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LIFE LESSONS FROM SH*T MY DAD SAYS.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Philip

LIFE LESSONS FROM SH*T MY DAD SAYS. Justin Halpern’s dad has a number of life lessons that are passed on from father to son. I wish I had access to these when I was young or that the book had … Continue reading →

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SH*T MY DAD SAYS.

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Philip

SH*T MY DAD SAYS. Our friend Nisma Baig gave me a copy of SH*T MY DAD SAYS by Justin Halpern for Christmas. Halpern created a Twitter page entitled “Shit My Dad Says” “to keep a record of the crazy things … Continue reading →

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DREAMING OF BECOMING A LEMON CUPCAKE.

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Philip

DREAMING OF BECOMING A LEMON CUPCAKE. I posted here about how Mary Jane has interesting dreams. She told me recently that she had dreamed that she was turning into a lemon cupcake. I couldn’t even imagine what that entailed and … Continue reading →

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“YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD.”

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Philip

“YOU’RE LOOKING GOOD.” For a number of years I have quoted Ray Meyer, the long-time basketball coach at De Paul, to the effect that there are three ages of man: youth, middle age, and “You’re looking good.” A friend found … Continue reading →

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MAKING SURE ALL THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME.

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Philip

MAKING SURE ALL THE AGREEMENTS ARE THE SAME. European lawyers seemed to make the signing of agreements a more formal event than American lawyers do. In addition to the sense of ceremony, the practice is for the signatories to initial … Continue reading →

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THE MCGURK EFFECT.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Philip

THE MCGURK EFFECT. I have been claiming for some time now that I am not good at lip reading; Mary Jane is the one who can tell what the disappointed athletes are saying. Apparently I am better at it than … Continue reading →

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THE EGGCORN DATABASE.

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Philip

THE EGGCORN DATABASE. There is an eggcorn database, maintained by Chris Waigl and located here. At the same site there is an eggcorn forum. There are over 625 eggcorns in the database, with examples of usage and discussion for each … Continue reading →

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EGGCORNS.

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Philip

EGGCORNS. I have learned another new word—”eggcorn”. This wikipedia article defines an eggcorn as: “an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker’s dialect. The new phrase introduces … Continue reading →

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TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Philip

TWINS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER. I posted here on twins in sports and speculated that twins seem to have done better in basketball because it is a sport that you can practice one on one. Dick Weisfelder sent me this … Continue reading →

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PAINTING AN AVERAGE UNIVERSE.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Philip

PAINTING AN AVERAGE UNIVERSE. I encountered the study of the average color of the universe from this article by Edward Tenner in the Atlantic about Jonathon Keats, a conceptual artist who has taken to heart the findings of the study. … Continue reading →

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