Category Archives: matt
Eye of the Beholder
Sally often laughs when she hears me say, “look how beautiful that is” — only to find me pointing at aView full post »
Patty’s Last Words
I just ran across this journal entry from February, 2006: Justin Shumaker shared the following via IM: so dig this.View full post »
FAA Regulations
Our flight to Texas this weekend was delayed from 5;25 to 8:30, so George was ready to sleep when we boarded. I wasView full post »
Questions to Ask Before You Marry
The New York Times ran a list of fifteen questions that all couples should ask before they marry. Reading the list, IView full post »
Verizon fails math
This is a recording of a conversation between a guy named George Vaccaro and Verizon customer service. Apparently,View full post »
Babykeeper
Using a public bathroom with a very small child is a challenge. Thankfully, this new product, called the Babykeeper,View full post »
Circus Contraption
In the summer before I began law school, I spent three months in a beautiful place: Glacier National Park. Part of myView full post »
Is this a joke?
A week after the city of Madrid banned ultra-skinny models from their fashion week, I run across this. On certainView full post »
Pocket Guide to the Bible
Jason Boyett, my junior high classmate and acclaimed author, has just published the Pocket Guide to the Bible (A LittleView full post »
The Monty Hall Problem
If you want a break from thinking about infinitely repeating decimals, why don’t you work on the Monty HallView full post »
.99999… = 1
Do you ever stop to think about the fact that “.9 repeating” is just another way to say 1? I have to admitView full post »
Baby Name Wizard
Rest assured, we’re going to consult the Baby Name Wizard before we name another child. I hadn’t realized &#View full post »
Always Deal in Scarcity
I’ve been reading John Steinbeck’s East of Eden on the train for the last few weeks. Among the manyView full post »
Google trends
Gmail is great. Google Maps had me from the beginning. Seems like I use Google News every day. Here’s a moreView full post »
Eyewitness Testimony
If you haven’t checked out Malcolm Gladwell’s blog, now is a good time to do it. Commenting on the DukeView full post »