Howdy, boys and girls, and welcome back to a very special episode of Ask Uncle Crappy. You might have heard something about this being Michigan Week. That’s going to change the program a bit — we’re going to stick with a college football theme today. Here’s what you do. I have a couple of questions… Read More 12. AUC, college football edition.
Pressure does interesting things to a person. In most cases, I think I handle pressure well. I’m usually able to think clearly, make a quick analysis and determine what should be done next. An example: During a weekend visit by my parents a few years ago, my father had an “episode,” which means he fainted.… Read More 1. pressure.
I haven’t done such a hot job of this recently. I’m not sure why. Given my track record, there should be plenty of stuff to occupy my attention. College football is an obvious one, but not even a 9-0 start by the Buckeyes is enough to get me to sit down and get some stuff… Read More apologies.
I continue to be impressed with the ability of the internet to A) be incredibly helpful or B) be an enormous pain in the ass, depending on the circumstances. Here’s one of the helpful stories, from today’s Columbus Dispatch. It’s about Kevin and Noah John, who drove from Shelby to Columbus for the Youngstown State… Read More not a toy.
It doesn’t get much better than that. Friday: After a semi-productive day off, I drove into town to see Helvetica, a documentary film about the typeface of the same name. Yes. A movie about a font. Expect that it’s actually a movie about a small piece of modern design, the widespread acceptance of Helvetica and… Read More best weekend ever.
The PG ran a story about bacn today, taking the time to identify the term and discuss some of its ramifications. The reporter spoke with two people — a PR guy and an author from New York, a woman who works for a software firm in Florida, a representative of Best Buy based in Minneapolis,… Read More homegrown.
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