'A Hole in the World'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I got a call from somebody who lives six blocks east of here that they had seen a cat like Ivan in their yard and on their porch.
I was in the indoor pants so I changed clothes and raced over there - no cat, no answer at the door. I think I will phone tomorrow and offer to bring them an original of the poster so that they can see a clearer picture of Mr. Ivan.
Now, I'm sweaty and tired and hungry.
I'm going to order a burger.
Oh, sumi, how disappointing. I am so worried about you and Mr. Ivan. If I lost my Miss Bobo I would be inconsolable.
I'm sorry, sumi. I hope the cat your neighbors found is Mr. Ivan, and that you can meet up with them, and him, soon.
I have new windows, and now, when they are closed, I can't get internet. So I have to open my window. But it is cold, and all my head is going out the window, even with the drapes closed and a pillow stuffed in the opening. Any ideas? Should I try taping plastic over the whole thing?
I googled, and apparently this is a rather large problem. The signal is blocked by the low-e coating on the window. Some people are enclosing the modem in clear plastic and putting it outside the window. Otherwise, your best bet may be shrink film [link]
Did anyone else just go to a Roy Orbison Wrapped in Cling-Film place?
Wow- thank you ginger! It never occurred to me to google- the problem seemed so weird. I wish I could fit the #@^%!! receiver between the window and the screen, but I can;t.
Möbius Bagel: interlocking, endless, doughy rings of math
On the website of sculptor and mathematician George Hart, there are step-by-step instructions for how to craft a Möbius strip from a single bagel. I like his thoughts at the very end of the instruction process:
"It is much more fun to put cream cheese on these bagels than on an ordinary bagel. In additional to the intellectual stimulation, you get more cream cheese, because there is slightly more surface area."
Mobius bagel is neat.
Mobius bagel is neat.
I wonder if you could make a Klein bagel?
Maybe I need a Klein bottle for Christmas!
Mmm, I do love Trader Joe's BBQ Chicken Salad.