By Dan on Jul 27, 2008 in Blog, Sports, nonsense | 6 Comments
I was roundly mocked when I took to the Bocce Ball field on Saturday evening, this despite my earlier display of prowess. The "Lithuanian Master" they called out, derisively. Well, I promised that I wouldn’t boast, but rest assured that when darkness fell, the ridiculing had ceased. Join me, won’t you, in a rendition of […]
By Dan on Jul 7, 2008 in nonsense | 6 Comments
If you catch this wave, the longest you can go is one hour, 40 minutes and 39 seconds.
By Dan on Jun 8, 2008 in nonsense | 13 Comments
Should we buy a Wii?
After reading about such Wii titles as Endless Ocean and Brain Age, I’ve decided to soften my anti-gaming system stance, at least to the point where I’ll consider bringing one into my home. Three of my four children have birthdays at the end of August so I can justify a high-end […]
By Dan on Jun 5, 2008 in nonsense | 9 Comments
I found this in a Sunday (London) Times story on Nassim Nicholas Taleb* and have paraphrased it here for your consideration:
You toss a coin 40 times and it comes up heads every time. What is the chance of it coming up heads the 41st time?
State you answer and I’ll tell you if you think like […]
By Dan on May 28, 2008 in nonsense | 3 Comments
’cause basketball courts in the summer got girls there.
Any thoughts?