Potpourri of random tidbits
I’ve always wondered if ants were attracted to artificial sweeteners, or are only human tongues fooled? And if they were, since there’s no caloric value to artificial sweeteners, would ants just constantly feed off them and die because they’d be expounding their energy on something of no caloric value? If so, that’d be a really cool, non-toxic way to get rid of them!
I’m a nerd. Every time I fly, I look out the window and think about Bernoulli’s principle. In fact, it’s one of those things where I try NOT to think about it when I fly, but by trying NOT to think about it, I think about it. But yesterday, someone who works at GE Aircraft Engines told me that it wasn’t true!
This weekend I went to see Jersey Boys with my family. For those not in the know, Jersey Boys is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. One of my all time favorite songs is “December 1963 (Oh What a Night).” You will see the importance of the parenthetical phrase shortly.
I’m not sure what made it my favorite song. I first heard it at a high school dance (Senior Ball, 1995… if only it were December 1993, that would be poetic justice). I’m not sure if it was the catchy piano introduction/chord progression, how the beat was easy to dance to, how easy it was to belt out the words, or even the “doo-doo-doo-doot doots.” Maybe it was because it WAS “what a night” (not like THAT, I didn’t know the actual meaning of the song back then… just that it was a fun night of dancing with my friends).
Many of you may know this about me, others may not… I have a song written about me. No lie. My friend Tom triggered this memory when he sent out and email entitled “WINGS AND BEER.” For those people from Wisconsin, you’ll know what I’m talking about. There’s a cult hero there named Pat McCurdy who sings a song entitled… well, something close to “Wings and Beer.”
I’m currently sitting on the campus of MIT in Boston on my second baseball trip of the year. Yesterday I went to see the Brewers beat the Red Sox amongst many other Brewers fans, and today I wasn’t able to get tickets to see the Brewers cream get lit up by the Red Sox. So, I decided to check out MIT. And, without further adieu, here are my Top 10 Thoughts as I’m sitting on the MIT campus: