This post lists common ways that people used to die from their jobs. They’re mostly due to inhaling toxic chemicals. One of them, Soot Wart, is a type of cancer that was commonly found among chimney sweeps. The discovery of this link between job and disease, in the late 18th century, was pretty vital in [...]
I’ve been a bit busier than usual the last few weeks. Missed last week’s post. More beer for everyone! Here’s a list of things I’ve done between my last post and now. (Why yes, this is a pretense for skipping another week. Glad you asked.) I planned an event for two weeks from now: Free [...]
I’m marrying my sister next weekend. By which I mean, I’ll be officiating her wedding to her longtime boyfriend Alex. (And no, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of the ambiguity in that sentence.) Maryland law allows anyone to perform a wedding, so long as they are ordained by a church or organization. Any [...]
This story about an elderly woman bullied by middle-schoolers on a bus has been making the rounds of the internet today. There’s a lot of things being said about the kids in the video, and most of it is probably deserved, but I don’t know that any of it is helpful. From the MetaFilter thread [...]
In lieu of writing an actual blog post this week, here are some pictures of our easter keg hunt. (Apologies for the quality, it’s a camera phone.)
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