Browsing all posts in February, 2010.
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Except for when the dog ate the first set of buttons, the vest went without a hitch. I present the Goth in all his glory on the way out the door. Altered coat, pants and shirt; handmade vest, tie and kerchief. He was snazzy. Send this to the person bothering you today!Close Bookmark and Share This [...]
Anything a Woman Can Do, A Man Can Do Better
Somewhere around the 17th century, a new class of obstetric practitioners developed, first in England and then spreading to the Continent. They called themselves man-midwives. The theory was that those uneducated women who had been practicing midwifery for generations (millennia) were just too stupid to actually do a good job. It took a man. We [...]
The Law of Time
Quick! What’s the second law of thermodynamics? You non-science types are probably shaking your heads right now. But that concept is so fundamental to science that we cannot live without it. Nor can you make an omelet, boil a cup of coffee or (gasp!) write a biography. [This is sort of a continuation of a [...]
They Still Do Cotillions?
The Goth is going to a cotillion. I know. That was my reaction. He is escorting this good friend of his. She asked, and he said sure, and so we’ve been giving dance lessons and etiquette lessons and explaining the meaning of the word “corsage.” Because we are that kind of parents. Rather than a [...]
