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Administrivia

New look

The blog has been updated to repair the functionality that I broke when I moved to WordPress 1.5.  I still have some work to do, but it is better and I have chosen a new […]
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Quotations

Lunch

Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.Mark Twain
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Humor

February events

This year, Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Address fell almost on the same day.  It is an ironic juxtaposition: One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of […]
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Quotations

Idealism

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.H.L. Mencken
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Quotations

Conduct

It is good to act as if.  It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an act.Charles Holton
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Humor

Hello, my name is Jeem

Mujibar was trying to get a job in India.The Personnel Manager said, “Mujibar, you have passed all the tests, except one.  Unless you pass it you cannot qualify for this job.”Mujibar said, “I am ready.”The […]