Category Archives: Curiosities

Attack of the Killer Porcupine

The other night, we had an emergency at work: the main Content Management Server has spontaneously rebooted, corrupting the database that contains about 90 of the University’s websites. Jeff and I rushed in at about 9:00pm and worked diligently, with only occasional breaks to watch Futurama, until 4:00am. Nearly hallucinatory with fatigue, we then stumbled [...]

Does This Body Make Me Look Fat?

I’m considering two curiosities today:
Oddity The First:
I have a brother named Chris. He stands 6′4″, is quick-witted, has the McMains family good looks(!), and generally makes a significant and favorable impression on people. So it’s only natural that when people forget my name, they might come up with his once in a while.
The peculiar thing, [...]