For History

by kartooner on September 29, 2005

Have you ever won­dered about your ances­try? More specif­i­cally, those who came before you and are 100% respon­si­ble for your exis­tence. I’m sure many of us can attest to the fact that there’s a broad inter­est in gene­ol­ogy and the reason (…)

Read the rest of this entry »

Invention Contention

by kartooner on September 22, 2005

There’s an episode of the Simp­sons where Homer, in com­plete dis­gust of how unevent­ful his 38.1 years have been, decides to use Thomas Edi­son as a men­tor to invent new things in his shadow. He believes by fol­low­ing in Edison’s footsteps (…)

Read the rest of this entry »

Return of Snuggets

by kartooner on September 13, 2005

In the first install­ment of Snuggets I talked about Blingo, burn­ing a grilled cheese sand­wich, eat­ing bugs for pro­tein, the inven­tor of the slow cooker and finally the choco­late shell top­ping. For those who don’t know, a snugget is a cross between a snip­pet and (…)

Read the rest of this entry »

Being a Model Driver

by kartooner on September 12, 2005

When you come across a stu­dent dri­ver, while dri­ving on a high­way or a city street, do you change your dri­ving habits in order to be the “model” cit­i­zen, or a good exam­ple for the per­son behind the wheel? I’ve found that when I encounter a car (…)

Read the rest of this entry »