Month: June 2011

Scooper Bowl Over Super Bowl Any Day

Today, Emily and I went to the Scooper Bowl. The Scooper Bowl (for people who didn't want to click the link) is an annual event where they raise money for the Jimmy Fund Foundation by letting people eat a massive amount of ice cream for only eight dollars. To be brutally honest, I like ice cream. … Continue reading Scooper Bowl Over Super Bowl Any Day →

Insanity on a Scrap of Paper

Yesterday, someone handed me their insanity on a scrap of paper. It was a scrawl of words, tightly packed and obeying no lines. They struggled to stay coherent in narrow confines, but they would not be denied by space or rationality. Words were packed on top of other words, crammed up together in borderline illegibility. … Continue reading Insanity on a Scrap of Paper →

Restaurant Review: Smoken’ Joes

I occasionally get the tiniest bit nostalgic for the South. Actually, correction, during this past winter I really missed the South. Boston's winter was absurdly snowy. North Carolina knows that snow is a rarity and something that should only happen once or twice a year (if that). Boston apparently thinks that the ground should be … Continue reading Restaurant Review: Smoken’ Joes →

Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen

I've never been a fan of the idea that the government is hiding space aliens from us. Partly it's because the people who espouse this particular brand of paranoia always strike me as two hairs away from batshit insane. Mostly though it's because I've never seen any good evidence for it. I haven't seen good … Continue reading Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen →

Write Frame of Mind

Apologies for the title for the entry Since I've started my month long writing project I've begun to look at everything as a potential blog topic. "Oh hey, tornadoes, that's interesting." "Man, these buses are always late. Into the blog." "Oh wow, I've never seen a paint chip like that one. BLOGGED." Ya'll are lucky that I've been blogging for … Continue reading Write Frame of Mind →

The Illusion of No Free Will

The debate over our free will has been around for far longer than I care to research. As creatures who posses a fair abundance of intelligence, we would like to think that we are completely in control of what we do. Unlike the savage ape or hedgehog, we have the cognitive capacity to decide, to make choices, … Continue reading The Illusion of No Free Will →