Building science nerd. My background is typical. Bachelor’s from U of Rangoon, varsity luge captain. I designed meat helmets. As an insolent junior engineer I was placed in a tyvek envelope and beaten with slide rules. Pretty standard, really.
Im 1982, Tex Cobb famously aced all three cognitive tests his trainers gave him between rounds of his horrific bout with Larry Holmes. It was four fingers, he got it right every time. Four.
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Im 1982, Tex Cobb famously aced all three cognitive tests his trainers gave him between rounds of his horrific bout with Larry Holmes. It was four fingers, he got it right every time. Four.
We bought our house with a 1978 KitchenAid dishwasher, with an avocado front that matched the stove and Frigidaire fridge. That fucking beast ate everything we threw at it for a decade. It was like 35 years old when we put it out to pasture.
We’ve had at least six since, they all sucked.
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We bought our house with a 1978 KitchenAid dishwasher, with an avocado front that matched the stove and Frigidaire fridge. That fucking beast ate everything we threw at it for a decade. It was like 35 years old when we put it out to pasture.