Category Archives: general

Moving, one rediscovers many miscellaneous old papers. I think I copied this down from a comic skit about spies: “Would you care to purchase a pair of mittens?” “It depends on the yarn.” “In Italy it is illegal to record … Continue reading →

cause for doubt By the way, if I ever use the construction The X is just that, a X, slap me. I found an unintentionally funny bit: Do you remember the old adage about how power corrupts, and absolute power … Continue reading →

On the off chance that lavender_princess44, who sent two anonymous texts to my telephone just now, has some genuine chain of acquaintance with me: No, I’m not going to make an account at the site you mentioned.

Once upon a time, probably in 1992–1994, at a NORML chapter meeting, I had the opportunity to sample some crackers and other yummy snacks made from hemp seeds. It occurs to me now that, if the seeds were selected from … Continue reading →

Madhu is getting married in a few weeks — in India. I wish I could go! If each of my readers were to drop a nickel in the tip jar, that should be enough to buy him a drink when … Continue reading →

Perhaps I ought to have a department of “What, if anything, are we to make of this?” The Economist‘s pitch for gift subscriptions has the headline “Now they’ll know who’s been naughty and who’s been nice,” over a row of … Continue reading →

I saw a t-shirt today that proclaimed Blonde is the New Smart. The wearer was not blonde (and wouldn’t fool anyone if she tried to be) so what did she mean by it? Perhaps only “this shirt was cheap.”