Monthly Archives: September 2004

Following the embarrassing debacle which passed for a Presidential Election in the US in 2000, featuring hanging chads, voters turned away from the polls, lost ballots,  double and triple dipping and no decisions for over a month after election day, … Continue reading →

The chemical in cannabis that produces a high may help to combat the spread of cancer, research suggests. Scientists have discovered the active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannibol can block the spread of gamma herpes viruses. The viruses are linked to an increased … Continue reading →

We were watching an insipid situation comedy the other day while correcting essays, and we saw an actress in a "typical American family" yawn and say to her daughter, "I’m bored, lets go to the movies." We couldn’t remember the … Continue reading →

If, as the old saw says, the proof is in the pudding, then the World’s Greatest University over in the People’s Republic of Cambridge continues to attract some mighty smart guys, and has the perspicacity to place them in charge … Continue reading →

We have been hearing dire warnings for some time now, particularly from our friends in the Thursday Night Blogger’s Group, about the looming disaster which is Comment Spam. Oh no, we thought, not content with rendering email all but unusable … Continue reading →

When we tell people that we are among the 8% of men who suffer from color-blindness, most of them imagine we live in a “Leave it to Beaver” world of stark black and white. Nothing could be further from the … Continue reading →

We came across this disturbing photo at Worth1000. Things like this and my sister-in-law Cecilia serve as constrant reminders that genetics is a celestial crap shoot….. from Worth 1000

More and more when we search the Web for facts or info as part of our job or while blogging, we find that Google is directing us to one of the most interesting and successful WIKI sites in existence; Wikipedia, … Continue reading →

The Democrats have released a new video called "Fortunate Son", set to the Credence Clearwater Revival tune of the same name, and questioning (again) Bush’s guard duty during the Vietnam war. The video lasts about two minutes and is an … Continue reading →

But Some Are More Local Than OthersWe recently returned from a visit to the Great State of Maine, an idiosyncratic bastion of individualism and self-reliance wedged onto the northeastern-most corner of the United States like a vestigial green thumb. While … Continue reading →

We feel there is serious potential here for an additional Olympic event, and am drafting a memo to the IOC to that effect. Elephant Polo is a natural extension of the Preppy mindset combined with four more years of a … Continue reading →

One of the lesser known shopping secrets of Boston is a rundown warehouse in the industrial zone behind the Boston Medical Center know both colloquially and officially as "Zapatos".  As the name suggests they specialize in shoes, although they also … Continue reading →