May 2011
Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don’t hurt. They’re not...
– Michelle Obama
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Seeing Matinees Leads to Run-ins with Old People
Me: Is this seat taken?
Old Lady 1: Ah, no, here, make yourself comfortable. My, that is a lot of popcorn.
Me: Haha, yes, I like popcorn.
Old Lady 2: Well you know if you sit here, we get to eat some popcorn.
Old Lady 1: I remember when popcorn was 25 cents a bag!
Old Man: She was just kidding, dear. We aren't going to eat your popcorn.
Old Lady 2: Yes, we won't eat it. My dentist said that eating popcorn is actually bad for your teeth. It gets all stuck in there.
Me: ....
Old Lady 2: Oh, not your teeth, you're much too young to have those problems.
I spent a lot of money today, so tomorrow I am just going to sit in the corner...
– my dad
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Sourdough + butter + radishes + salt
equals springtime.
Hurt people hurt people.
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I have zero tolerance for women changing their behavior to suit a man’s...
– Professor, on gender relations in the sciences.
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The orbitals of lower energy are filled in first with the electrons and only...
– Aufbau Principle.
Aufbau, from the German meaning “building up, construction”.
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On bin Laden
I keep thinking that it’s wrong to rejoice in someone’s death, that no matter who they were they had a mother and a father and someone who once loved them for some reason. Hate brings on more hate, and it’s not right to feel good about someone dying violently. This person had a first word, a favorite food, and maybe a pet who misses their warm lap.
And then I remember that this...