Here’s your new favorite sport. Baseball, but Finnish. You’re welcome.
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Washing cars, unusual times and temps
I’m not sure what compels someone to use the self car wash at 6:15 am in 45 F weather. It’s a quality that I certainly don’t have. I salute your dedication to cleanliness, fellow traveler!
Proper cell-phone etiquette on the train
One of my least favorite things about people using their cell phones on the train is being forced to listen to half of a conversation.
So major props to the guy sitting behind me who has his phone on speaker mode so I get to hear the whole thing.
Overlooked No More: Ruth Wakefield, Who Invented the Chocolate Chip Cookie
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The most important person in history…: Overlooked No More: Ruth Wakefield, Who Invented the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Odds Compared to Other Odds
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Here’s your Jim Dandy link-of-the-week. Researchers of albinos will fare well: Odds Compared to Other Odds
A Holiday Tradition
Starting the journey home in style.
Trump’s new idea — a ‘solar wall’ on Mexican border
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I can’t believe middle America voted for this northeast elite. A real American would build a coal mine wall: Trump’s new idea — a ‘solar wall’ on Mexican border
Marching for Science
So I was just wondering, what did we decide about science today? Are we still going to do that stuff? Or did we resign ourselves to die of preventable diseases, ruin the earth for the kids, and generally turn back into neanderthals.
I’m ok with it either way, but please let me know soon. If we decided to be dummies, I’m going to sleep in on Monday.
Sampling, done poorly
If my workplace is representative, nobody has ever had to pay for an açaí bowl.
Rat, on location
I don’t make it to San Francisco much anymore, but I was in the city yesterday to attend a conference. Within five minutes, I saw a woman walking down the street with her pet rat on her shoulder. Glad to see SF is still SF.