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Humor

"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

Tuesday Miscellany

I got excited, then quickly dejected: Family-friendly sports cars [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/070628/28famsportscars.intro.htm] . Finally, a cool-looking vehicle for my seven children and wife. No such luck. They all max out at two children. Obvious case of discrimination, but I'm not sure

Monday Inanity

The Armaggedon of Inanity is upon us: Rock Paper Scissors has become a competitive sport, likeTexas Hold 'Em Tournaments, Text-Messaging Championships, and Speed Toilet Wiping (it's coming, I'm sure). People, like this writer [http://www.utne.com/issues/2007_142/features/12605-1.html], are taking

The Stunted Eudemon

Another short post. Sometimes life throws you curve balls, other times it hits you in . . . nevermind. Just a few quick things: Looking for a witch at retail? The EU has 'em [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2407698.html], courtesy of freaky Romania. And they're good-looking

The Baseball Eudemon

It's baseball time. Jack's (11) regular season ended, but now he's playing on his league's junior All-Star team (first-year players, for the most part) and representing our town against other towns in the area. Today, he has games at 1:00 and

The Thursday Eudemon

So, my fourteen-year-old jock nephew Dan Scheske enters a July Fourth three-on-three basketball tournament in Topeka, Indiana [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topeka,_Indiana], a podunk town with a lot of Amish people, situated about thirty minutes from my house. He gets there and sees a bunch of Amish boys

Happy Fourth

I hope everyone has a good Fourth of July. I'll spend the bulk of mine at the office, a payback for my extended leave. You know you're busy when you're looking forward to working on a holiday because "the phone won't

The Tuesday Eudemon

I'm surprised there aren't more stories of such confusion [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22009028-5012895,00.html]: > A bouncer at a popular restaurant in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighbourhood ejected a lesbian customer from the women's bathroom after

Quick-Hitting Eudemon

For whatever reason, my comment boxes have been disabled. We're working on it. __________ On rednecks [http://www.lewrockwell.com/reed/reed129.html]. Excerpt: > Rednecks, as Bageant explains in detail, are dumber than dirt. They're not bad people. You can heist a brew with them and

The Wednesday Eudemon

Rosie is looking at "The Price is Right." [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-rosieweb19jun19,0,5100712.story] Maybe she's interested in those backstage perks that Bob was rumored to enjoy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Barker#Legal_issues]. __________ Kinda neat: Catholic Business Owners

Sinai and Station Wagons

I assume most everyone has seen this, but I feel obliged to at least mention it here: The Vatican has issued a ten commandments for drivers [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070619/ap_on_re_eu/vatican_road_rage]. My commentary is in italics. 1. You shall not kill.