Miscellany
Starbucks coffee rocket fuel for the space shuttle

Rocket fuel

If coffee worked as rocket fuel (and arguably it is for some of us) Starbucks sells enough of the liquid go-go juice each day to fill up the Space Shuttle’s main tank with enough left over to start on the next one.

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tiny brains

Tiny brains

“Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy.” Jeff Bezos, Robert Kiyosaki and a bunch of others.

election consequences

Election consequences?

After decades of careful observation, I’ve noticed hardly anyone ever spontaneously combusts after their person doesn’t win the election.

Listen up!

Dave Grohl of Nirvana, Foo Fighters, et al. fame composes and plays primarily by ear. He never really learned to read sheet music.

Child being mailed by the post office

No rush. Lowest rate please.

Between 1913 and 1920 it was technically possible to mail a child through the post office. A loophole intended for live animals, it was used numerous times for human children. Tempting, I know.