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  1. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Obliquity of the ecliptic is the reason for the season.
  2. ChrisB

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    My only noteworthy recollection of the 80s was when I was on vacation in Vienna, Sept. 1989. I took a train from Vienna to Passau Germany, and found it to be quite crowded. The German border guards came on board unusually early, and were spending a lot of time with some of the passengers, but...
  3. ChrisB

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    Indeed, that was a time when they were considering abandoning Mutual Assured Destruction for the concept of a “winnable” nuclear war. I’m not sure how you would determine who the victor was, maybe the one whose rubble glowed less.
  4. ChrisB

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    We need to redefine progress as “better” rather than “more”. This requires making decisions about how we use technology. The “elephant in the room” however, is world population growth. We have more people than we need or know what to do with. The drain on resources is the underlying cause of...
  5. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    It would be great to have the body of a 20 year old and the mind of a 50 year old.
  7. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    People lately are saying “wa-la” instead of “voila”.
  8. ChrisB

    You know you are getting old when:

    When you get a “Senior Discount” without asking for it.
  9. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    “Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible” - Frank Zappa
  10. ChrisB

    Old Smells that Make Your Nose Wrinkle

    The smell of exhaust from a rusted VW heater box. This could also be had in a Corvair, my father owned one that we called the “stinkmobile”. The sickly-sweet smell from the NECCO factory in Cambridge MA. Both gone but not forgotten.
  11. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    While in a crosswalk with my wife, who is deaf and has balance problems, we found ourselves suddenly amongst a swarm of bicycles. They were travelling quite fast and came quite close to us. Cars are required to stop for pedesstrians in crosswalks, but some cyclists seem feel they have immunity...
  13. ChrisB

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    The modern equivalent would be Calvin hosing down some object of contempt.
  14. ChrisB

    Hipsters, tourists, and "artisinal" devil crabs...

    Yep, it tastes like soap to me as well. I have heard that it's a genetic trait.
  15. ChrisB

    Did the Rules of Etiquette Provide a Greater Sense of Safety For Women?

    We may indeed be nostalgic for a time that we experienced, but it is the good experiences that we recall, conveniently ignoring the bad. It is this idealized version of our past that we long for, not the one that we actually lived through.
  16. ChrisB

    Did the Rules of Etiquette Provide a Greater Sense of Safety For Women?

    We tend to filter out bad memories, which is the source of nostalgia. It is not difficult to find things that truly were better in the past, but overall, it is a longing for a time that never really existed. I would not want to be 20 again, I was stupid and ignorant. I still am, but at least now...
  17. ChrisB

    Did the Rules of Etiquette Provide a Greater Sense of Safety For Women?

    For me simpler only means that I was not expected to be available 24/7. My cell phone has become an electronic ball and chain. I am an engineer, so I am certainly no Luddite, but I see both the positives and negatives of technology. I suppose that in 50 years, people will look back on us and...
  19. ChrisB

    Did the Rules of Etiquette Provide a Greater Sense of Safety For Women?

    "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" - Frank Zappa With advancing years, it becomes harder to not fall under the spell of nostalgia. However I do think that life was simpler (not necessarily better overall) before the age of instant communication and information overload...
  20. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I feel bad about paying for coffee with a 20, but that is all that my ATM will dispense.
  21. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    On the NJ shore, tourists are referred to disparagingly as "Bennys". Although the origin of the term is uncertain, one theory is due to this behavior . For those not familiar with US currency, Ben Franklin is on our $100 bill.
  22. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I have the same problem, James.
  23. ChrisB

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    My reticence makes me reluctant to admit that.

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