Monthly Archives: March 2005
Downturn
Taking refuge in poetry lately. Robert Slate makes the end of the world sound almost comfy. THE FINAL CALL Is this the end of the world? No, just the end of the language that describes it. So the end happens … Continue reading
Poem: Men at Forty
I first heard this poem in Garrison Keillor’s soothing lilt about a month ago or so on The Writer’s Almanac. Then it came to me today in an email. I turn forty this year, so what the heck. “Men at … Continue reading
No Comment Spam
For the past two days when I’ve gone to delete my daily comment spam, there’s been none. Instead of being relieved or happy, I feel oddly slighted. It’s like, “Man, I’m not even good enough for comment spammers anymore.? Have … Continue reading
A Lost Vassar Miller Poem?
Well over twenty years ago, my father-in-law purchased a large number of books from the son of an Elizabeth Broyles who apparently was a literature professor of some sort. What I have found among the books are a signed copy … Continue reading
Coding a Minivan
I wanted to post this to capture an idiom we use in our corner of the software world for the googlesphere – “coding a minivan.” It comes from this Dilbert comic strip (courtesy of Flubu.com): When you do software maintainence … Continue reading
As if we need a reason
If you want to increase your insulin sensitivity (avoid diabetes) and lower your blood pressure, eat some dark chocolate. 100 g/day for 15 days appears to make a difference, all other factors held equal. Gotta be dark chocolate with all … Continue reading
The New Force: The New Couple
Quite inspiring is this must read interview with Historian and Futurist Theodore Zeldin. Zeldin anticipates a new kind of relationship between men and women, relationships built on friendship as well as love, relationships which will prove to be the engine … Continue reading
Consolation
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at … Continue reading
Math of Marriage
Researcher John Gottman and The Relationship Research Institute have come up with a mathematical model of marriage that can predict with 95% accuracy which couples will divorce based on interactions observed during the first few minutes of an argument. Apparently … Continue reading