Monthly Archives: March 2011

Engineering Is Not What You Think It Is

Or maybe, it is. I mean, I don’t know you personally, and perhaps you have the same concept of engineering, as a profession, as I do. Or maybe you’re thinking about train engineers, which are something else completely, and not … Continue reading

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Cheese!

Or the semblance of cheese. We were talking over lunch about the upcoming trip to Europe and I mentioned that for the life of me I couldn’t really think of any famous German cheeses. French,English, and Italian – yes, but … Continue reading

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More Useless Kitchen Gadgets

I was browsing around on Williams Sonoma’s website the other day after ordering a new colander. The old one finally gave up the ghost after only twenty-five years when a marginal spot weld gave way and the whole handle popped … Continue reading

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