What I’m listening to

Old Time Radio Free Podcast and Download Blog has a fascinating array of audio treasures from decades past. Let me give you a few examples:

The Goon Show – The Spanish Suitcase
Django Reinhardt
Ella Fitzgerald
Maxwell House Coffee Time
Jeff Regan Investigator

I also enjoyed The Ark, which was a show on Radio National in Australia presented by the delightful [...]

More blog love

Although I have had to cut down on knitting and crocheting because of RSI (dratted darn thing that cuts into good hobbies), I have to satisfy my yarn itch. I love Yarn Harlot, the excitement of seeing her creations come to life, reading how she works out patterns, the thrill of the chase [...]

Names

A rose is a rose is a rose, says Gertrude Stein.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2.
Nevertheless, I suspect that Stein and Shakespeare might not have met winners of Name of the Year. The mission of Name of [...]

Real shapes

I was fascinated by Kate Harding’s BMI Project, which has many photos of people sized from underweight to morbidly obese, depending upon their BMI. If you haven’t seen this, please have a look. Worksafe, and links to many other blogs.

Parentonomics

Here is my new favourite blog, Game Theorist by Joshua Gans. He wrote a book called Parentonomics and my treat for finishing part of my study this week was to go and buy my own copy. Of course, the hard part is to ration it instead of hooning through it.
(I say “favourite” but I should [...]