52 thoughts on “January 28, 2016: Vacation Time”

    1. That's really cool.

      'This is me doing my best to resist a tasteless joke' SelectShow

      1. Looks like they are ditching the blue alternate. I thought it was widely accepted that red uniforms were bad luck for the Twins and should never be tried again. I guess not. At least we already know where 13 of the Twins' losses will be coming from.

    2. I still have an affinity for ampersands. I probably didn't fully understand everything in that piece, but I love this:

      “One can’t / have it // both ways / and both // ways is / the only // way I / want it.”

    3. "In the alphabet recited by nineteenth-century schoolchildren, it followed Z."
      Now was that American or British schoolchildren? Did it follow "Zee" or "Zed"?

      Wikipedia wormhole...
      Looking this up, I see that Æ is called "Ash", Œ is called "Ethel", Ƿ is called "Wynn", and Þ is "Thorn".
      That would be a really nerdy way to name one's kids, but also cool in that they can use just one [obsolete] letter for their name.

      1. Furthermore, I find the radial symmetry in the lowercase Ash: æ to be quite attractive.
        Too bad the name is a little too trendy.

      1. I knew of that, but always heard it as more of a possibility than a certainty. Everyone in the program knows what they are signing up for, but still doesn't look good for NASA there.

    4. I remember hearing something about that quite a while ago and trying very hard to unhear it, as I couldn't bear to think about it.

  6. Wife's car and another car were broken into during lunch while were were working out at the Y. Only thing taken was a purse, and we cancelled the credit & debit cards (no activity) but we're out some cash and have a window to replace, as well as a driver's license and a safe deposit box key.

          1. Usually that small window is the most expensive because thieves break it to get into your car. (In my experience... three of those little windows in three different cars)

      3. That's why I just leave my car unlocked. (ok, the fact that I lost the electronic key and the manual luck on the door won't move is the real reason.) of course, the cd player it's worth more than the car itself, so it's probably not a very tempting target.

    2. McHale certainly can lay claim to best basketball player from the state. But best athlete?

      Winfield, Mauer, Ernie Nevers, and Paul Giel would be on my short list. Probably a couple of women that I am forgetting...oh, Lindsey Vonn.

          1. I was trying to find some history from the 1970s era, because I remember Austin having some dominant girls teams (they lost in the semifinals of the first statewide AA tournament in 1976). And I discovered this interesting tidbit: the alma mater had a women's basketball team in 1893, only two years after the game was invented. Kewl.

            1. Basketball became a game for women quite soon after Naismith invented it. Here's a nice bio of Senda Berenson, who brought it to Smith College, the first place where women played it.

  9. Holland, Michigan: Man Returns Library Book 49 Years Overdue With Donation, Report Says
    The man included a letter to the library director, saying that he had borrowed the book in 1957. He included a donation to cover the late fee, The Grand Rapids Press reports.

    This has been trending today on Facebook. Is my mental math confused or something?

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