Category: Just Plain Silly

For those who claim that math has no practical application in everyday life, our response has always been “oh yeah…well, what about an uprising of the undead?” Of course, that response was, unfortunately, a blustery theoretical, unsupported by actual computations and graphs and PowerPoint presentations, and therefore lacked credibility. But all that has changed, thanks… Continue reading Zombie Attack? Canadians have our back, statistically.

I guess I’d never thought about it, but it doesn’t surprise me that some Asian restaurants would have “secret menus” that contain dishes offered only to those in the know, those whose palates are better able to appreciate the presumably more exotic offerings than the normal riff-raff. I’m not going to get into the pros… Continue reading Secret Menus

Just as somebody eventually wins the lottery, somebody is first on the appliance repair schedule. It’s not us in either case, though.

Funny what runs through your mind when the power goes out in the middle of the night.

Today is Debbie’s birthday (I can’t believe they didn’t declare a holiday at her office!), and perceptive readers will recall that we celebrated our wedding anniversary two days ago. If you’re a woman, you’re probably saying “how wonderful to have two special occasions so close together.” If you’re a guy, you’re saying “Ouch! What a… Continue reading Birthday!

You didn’t really read what you thought you read, because if you did, there would be no need for this post. Trust me.

Wherein we consider the possibility of weaponizing bermudagrass clippings