Applied Epistemology

I wonder ... does the restaurant have that as one of the items, or did someone take the time to type that up just for that party?

So as I drove to my afternoon class at PCC today, I caught the last ten minutes of Larry Mantle's interview with Leonard Nimoy. I suddenly realized that Nimoy was doing the interview in KPCC's studio, that is, on the PCC campus, right by the faculty parking lot. Cue aggressive driving. I got into the lot a couple minutes after the interview ended, but (as usual at noon) couldn't find a space in the lot closest to KPCC's studio. I circled the lot once, in vain. As I headed to the southern half of the lot, who should I cut off but -- yes, Leonard Nimoy, in a Bill Belichek-style warm hoodie, walking to his car. Realizing with frustration that I couldn't stop in the middle of the driveway, and with no parking spaces in sight, I settle for rolling down my window and calling out: "Leonard Nimoy?"

On the back of a shirt in Illinois' orange:

"Our Juice will beat you, but he won't kill you."

The piece de resistance gift for Aidan this year was the LEGO Dwarves' Mine set. I must echo the consensus and praise this fine Lego set. The dwarf and goblin minifigs beg to be used as D&D minis.

The trailer for Iron Man looks good. Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. were unconventional choices for a comic adaptation, but they seem to have added a humorous slant which is perfect for the character. The Scotch glass on the missile testing range is especially nice.

Iris: "I want Slinky to be next to me while I am sleeping because I am afraid of the night."

Me: "But Daddy can sleep next to you and protect you."

Iris: "No, I want Slinky. Slinky can protect me."

Hmm... long-awaited sequel to immensely successful adventure franchise, check. Clunky, retro-30s title, check. George Lucas involved, check.

I smell another Phantom Menace.

The word "dildo" is at least 414 years old.

I discovered today that the English word "like" is derived from the word "lich" (as in "body" -- from which the fantasy undead species takes inspiration). (Cf. the German "gleich".)

One of my summer school students outs me as a nerd.