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I’m re-reading Tom Sawyer right now, and spotted this wonderful description of a health fanatic. Seems very contemporary. His aunt was concerned. She began to try all manner of remedies on him. She was one of those people who are infatuated with patent medicines and all new-fangled methods of producing health or mending it. She was an . . . → Read More: Mark Twain on Medical Fads Apparently the BBC reckons most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. 1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane . . . → Read More: Ok, 100 books meme My day job is as a technical writer. When the madness of detailed description, liability lawyers, and a friendly humorous tone go too far! Ian Frazier in The New Yorker The top hem, closest to the ceiling, contains a series of regularly spaced holes designed for the insertion of shower-curtain rings. As this part receives much of the . . . → Read More: Shower curtains and technical writing I like to think I know European history pretty well, but I’ve had some humbling experiences lately. My teen daughter is studying for her AP European History test, and has been using us to help her fill in blank areas, or verify her understanding. Makes you realize the sheer volume of possible knowledge. Let’s try it. Partition . . . → Read More: The humbling nature of tests Caught this movie on Turner Classics the other night. Stellar performance by Andy Griffith as a ne’er-do-well who becomes a nationwide success as an “ah shucks, I’m just telling it like it is” performer. Courted by the powerful, his sense of importance spirals dangerously out of control until Patricia Neal, who found him, helped him, protected . . . → Read More: A Face in the Crowd Courtesy of Gene, these fabulous images of a drop of milk hitting coffee. When I was in college, and spent some time at MIT, and when I worked near Kendall Square, I would occasionally go the corridor where Doc Edgerton’s photos were displayed. They were magical. Now you can see them at the MIT museum, and that’s . . . → Read More: In memory of Doc Edgerton |
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