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I hesitate in linking this story, because in so doing I may never get a table without bribing someone again. It’s old, though, just now being discovered on the Web it seems. EPICURIOUS: GOURMET: JAMES BEARD: POCKET FULL OF DOUGH

Not to self: Don’t move to Pleasanton. Stoplight to punish suburban speeders / Pleasanton finds a way to slow impatient drivers

Spared the jury, spent 3 1/2 hours staring at graffiti, which read (some examples): I love you, BITCH White Boyz Forever! Man, there were a lot more… something about “Samoanz”, but I’m too beat from that mind-numbing experience to remember them.

En route to the courthouse to attempt to evade my civic duty… Chip Rowe’s “excuses” are silly, but his story of how ludicrous a trial can be is nice. How to Get Out of Jury Duty

Thanks to my wife’s geneology research, the route of my paternal ancestors (6 generations back) to the U.S. has been found. Johan Null was one of the 5,000 deserters mentioned here. Liberty: The Hessians

The Alamo was rough, but Goliad would be one downer of a movie… Goliad Massacre

You are a GRAMMAR GOD! If your mission in life is not already topreserve the English tongue, it should be.Congratulations and thank you! How grammatically sound are you? brought to you by Quizilla *** One reader notes that when he took this quiz he was beseiged by pop-ups and unwanted spyware. I’ve never heard of…

I get an “Are you same Chris Null…?” email about once a month, but this one is my favorite so far. Chris, did you live in Boulder Colorado and go by the name of Noodle? Jimmy

I hate Daylight Saving Time. I want less freakin’ daylight, not more of it! I know that’s been said before (and will pretty much be said by me too until it ends on October 31 — Happy Halloween.

“The Empire State where Dylan lived**- The Empire State Building was, for the longest time, the tallest building in the world. It was built in the 1920s and is still an impressive site. It is located at 32nd-34th between 5th and 6th Avenues in Manhattan. You can go up to the 102nd floor for a…

Neat trick. (put your mouse over his face)

“I cannot see a real difference between a library that places a photocopy machine in a room full of copyrighted material and a computer user that places a personal copy on a shared directory linked to a P2P service.” Damn, that’s a good way of putting it! TheStar.com – Court rejects music lawsuit

Gummi bear experiment tips I’ve heard from a number of folks (including the Discovery Channel) who are having trouble replicating the experiments herein. Here are some pointers. Believe me, there is no Photoshop trickery involved — I haven’t the time or the ability to phony up such a picture! > Use cool or cold water!…

Gummi bear experiment tips I’ve heard from a number of folks (including the Discovery Channel) who are having trouble replicating the experiments herein. Here are some pointers. Believe me, there is no Photoshop trickery involved — I haven’t the time or the ability to phony up such a picture! > Use cool or cold water!…

Fun with Track Changes… [strike out]

Here’s an over-the-weekend experiment of about 10 Gummis in room temperature water. At some point they start to slowly melt and merge, though not fully like in experiment #2. Look closely at the green bear at the bottom of the glass and you can still see the arms and legs poking out a bit. (In…

Jon Ronson’s investigation of the Stanley Kubrick estate is about as epic as one of Kubrick’s own movies. Citizen Kubrick

Moira Hahn sends photos of her own candy experiment… somewhat more ambitious than the Gummis (which, by the way, are soaking over the weekend for some additional experiments)…