Archive for April, 2009

By jove, it works!
Sunday, April 26th, 2009

I just learned how to tell your direction without a compass, using an analog wristwatch: Orient the watch so the hour hand is parallel to a thin shadow, like a stick in the mud. The imaginary line bisecting the hour and the 12 (or 1 for DST) is the noth-south line (the sun rises [...]

it’s good to know your limits
Saturday, April 18th, 2009

In case you’re wondering, the “wagon” part of “Ford Escort Wagon” is intended for descriptive purposes only.

Why people need editors
Thursday, April 16th, 2009

I know, I know: It’s an album of spirituals and hymns. But really…Nobody took him aside and suggested a different title?