Monthly Archives: November 2006

Joy in repetition, or not.

Posted on November 30, 2006 by andrew Leave a comment

In Steely Dan’s song “Show Biz Kids,” the backing singers keep repeating a refrain of “Go to lost wages” over every part of the song. I heard it the other day when the guy driving for our carpool played a … Continue reading →

Music, Randomness

Partially Yankee Doodle Dandy

Posted on November 21, 2006 by andrew Leave a comment

(Hmm…that post title sounds like it could be an old Bob Dylan song…) Continuing along the theme of regional dialect, I found this little test via Alex King’s blog. The results are interesting, if not surprising given where I live. … Continue reading →

Randomness

S-M-R-T smart…

Posted on November 17, 2006 by andrew Leave a comment

Heather, a high school friend of my wife’s, posts about some stupidity she’s run into at work. I just finished typing a form for a customer. Part of it was a request for a new section that detailed certain conditions … Continue reading →

Family and Friends, I Thought It Was Funny, The TPS Report