Archive for category: FYI

The scene of the crime

14 July, 2009 (15:32) | Entertainment, FYI, Humor, TMI | By: david

I am loving the debate about my alleged traffic violation. I’ve been picked up by UniversalHub and even “the papers.” Most blog posters seem to think I’m in the wrong, but I think the law is clearly on my side when it comes to making a left turn across a double solid yellow line. The [...]

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My day in court

14 July, 2009 (10:06) | Entertainment, FYI, Humor, TMI | By: david

I arrived a few minutes before 9:00 AM at the Waltham District Court and got the last parking space behind the building. I passed through the metal detector and promised to keep my cell phone turned off. I had forgotten to bring the instructions they had mailed me, so I wasn’t sure at first where [...]

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The Incomplete History of Shaving Cream

29 November, 2008 (12:15) | FYI | By: david

While shaving the other morning I started wondering when human beings started putting this funky white stuff on their faces. The Wikipedia entry was surprisingly bare. More details are available at answers.com (although this article goes far beyond the history of shaving cream, delving into the manufacturing process as well). Still, the Internet is uncharacteristically [...]

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