monkey with a bland grin

that radio song

2011-06-01T17:13:00.002-04:00

I have the pretty bad hots for this radio:

http://shop.npr.org/radios/roberts-radio/

Old-timey cat

2011-05-25T20:58:00.002-04:00

Made this with the Super 8 iPhone app, since it was free today. Fun.

The case for cursive

2011-05-01T12:22:00.000-04:00

This comment, left on a nytimes.com article about whether or not writing in cursive is still a relevant skill, gave me a good chuckle:

I learned to type in the sixth grade and have written cursive since the first grade. This is just another sign of the dumbing down of America. I have three grandchildren who are as dumb as a post, and of course they can't write or multiply. They bore me to tears.

The full article: The Case for Cursive (nytimes.com)

Personally, I feel that cursive writing (as well as penmanship in general) should be preserved. But much like canning your own vegetables or making bread from scratch, I expect it will be a tradition only carried on by those who find it genuinely interesting - those who wish to preserve the lost arts, if you will.

Google Survey: 39 Percent Of Smartphone Owners Use Their Devices In The Bathroom

2011-04-27T20:20:00.000-04:00

The conclusion I draw here is that 61% of those surveyed simply lied about using their phone in the bathroom.

Google Survey: 39 Percent Of Smartphone Owners Use Their Devices In The Bathroom.

Poisonous Carbon Monoxide Gas Found in Pluto's Atmosphere

2011-04-27T12:07:00.000-04:00

Well. There go my travel plans.

Poisonous Carbon Monoxide Gas Found in Pluto's Atmosphere | Atmospheres of Planets | Dwarf Planet Pluto | Space.com.