Off topic, but about elections: Today is election day in Washington state. Sort of. It is the last day you can submit your mailed ballot for the primary. (You can take it to a post office (as I did),… (View Post)

All this long discussion, and no data on how many Norwegians commute by cross country skiing, in the winter. There must be a few, I would think. (View Post)

Those expensive shirts sound like "Veblen goods" to this farm boy. (View Post)

I've visited the site of the battle of Gettysburg a couple of times, and learned things both times. For instance, having grown up in the West, I still have to remember that standards for what is… (View Post)

Interesting to see that at least one person has read "The Marching Morons". Recently. Which reminds me of the conclusion that the "Freakonomics"people came to some years ago: As I… (View Post)