This is pretty old, from the old newsletter in 1992, when the Soviet Union still existed, but it's still funnyHow English is Being Used in Different Parts of the WorldIN A TOKYO HOTEL: Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please. If you are not person to do such thing please not to re
Month: April 2020
Nobody bats an eye now when I walk into a bank or store with a bandanna wrapped across my face. Of course, the gun is still a sure giveaway.
Once upon a time, there was a swampy rainforest near the bottom of the world. Buried sediment extracted from the seafloor off West Antarctica…
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In just the past month, more than 600,000 people in an increasingly housebound world have signed up for Yale's "The Science of Well Being," a course originally taught on campus by psychology professor Laurie Santos.
Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. — Rumi
I happen to think there is nothing wrong with grieving. In fact, it is required. But I know what he's saying. — Ed.
Sept 2019 — the Fed starts intervening in overnight (repo) lending market, to continue indefinitelyOct 2019 — Event 201, discussing pandemic in NYCEnd of Oct 2019 — Military World Games in Wuhan (see
I just got back from Kroger where I found a new flavor of smoothie drink from Bolthouse Farms. It's called Carrot Ginger Turmeric, and I gotta tell ya, after cracking one open – not in the store, I'm