Monthly Archives: July 2003

colors through time

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 July 08 by Anton

Crayola® Crayon Chronology Since 1903, when Binney & Smith introduced the first Crayola crayon, people have been fascinated with the heritage of our color names. You’ll find a summary of Crayola crayon history for now but come back soon and … Continue reading →

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chat with a drunk at the Kwik-E-Mart

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

“I wouldn’t like to see you in a dark alley at midnight.” “I wouldn’t like to be in a dark alley at midnight, so we’re even.”

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German-style adjectival phrases using Latin and English elements

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

I wonder why on-the-job training, at-will employment, ex-parte application, in-vitro fertilization are more usual than the better English training on the job, employment at will, application ex parte, fertilization in vitro. I also wonder why children say me and him … Continue reading →

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those wacky economists

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

A couple of weeks ago I happened to meet Jeff Hummel on Market Street. My eye was caught not by his face but by his t-shirt, which bore several crossed-out misspellings of Laissez Faire.

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celebrate diversity, except in opinion

Posted on Monday, 2003 July 07 by Anton

Multiculturalism at Cal Poly On Jan. 29, Cal Poly [California Polytechnic State University] charged Hinkle with “disruption” of a “campus event.” The students who objected to the posting of the flier claimed they were holding a Bible study dinner and … Continue reading →

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basta!

Posted on Friday, 2003 July 04 by Anton

Declaration of Individual Independence (link from Rational Review News Digest)

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an outing in Area 650

Posted on Friday, 2003 July 04 by Anton

At dinner last night, whom should I espy but loyal reader Mysterious Mike Linksvayer. (After that, it is fitting that Mike’s page leads me to a guide to spices.) Afterward my party went to a cinema for Lawrence of Arabia, … Continue reading →

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