Category Archives: Asides

So asked Stephen Totilo in this article back in 2004. I remember mainstays from the Grand Old Days of the Graphic Adventure game, like my personal favorite The Secret of Monkey Island.

I sometimes wonder how one’s language effects the way one thinks. This article about German compared to English humor gave me some insight.

Someone told me about razzleberry pie, which is not a real berry but a concoction of raspberry and blackberry. For some reason…I must try it. I think I just like the way “razzleberry” sounds.

I was just thinking the other day about how animal archetypes are imprinted on us early as children; for some reason we spend a lot of time learning that ducks quack, cows moo, and cats meow. Encountering this list of … Continue reading →

I was just IMing someone about Industrial Design, and “big ponder” Frog Design came up. He told me his wife, who knows American Sign Language, had just made the sign for frog; he passed it along when I expressed interest. … Continue reading →