Each year Beloit College releases a list of facts intended to help professors relate to the incoming class of college students. The Beloit College Mindset List for the class of 2013 was recently released and, as a back-to-school treat, I thought I’d pass along thirteen of the more interesting tidbits about those kids in the [...]
So, Maytag washers, huh? (For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, I commend you. For those who don’t want to know what I’m talking about, please enjoy this picture of a kitty. For those who do, read on.) Twitter exploded today over Maytag-gate. Heather Armstrong, of dooce.com, had purchased a [...]
What is it about colds, anyway? They’re like a bad houseguest: they come at the worst times, they make you feel like hell, and then they never seem to leave. I’m at the point where I can function normally in society again, but somehow I still sound like I’m talking through a handkerchief and my [...]