by david allan van nostrand | Apr 29, 2024 | Human Behavior, The iterative process, The Wayback Machine
Three is the smallest number that can play the outdoor children’s game called Red Light, Green Light, but it’s more fun with large groups. One person is chosen as the Stop Light and all the rest of the players line up behind the Starting Line, which has been set 10 or...
by david allan van nostrand | Apr 22, 2024 | Human Behavior, The Wayback Machine, The world around us
What Is a Zoot Suit? Recently I read that the zoot suit is making a comeback, which got me to wondering where it is coming back from, so let’s take a closer look. Where the zoot suit got its name Zoot was chosen because it rhymed with suit, as do these jazz slang...
by david allan van nostrand | Apr 15, 2024 | Human Behavior, Point of view, The world around us, Using Information
Typical Is Not Average Measures of central tendency are the basic mathematics of a thing Non-statisticians call those measures averages. The one most of us have in mind when we say average is the arithmetic mean. Arithmetic means (referred to as means) are the...
by david allan van nostrand | Apr 8, 2024 | The world around us
Aquariums, terrariums, and all types of vivariums use the Latin suffix* -arium, meaning container. Latin prefixes** at the front tell us what they’re designed to contain: Vivere means to live. Aqua means water. Terra means earth. Aquariums (sticklers say...
by david allan van nostrand | Apr 1, 2024 | Items in the News, Social archaelogy, The world around us
NOTICE: This is not an April Fooler. If you’d like to read some classic April Fool nonsense, click here for the March 32nd issue from a few years back. Fee, Fie, Faux, Fum A few days ago, I read an article called Nice Watch — Love the Dent! Why Stylish Guys Want...
