How to Find Something That’s Lost
Written on 25.04.2012 at 10:23
By Stephanie
Friday night, I performed in a play for 200 inmates and fifteen college students in the gymnasium of a prison and then got stranded at a Citgo gas station in …
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Babies Have 6 Kidneys?
Written on 17.04.2012 at 10:00
By steve
A friend’s doctor told her that babies have 6 kidneys. I thought that was the most ridiculous thing I’d ever heard, and as a product of the Information Age, I …
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Tums As Candy
Written on 13.04.2012 at 13:00
By steve
I don’t get heartburn often, but when I do, I eat way more Tums than I need. I can’t help myself. They’re delicious.
“Why wait for the heartburn?” I found myself …
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Uncapitalize Text
Written on 12.04.2012 at 11:25
By steve
While designing a website, I was challenged with figuring out how to uncapitalize several paragraphs of text that our client had mysteriously decided to type in all caps. The trick …
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Did Businessmen Drink At Work In The 60′s?
Written on 11.04.2012 at 7:52
By steve
Mad Men drink all day.
In client focused settings,
this was typical.
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Polite Way to Ask Someone to Stop Emailing You
Written on 10.04.2012 at 9:30
By Stephanie
Over the summer, my friend Patty suggested an emergent club that might interest me. She put me in touch with the group’s president, who was enthusiastic with a capital E. …
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Jaleel White Controversy
Written on 09.04.2012 at 11:10
By melissa
I once sent a letter to Jaleel White. That’s right…out of all the celebrities I could have chosen to look up to as a third grader, I chose a gimmicky …
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Easter Egg Design Ideas
Written on 06.04.2012 at 12:05
By steve
If it’s Easter and you’re not decorating eggs, you are probably one of these things:
Lazy.
A Scrooge.
Vegan (see #2).
Physically handicapped. I’m sorry.
It’s a fun friends and family event and makes for …
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Man Flies With Bird Wings
Written on 05.04.2012 at 8:00
By steve
A few weeks ago there was a story on the Today show about a man who created a machine that let him fly by flapping giant motorized wings. Amazed, I …
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Is Moldy Cheese Ok To Eat?
Written on 04.04.2012 at 7:48
By steve
Ew, my cheese has mold.
Stay calm and scrape that shit off.
You should be alright.
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Why Does Gold Give You Bruises?
Written on 03.04.2012 at 9:26
By Stephanie
This is probably not something that I should be advertising on the general interweb, but I have some serious gold.
Not like, Scrooge McDuck goes swimming gold. But I have a …
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Best April Fools Jokes
Written on 01.04.2012 at 23:59
By steve
I refuse to use the internet on April Fools day. Everyone wants to pull a prank to garner a little buzz, and frankly it’s annoying. It’s not that I don’t …
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How Do Anti-Radiation Pills Work
Written on 30.03.2012 at 7:37
By steve
If you are not overtly opposed to all things Sci-Fi – as my wife is – I highly recommend the show Battlestar Gallactica. I’m on season two, and some of …
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Seniors Meet-Up NYC
Written on 29.03.2012 at 10:58
By Stephanie
Some of my students are working on a project that involves interviewing members of their community. One group, in particular, is focused on individuals of a certain age. Often, the …
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No Parking Signs Explained
Written on 28.03.2012 at 9:00
By steve
I don’t know how I’ve never figured this out, but “No Parking” signs are a mystery to me. Of course it means there is a no parking zone, but the …
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