Month: March 2003

How to Cite

By AMH

Here’s an example of where students today have some great resources that just weren’t available when I was in school. Darthmouth College has put together a site on the hows and whys of citations. It’s not the Chicago Manual of Style, but it’s easy to use and covers the most common cases, including citation rules for electronic formats. I particularly like that they give examples of correct citations following different style guides across the humanities and science. A must-bookmark for the high school or junior-high kid in your life!

Scary WW Food

By AMH

Because everyone’s a fan of Lilek’s Gallery of Regrettable Food, spin-off sites can’t hurt and this collection of Weight Watchers recipe cards from 1974 over at Poundy are a great addition to the genre. The food is horrifying and she’s got some nice snark going too. Just in time for your Friday websurf…

Catching Trademark Infringement

By AMH

I was slightly bothered by the article Faked Out: Looking for counterfeit goods, sheriff’s deputies go bargain hunting [via PCJM] and I’m not sure if it’s due to poor writing or poor policework. The article describes the efforts of police to track counterfeiting of brand-name goods, particularly clothes. But there are also many descriptions of ways in which items can be slightly altered to appear to be an original while not quite being trademark infringement. And it is very unclear in the article about what types of items the police are buying and trying to eliminate. Because if you’re really … Continue reading Catching Trademark Infringement

Bubba for President

By AMH

The Simpsons had a hilarious parody of Fox News, with news-ticker jokes and an election “debate” in which their general biases were reflected by a drawn-in halo over Krusty the Republican candidate and upside-down devil-horned footage of the opposing Democrat. It is unfortunate for Fox News that an hour after that episode aired the front page of their website tag-lined their article on Clinton and Dole’s 60 Minutes debate with the label “Bubba vs. Dole, Round One”. [via JRE]

Overzealous Security?

By AMH

Who doesn’t love a heart-warming story of overzealous mall security guards? Oh, I’m sure the mall will come out with a statement explaining that the men were being disruptive, and malls are certainly private property, but it behooves us all to remember that “fake police” (or the mall/campus/private security guard nature) can in practice get you arrested nice and quick if they like. I know someone who was stopped and had their camera confiscated recently for taking pictures of the outside of the Cornell greenhouses because they contain fertilizer, which has that whole bomb-making connection. Harassment of our citizens is … Continue reading Overzealous Security?

Vintage HomeEc

By AMH

I am slowly building a collection of old home economics and household management guides, and I would love to find a copy of this 1800’s book just added to Project Gutenburg: The American Woman’s Home, or Principles of Domestic Science, by Catharine E. Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. And, yes, it is the same Harriet Beecher Stowe. Take a skim over the topics covered in the introduction, as described in the table of contents: The chief cause of woman’s disabilities and sufferings, that women are not trained, as men are, for their peculiar duties–Aim of this volume to elevate the … Continue reading Vintage HomeEc

Arrrggg! A blimp!

By AMH

Since I am already a “bad weblogger”, what with the lack of RSS feeds and my distasteful link-and-comment format, I might as well jump on the linking bandwagon and recommend my non-blogger readers read The Horror of Blimps, which had me laughing way too hard for the office. [via Anita’s LOL] It reminds me of the bar-none funniest thing I’ve ever read on the internet: Dogs in Elk.

Weekly Photos

By AMH

I’ve been tempted by The Friday Five as a device to inspire entries, but in practice the questions tend to be more personally revealing than I want to answer on a regular basis. Photo Friday, on the other hand, is the same idea but with photographs. This is definitely something I want to do. I’m not thrilled with my submission for this week’s theme “Stop Sign” (see right-hand column), but my goal is to at least try to produce something each week. [via Medley]

DIY Knitting Needles

By AMH

I’ve been on a knitting and crocheting tear lately, but I discovered a whole new dimension to being the crafty type – making your own tools! Not that I’ve tried it yet, but this guide to making home-made knitting needles is calling to me. It’s so obvious that they’re only pointy dowels, and yet I never would have thought of this myself. [via not martha]