Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Friday, 2026.06.12 
Very young children eat their books, literally devouring their contents. This is
one reason for the scarcity of first editions of Alice in Wonderland and other
favorites of the nursery.

		A. S. W. Rosenbach

2008.03.29

Saturday Morning Daffodils

Daffodils

First of the season. Ahhhhh. Spring.

2008.03.19

From The Just-A-Little-More-Umph Department

This could just as well come from the Get-Out-And-Push Department: Satellite misfire to hurt HDTV expansion.

“Reports indicated that a rocket carrying the AMC-14 satellite did not reach high enough orbit.”

Apparently, the problem has been traced back to the early moments of the launch…

Rocket Launch

Tragically, rocket scientists designed the satellite assuming metric child dimensions whereas launch control assumed English child dimensions. The stomping power of a 24 year old male was needed rather than that of an 8 year old male.

2008.03.18

Tuesday Afternoon Crocus And Bee

Crocus

2008.03.17

Life B.T. (Before Television)

When the younger generation asks us elders, “What did you do before there was television to keep entertained?”, it’s a difficult question to answer. Not hard difficult, but embarrassingly difficult:

We had the The Swing Wing:

“It’s a what?” It’s a Swing Wing! Because “Self-induced Whiplasher” just wouldn’t sell as well, you know.

But that’s not all! We also had Clackers! What fun! What hilarity when those things busted into pieces and flew in all directions. More thrilling than lawn darts! And they say only video games cause brain damage.

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2008.03.17

James Lileks elaborates.

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