game

Someone sent me a little mini-survey that had the following question, and I thought it was too good to just leave in a sea of mundane questions about height and favorite ice cream. Recall a favorite childhood game: Teaching. Yeah, that sounds incredibly weird, vague, and not like a game at all, but to me, [...]

January 26, 2009

The Following Words Will Never Have An ‘A’ In Them

Definitely. and Tomorrow. I am reposting this from I don’t remember where, but I thought it would be a disservice if I didn’t. Just for everyone to read, for the Internet’s well-being.

January 22, 2009

Letter to Someone You Admire: Florian Kaps

Dear Mr. Kaps,  For possibly saving Polaroid as we know it, I thought you deserved a letter of your own. You eccentric businessman, you. You have made millions of indies, hipsters and photo-film snobs cry with joy at the fact that we won’t have to succumb to the new Polaroid POGO, ZINK or whatever crazy [...]

January 20, 2009

Inauguration Day: Sea of Hats

photo by robert c Watching the inauguration this morning, I noticed that there were a ton of hats in the crowd. Granted, it was about 26 degrees and with wind chill even less, and a hat makes you the smart (and enviable) one in the crowd, there was a sea of incredibly fashionable and daring hats. [...]

January 19, 2009

Janis Joplin

January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970 Happy Birthday, Mama.