Month: March 2007

  • Stop Yelling

    Question: why do I get incredibly uncomfortable, to the point of having a strong desire to leave the area, when a parent is yelling or otherwise strongly disciplining their child (“Don’t make me count to three!” and so on)? Was I not yelled at enough as a kid? Am I just a huge pushover? Do…

  • Unexpected Disclaimer

    Before a NOVA episode: “The following program contains explicit visual material. Viewer discretion is advised.” The subject matter is bonobos, but I guess they must show stuff about the Congo wars. It was not accompanied by the Fox announcer saying “Viewer discretion… is advised” in a voice that makes it sound like “viewer discretion” is…

  • Smoke & Mirrors

    Tonight, the was Pubcrawl, and it was good. We hit The Avenue, the BU Pub, Cornwall’s, and Crossroads, although we did cheat and ride the T from Coolidge Corner to BU East. There was beer, and I finished the evening with an Irish Car Bomb, which may have been less than good. Thanks to Boston’s…