Thoughts for a Rainy September Friday (1)
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It’s one of those soggy days in southern Ohio that presages autumn. It’s also one of those days where my mind reels from a whirlwind of small thoughts, many inspired by the political season now upon us. So consider today a showcase. Maybe one of these will grow up and become a bigger post someday. I’ve been thinking a lot about silence. (I guess if you perceive silence as a friend, you HAVE the ability ...
Silent Alarm Clock Wakes You Up With Good Vibrations, Smooths Roommate Relations [Silence Is Golden] (13)
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Back when I was in college, one of my most frustrating experiences involved a roommate in my dormitory apartment who mistakenly believed that she would be able to wake up daily for her 8:30am lecture series. Said roommate could sleep through an elephant parade. Oh how I seethed in the mornings as I clutched my pillow to my head, begging for the noise to pleasepleaseplease just STOP. If only this alarm were available back then. ...
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Angus said:
oh what I'd do for one of these
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James Fridley said:
This is brilliant. Esp with a 2 yr old and another baby on the way. Sign me up now!!
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beggs said:
Should have thought of this sooner... would have made college room mates happier at 6AM
Vow of Silence (1)
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The day I was born (according to my mother) one of the doctors listened to my loud cries and quipped, “That kid’s ALL mouth!” And somehow that characterization has followed me ever since. I have an old cassette tape recording of myself in the 3rd grade, talking to the tape recorder. It was a pretty one-sided conversation, but apparently that didn’t bother me too much, as I talked non-stop for 60 minutes on one side, ...
the two-word compromise you’re looking for: zip wire (3)
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an anonymous submitter in ann arbor, michigan received this e-mail from a guy who just moved into her co-op (”basically a co-ed frat house”) for the rest of the summer. “we’ve tried to reason with him,” she says, to no avail. “when asked why he has to get up so early, he says, ‘i have important things to do in the morning,’ and that’s it.” the even bigger mystery? wonders our submitter: “why, if he ...
