I’m a bit put off by the commentators who make statements like “The USA hasn’t won gold in this event since 1996.” Guess what: there have only been two summer olympics since 1996! That means a whole lot of countries haven’t won the gold in that time, not just the USA. And why is the [...]
Theoretically a wedding anniversary is a special day for both individuals involved. However, it seems like popular culture portrays them as being for or about the woman in the relationship. And I think I’ve realized why: traditionally, a bride took the name of her new husband, making the wedding anniversary also a sort of second [...]
Happy anniversary to my sweetheart! She may drive me crazy when I’m, umm, driving, but at least she thinks I have the body of a synchronized diver. (Unfortunately I think she’s more into the swimmers and gymnasts. Oh well, better than nothing, right?)
“The prehistoric reptiles known as dinosaurs…” Exactly! Prehistoric. So why is the History Channel featuring a show about prehistory? Please, it’s bad enough that it’s the “Hitler Channel” half the time. In brief: if it’s from a time before written records, it’s not history anymore, it’s prehistory. Archeology, anthropology, paleontology, etc. all apply, but not [...]