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Entries from September 30th, 2006

Tiara Yes – Tonsils No

September 30th, 2006 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

One of my buddies, Hippie With Tiara, is convalescing this weekend from being de-tonsilled.1 HWT, disguised as mild-mannered Mrs. Science, nurtured not only Mr. Science2 but also the Duke of Derm, me, and other of the Lost Boys during the first year of medical school, providing laughter, excellent tacos, a ready ear that was always [...]

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Goldwater: In Your Heart You Knew He Was Mr. Right

September 29th, 2006 · Comments Off · Madeleines

DrHGuy On Goldwater On Goldwater I caught CC Goldwater on The Daily Show, pimping Goldwater On Goldwater, her kinda-sorta documentary about her grandfather, Barry Goldwater. Having harbored an admiration for the man since his run for president when I was in high school, I tuned in to the HBO special – and I’m glad I [...]

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Using Yes.com To Identify Music

September 28th, 2006 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

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Thinking Out Of The (Amazon) Unbox

September 27th, 2006 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa1 Not only was I wrong, but I was wrong for the least likely of reasons – a failure of my obsessiveness, cynicism, and suspicion. Recently, I recommended (see Freebie Amazon Video Download) a free introductory video download Amazon.com was offering to introduce their Unbox service. The free video [...]

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Eddie Izzard, Lesbian Trapped In The Body Of A Man

September 26th, 2006 · Comments Off · Media

Today’s Quiz: Name a Yemen-born, dyslexic, exceedingly funny, British comic who (convincingly) describes himself as a “male lesbian” or, alternately, “a lesbian trapped in a man’s body?” Need another clue? He also (again, convincingly) describes himself as an “executive transvestite.” If your answer is “Eddie Izzard,” you may be excused for the rest of the [...]

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Honeycrisp Apples: Sweet As Honey and Crisp As, Ah, A Really Crisp Apple

September 25th, 2006 · Comments Off · Fascinations

I like my women like I like my apples: sweet, tart, juicy, pleasantly firm when bitten, wearing lacy lingerie, and available for pick-up at Jewel at two for $3. The Honeycrisp, true to its name, is the sweetest apple I’ve found.

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The Real Troubleshooting Flow Chart

September 24th, 2006 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

The Troubleshooting Flow Chart Problem-solving is clearly an essential skill, regardless of ones profession or socioeconomic setting. Thus, when I recently happened onto these versions of the Troubleshooting Flow Chart that depict this process at its most fundamental level, I recognized the opportunity and obligation to introduce them to viewers unfamiliar with the schematic and, [...]

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LibriVox

September 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off · Aha! Items

Recorded books have been a godsend for our family. When I was commuting three to four hours a day between home, offices, and hospitals, I found myself listening to to taped books three times as much as I listened to music. Julie was also a fan and even claimed that – get this – recorded [...]

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Who's Afraid Of A Black Hat?

September 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off · Media

If You Liked This is Spinal Tap, …1 You may well get off on Fear of a Black Hat,2 a relatively unnoticed3 gem of a movie that is cast in the mockumentary format popularized4 by This is Spinal Tap5 to satirize, in this case, hip-hop/gangsta rap. The Quick Flick Pick Summary: Fear of a Black [...]

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Quotation Marks Enhancements – Misquotation Marks & Quasi-Quotation Punctuation

September 21st, 2006 · Comments Off · Fascinations

The Problem – Quotation Punctuation Inadequacy In composing yesterday’s post, Quasi-Quotation Quarantine, I became aware of an annoying and troublesome lack of appropriate punctuation for certain subcategories of quotations. Even excluding the case of unintentional misquotes, given that one can hardly be expected to use punctuation indicating an incorrect quotation if one doesn’t know the [...]

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