When I die, think only this of me: Blimey, this is difficult!
The tradition of observing a minute’s silence to commemorate the personal sacrifice of military personnel in past battles has undergone a certain evolution through time, transforming into the preferred method of marking the passing of any figure of public note. This is most noticeable in sports arenas, where the entire crowd is asked to remember [...]
March 9, 2010
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The ultimate get-rich-quick scheme
Since my email address is reasonably easily accessible on the Internet (I make no specific attempts to hide it), I get a fairly decent amount of spam. As an experiment, I thought I’d keep track of all the money I’m offered, just to see how rich I could be if only I bothered to respond [...]
January 1, 2010
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