I noticed an interesting news article on Yahoo! News, “Americans Getting Taller, Much Heavier” via AP. There is this graph on the trend. It’s a report on the average weight and height statistics over the past 40 years by National … Continue reading
Geoffrey Nunberg is a linguist often featured on NPR’s “Fresh Air”. I’ve always found his comments on the language usages and origins fascinating, so when I heard about his current collection, Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times, … Continue reading
The funniest quote I’ve heard from the last night’s first presidential debate. Bush: Of course, I know Osama bin Laden atttacked us. I know that! :p