I am terrified of flying and sitting next to kids is the BEST cure. Because I don’t want to scare them, so it’s like my maternal urges (or whatever) just shut down my anxiety. Some part of my brain is screaming that THIS TIME physics will not work, but I can’t hear it because I have to protect this kid. Better than…

The Prusik Knot is one of the most useful to me for times when I need to tie things down with adjustable tension. It also serves a unique function for a knot. Many knots fall under the purpose: 'make a loop that doesn't slip and close on you'. Other knots will 'tie a rope to an object so it doesn't fall off'. The…

I was going to name my dog Ruggles (Pynchon's middle name), but then I realized that I would probably not really like him at first, then be super into him to an unhealthy level for a while, but after too much exposure realize that maybe I don't even actually like him as much as I thought I did and I'm just tolerating…

Oh Don Draper, always tooting his own horn...