The mighty door opener! Keeper of keys. Earring. Standard craft supply. Symbol of 9-5 life and white collar drudgery. Tie-clip for the immediate line above. Link in a chain. Attractor of magnets. Destroyer! …of vacuum cleaner machines. Killer of time, when you bend it into other shapes like a five-pointed star, a mini racecar, or …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
Strange Fun
For a fun bit of strangeness, try referring to yourself in the third person for a whole day. Let’s say your name is Justine. Whenever you can, even and especially when speaking with other people, make reference to yourself like so: “Justine is hungry, she needs breakfast. And no, Justine doesn’t need coffee to wake …
Wolverine Love
Why do we love Wolverine so much? He’s one of the X-Men, so he’s part of an iconic team. That’s part of why we love him. There are lots of reasons we shouldn’t. He stinks, he’s stubborn, he’s violent. He’s 5 feet 3 inches tall, maybe 5 foot 4 inches depending on who you’re asking. …
Tradition Sans Smog
Salty Stew, the Rocky Mountain groundhog, tried to account for smog in his prediction, but it didn’t work. The sun cut right through the smog. Without any clouds for a thousand miles, Salty Stew’s shadow was all too prominent. If you’re wondering how this superstitious tradition works, it goes as follows: the sign of the …
Epidemiology
There’s a skill I think everyone should have, and this skill is tied inseparably to epidemiology. One way to illustrate the skill, is through alcoholism. If people who drink alcohol are healthy, does that fact mean drinking alcohol is healthy, or does it mean people who are healthy will take risks, such as imbibing something …
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