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Norm Pellegrini, R.I.P.
mia_mcdavid is in Chicagoland this weekend, and called me with the news.
Norman Pellegrini: In Memoriam
The Last Great Oak Falls – Norm Pellegrini is dead
My family moved to Chicago in 1957, when I was 6 years old. I lived there and considered it home until mia_mcdavid and I moved to Minnesota in 1998. Throughout those 41 years WFMT, the Midnight Special and Norm Pellegrini were an important part of my life.
The rehabilitation of a useful phrase
The “Rule of Thumb for Wife-Beating” Hoax
The Straight Dope
The Phrase Finder
Chowder, Gig, Pipsqueak, Mayhem, Nonplussed and The Real Rule of Thumb
No Uncertain Terms
Origin(s) of “Rule of Thumb”
European Men Profeminist Network
Apparently back in the 1700’s some judge said there was such a law, and the story has been freely passed on from then without being checked. In fact the ordinary innocuous usage is considerably older.
I am pleased that the phrase can be used again. “Heuristic” is just too geeky in most circumstances, even for me.
(Following up on a Facebook note by my old friend Sister Edith Bogue)
Irish Class, July 13, 2009
A note on deCamp’s Lest Darkness Fall
Problem Solving
Fixing your Lycanthropy: 3 Approaches.
I am reminded of one of our oldest friends, an engineer who frequently refers to “Engineering method Number One: Brute Force.”
Hand cut dovetails
More fiber display stands
I finished two more fiber display stands, similar to these.
for mia_mcdavid to use in her business. Like the first pair, they can be taken apart for transport and quickly rebuilt on site. She will need them for her trip next week.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 