"If you are fed up of being 'ripped off' by the British government every time you buy your tobacco, then...
I just encountered the word bumpf, which I initially assumed was a typo but I couldn't figure out for what....
Today is Ray Bradbury's 82nd birthday. It would also have been Dorothy Parker's 109th, were she still alive. I continue...
Also via Sterling: The Jean-Paul Sartre Cookbook. It kind of fades away at the end, but still cute....
Cute photo of a DNA earring, including a link to a page on how to make them. (Courtesy of Bruce...
The name "Paul Robeson" recently came up for the second time this week, so I figured I should find out...
Will Q., who's been providing me with all sorts of cool URLs that I haven't had a chance to post...
Arthur gave me some home-grown tomatoes the other day. As the song says, "There are two things money can't buy:...
I forget whether I've written about this yet or not; I don't think so, but I've been meaning to for...
Also on the way home tonight, I saw a van (or possibly an oddly shaped SUV) go by with this...
Every day on the way home from work, I pass a freeway sign that tells me how far it is...
Sigh. I just discovered a British words-and-wordplay site that copied nine of my columns, not only without permission but without...