Explanations
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Santa Catalina and the horizon.
On a clear day, you can see Catalina, the island of romance, even if you are prone on a surf board, with your eyes scant inches above the water.
Dad • Explanations • 06/07/09 • 1 commentsTime’s Winged Arrow
Why does time seem to move faster as we get older?
David • Explanations • 04/21/09 • 1 commentsGrammar Lovers
Here’s a cool link to an article put out by The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar: right here....
Kathleen • Explanations • 03/31/09 • 4 commentsI beg your question
It means you've assumed the conclusion you're trying to prove
Dad • Explanations • 06/01/08 • 1 commentsPolling
Ever wondered what they mean by "margin of error"?
Dad • Explanations • 04/23/08 • 7 commentsMusic Stars’ Real Names
Some of my favorites on the list of "Music Stars' Real Names":http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/realname.html...
Dan • Explanations • 06/18/07 • 0 commentsBeck’s New Album has an Unfair Advantage
Beck's new album, The Information,has been denied United Kingdom chart eligibility because "the U.K.'s Official Chart Company (OCC) has ruled that the album contains cover art and packaging that give it an "unfair advantage" and therefore will not be eligible to chart in the region."
Dan • Explanations • 10/05/06 • 0 comments25 or 6 to 4?
"Waiting for the break of day" Do-do-do-do-danh, DANH!
Patrick • Explanations • 08/24/06 • 2 commentsJesus decoded
The Conference of Catholic bishops weighs in on The DaVinci Code.
Dad • Explanations • 05/28/06 • 0 commentsAbraham’s Descendents Explained
Just how many descendents _did_ Abraham have?
Dad • Explanations • 04/16/06 • 0 commentsFinding Easter
No one knew when Easter was exactly, although the consensus was that it was probably in March.
Dad • Explanations • 12/02/04 • 5 commentsspill-proof coffee carrier
It all started decades ago when I saw a short item in Scientific American about a "spill-proof coffee carrier" (SPCC).
Dad • Explanations/Observations/Stories • 11/25/04 • 5 commentsFalse Memories of Tommy’s Resurrection Explained!
This NPR segment, Biological Basis for False Memories Revealed , offers a scientific explanation behind some of your false memories...
David • Explanations • 10/28/04 • 12 comments51/49
About the ratio of real-world coin toss results, David Aldous, a statistician at the University of California, Berkeley applies, "This is a good lesson that even in simple things that people take for granted, there may be unexpected subtleties."
Dan • Explanations • 03/02/04 • 1 commentsHI
As way of an explanation, I just wanted to say I’m very busy lately. I promised Patrick I would check...
Kathleen • Explanations • 01/29/04 • 1 commentsOn Skipping Stones and Magic Angles
A Nature magazine articles reveals the scientifically proven best way to skip stones.
David • Explanations • 01/07/04 • 3 commentsNeil Diamond
Okay, I just watched something weird. It’s called Neil Diamond’s Parking Lot. Two dudes take a camera to a Neil...
Dan • Explanations • 11/13/03 • 0 commentsBlogging As Advertising
Blogging can be a great marketing tool. Coudal.com runs one of the most well-known weblogs around, and they’re an ad...
Dan • Explanations • 11/07/03 • 2 commentsToasters!
Pat and I were in the NJ kitchen one day cooking breakfast (toast) and we wondered aloud, “how the HECK...
Dan • Explanations • 10/06/03 • 0 commentsTempus Fugit
This entry is a continuation of the comment I made on “Let’s Make a Deal”. A week or so ago...
David • Explanations • 09/23/03 • 15 commentsJustification for the Blog
The author of an Economist review of James Thurber’s collected letters laments: One of the quiet losses of our era...
Patrick • Explanations • 08/28/03 • 7 commentsDigital Retouching
i came across this website today: digital retouching. it’s cool. make sure you look at the “digital artist part. that’s...
Dan • Explanations • 08/12/03 • 1 commentsPractice Writing
I think it was during Dan’s graduation weekend that we got into a discussion about Maddenation, and the fact that...
Dad • Explanations • 06/04/03 • 1 commentsThree-PeatŪ!
Tonight at dinner we had pat and pete over and dad was mentioning that he read somewhere that Pat Riley...
Dan • Explanations • 06/01/03 • 4 commentsWhat is Art?
a week ago i started reading on the internet about the definitions of art, mostly john dewey’s Art as Experience,...
Dan • Explanations • 05/28/03 • 3 commentsAndre the Giant has a posse.
Andre the Giant has a posse
Dan • Explanations • 03/24/03 • 8 commentsQuotidian
I, like David, find it more convenient to post a new entry to answer a question from a previous post....
Patrick • Explanations • 02/22/03 • 1 comments