What should you purchase for a hike up Mt. Fuji, and what should you avoid? Rain gear It’s not unreasonable to expect rain on your hike. You can rent rain gear from sundry locations, but there may be a better option. Our travel bus stopped at a small rental shop; a couple of our number […]
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Finding William | Magical Treasure Hunt 2013
Receiving six days in seven, always locked but always open. Solution: It took no little puzzling, I assure you, to understand that this riddle referenced the postbox. (No letters on Sundays, and although it is always open to deposits, it is always locked against withdrawals but when the master of the house collects the letters.) […]
“Had Better,” not “Should”
A few years ago, I read the account of a woman, Sue, whose teenage step-daughter Sandy became out of hand: [Sandy] began to lie, borrowed money without returning it; she sneaked into Sue’s bedreoom, went through drawers, and stole Sue’s personal items; she left the kitchen messy, etc. All these actions effectively got Sue’s goat […]
Not excited about Google’s “self-driving” auto
Today at work, Angela shared with us this story: Google’s self-driving car takes blind man to Taco Bell, and I just couldn’t be happy for anyone, not Google, not the blind man, and not even Taco Bell, who finally got a customer that could afford a car. Perhaps my irritation with Google over their self-driving […]