Vegeslexic

Hi. My name is Turi, and I'm vegeslexic.

Seriously. I get vegetables confused. Especially, for some reason, "A" vegetables. Artichoke, asparagus, avocado. I actually have to stop and think about which one I mean. Who knows why...

The other day, I was at the grocery store with a list my wife had written up. I saw "zucchini", grabbed a cucumber, and was done with it. Didn't realize in until days later, as she rooted through the vegetable drawer trying to find the zucchini. "Is this what you think a zucchini is?" "Um..."

So, yeah. I guess the first step is admitting I have a problem. Anyone know what the second step is?

Snail migration

Most mornings, when I go out to get the newspaper, I see a few snails crossing our sidewalk. They usually only cross from left to right, and are only there on days that our sprinkler hasn't gone off. I wonder if they cross right to left earlier in the night, and are just heading back in the morning, or what?

At what Cost(as)

Why does NBC keep Bob Costas around for the Olympics?

Every time I see him, he says something embarrassing, if not crossing the line to being legally actionable.

Classic was the opening ceremonies in Athens, where, upon the entry of the team from Djibouti, he quipped "You bet Djibouti."

And last night, after Mary Carillo's thoughtful color segment on the Shaolin monks, he couldn't help but reference Carl Douglas' ultracamp Kung Fu Fighting.

Know what LCD stands for? Lowest common denominator.

Thumping

Sofia, just now: "Dad - I got knocked down!"

Me: "But you got up again. Never gonna keep you down."

Quote, for those 90's musically or pop-culturally challenged...

Razor's edges

No, not Somerset Maugham.

Every time I shave, I think of this passage from William Gibson's Virtual Light:


"The razor is old," Yamazaki said. "You do not throw it away?"

Skiner looked at him, over the plastic razor. "Thing is, Scooter, they just don't get any duller, after a while."


Truth. Sometimes I get a blade that'll get a nick or imperfection in it that's annoying, but most of the time, blades get to a certain point of dullness and stay there. As long as I'm comfortable with their sharpness, I can use one for quite awhile.

Allegory for life?

Microscopic anthropomorphisms

I've always been a little tickled by cartoon depictions of fleas as army men, or plaque as pirates, or germs as scary space monsters...