http://www.randomlife.com/ Copyright 2008 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:12:38 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I have an odd way of cleaning my toothbrush. I do it two or even three times per day. First I run a little water on the bristles and then I add a little dab of toothpaste. Now, here is... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/08/how_to_clean_yo.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/08/how_to_clean_yo.html Fun Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:12:38 -0800 I haven't been able to figure out why Georgia doesn't want to let South Ossetia be independent (or part of North Ossetia in Russia). But I guess I've never understood it in Taiwan or even The South during the Civil... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/08/georgia_vs_osse.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/08/georgia_vs_osse.html Observation Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:04:32 -0800 When I eat fruit salad, I eat the pieces of fruit in order of height. Whichever piece is highest in the bowl, I eat first. Then the second highest, and so on. Sometimes pieces shift and change order as I'm... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/07/fruit_salad_ins.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/07/fruit_salad_ins.html Random Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:52:49 -0800 If I set out chips and dip for a party and then don't put them away before I go to bed, when I awaken the next day I usually throw them out because they're probably "bad". However, if I stay... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/02/foodtime_awaren.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/02/foodtime_awaren.html Observation Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:45:58 -0800 I think that people should have to explain their votes on their ballots. If they just say, "I picked the one on the top," their vote shouldn't count. I don't understand the whole momentum phenomenon. How can momentum be a... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/02/youd_think_id_b.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2008/02/youd_think_id_b.html Observation Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:02:14 -0800 Deputy fired 30 shots from rifle in killing 6, officials say I was reading the above article on CNN about a sheriff's deputy in Wisconsin that shot and killed six people, when I came across this part of the... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/10/is_that_enterta.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/10/is_that_enterta.html Observation Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:51:25 -0800 A prisoner of the musical tastes of the carpool driver, I had a chance to listen closely to the lyrics of Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues". Bizarrely, he doesn't actually explain at all why... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/why_do_they_cal.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/why_do_they_cal.html Observation Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:54:29 -0800 Brina wrote some really sweet things to both me and Steven on the Temple. I saw a woman at the Temple drawing pictures in the sand. I told her that her drawings were beautiful. She looked up with a... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/more_burning_ma.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/more_burning_ma.html My Life Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:29:00 -0800 In no particular order: In a drugstore on the way, we heard that the man had already been burned down by an arsonist. Packing the two vehicles was kind of nightmarish because we had so much stuff. Brina and I... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/memories_from_b.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/09/memories_from_b.html My Life Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:22:54 -0800 Brina likes how I explained to her how to remember how to spell the word "Berkeley". I said, "Just put an 'e' everywhere you think there might be one."... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/spelling_lesson.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/spelling_lesson.html Observation Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:30:36 -0800 For the past couple of weeks I've been receiving a lot of spam emails with this type of subject line: "You've received a postcard from a Friend!" Or: "You've received a greeting from a Family Member!" The From line usually... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/postcards_from.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/postcards_from.html Observation Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:18:48 -0800 WASHINGTON, DC (AP) -- Late Monday night, claiming executive privilege, President Bush ordered that the heads of the twelve jurors in the Lewis "Scooter" Libby trial be brought to him on silver platters. Early this morning, the heads were seen... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/president_getti.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/president_getti.html Fun Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:01:14 -0800 Forced desegregation of schools is supposed to ensure that the racial mix of a particular school reflects the racial mix of the neighborhood it's in. Isn't it? That makes sense to me, but I feel like that's not actually how... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/diversity.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/07/diversity.html Observation Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:39:20 -0800 As I was heating my mattar paneer in the lunch room, a couple of guys that were doing construction work on our floor went up to the vending machine. One of the guys put some money in it. After staring... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/05/you_cant_go_wro.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/05/you_cant_go_wro.html Random Wed, 16 May 2007 13:05:26 -0800 Couldn't we pull the troops out of Iraq, see how it goes, and then go back if needed? Sure there's a cost of moving the troops around, but there's also a cost associated with leaving them there. What's the ratio?... http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/05/post_1.html http://www.randomlife.com/mt/archives/2007/05/post_1.html Observation Wed, 16 May 2007 09:46:11 -0800