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It’s Nothing to Pemberly

Pride and Prejudice is a book a real men are not supposed to appreciate.  But, I appreciate it, nevertheless.  I also enjoy the 1995 version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, which is the only version worth spending much time...

Truck Signs Give Us Important Infor...

The movie, Cast Away , staring Tom Hanks is a bit of a sleeper. A FedEx guy is stranded on an island and spends part of his time talking to a soccer ball. The end is even more disappointing as he delivers, personally, one package he...

What Font?

Steve Jobs died, today. Most know I am typing on a Mac. I started with a PC Jr. and had my mother buy a PC. The original PC running DOS. There were some amazing programs around that allowed you to play some simple games and do...

Cafeteria Bottlenecks

The movie Home Alone has a scene when Kevin is sitting in a chair eating ice cream covered with all sorts of junk food. He yells, “Guys, I’m eating junk and watching rubbish! You better come out and stop me!” Of course...

School Cafeteria Design

California has a strange plan for designing schools. My brother-in-law, Carl, had the right idea years ago. The state should have ten schools designed and the plans on file. No new architect for each building. But, that is not the...