Author Archives: Anton

come and get ’em

Posted on Saturday, 2011 March 05 by Anton

Everyone needs coffee cups, right?

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hi Wendy

Posted on Wednesday, 2011 March 02 by Anton

My newest incoming link is from Wendy Krieger, whose site you should definitely see if you’re interested in polytopes, duodecimalism or the letter Þ.

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kitchen adventure

Posted on Sunday, 2011 February 27 by Anton

Saturday I made chili, varying Grandmother’s recipe by replacing part of the chili powder with curry powder. It was not a disaster.

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i got tired of looking at grey ribbons

Posted on Monday, 2011 February 21 by Anton

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awkward expectations

Posted on Sunday, 2011 February 20 by Anton

Many of the anecdotes at Not Always Right concern customers who expect someone to know, without being told anything, what they seek. It crosses my mind that, if you’re stupid enough, you frequently encounter someone who accurately infers things that … Continue reading →

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how do people talk?

Posted on Monday, 2011 February 14 by Anton

When (American) TV actors utter the phrase “What are you doing here?”, as I must have heard dozens of times lately, they nearly always emphasize doing — and I nearly always think it would make more sense to emphasize either … Continue reading →