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A complete lack of ideas and the power to express them.

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Lose Weight, Save Money

February 8, 2010 Art Zemon

I have dropped 24 pounds since last May, which makes me smile. Now, in addition to simply being smaller, I have two more reasons to smile. First, my last blood test for cholesterol levels came back with greatly improved numbers across the board. This means that I will likely be around longer to sponge off […]

Fun, Health

199 Pounds!

January 17, 2010 Art Zemon

As anticipated on December 22, today I made it down to 199 pounds for the first time since, well, since heaven-only knows when! To the groans of all, I celebrate with another six word story: One hundred ninety nine pounds. Yipee!

Health, Six Word Stories

The Comfy Old Shirt

January 10, 2010 Art Zemon

Imagine it’s one of those lazy mornings when you don’t feel like doing much of anything. You woke up and shrugged into a comfy old shirt. You left your cuffs unbuttoned. The left half of your collar sticks up, since you never bothered to look in the mirror. As for the buttons down the front, […]

Fun, Philosophy

Goal Achieved!

December 22, 2009 Art Zemon

Today, I celebrate. Since I began exercising and eating less on Memorial Day, I have lost 20 pounds! First goal achieved. 🙂 Next goal, which should be pretty quick if the gods of metabolism cooperate: Weigh less than 200 pounds. I cannot remember the last time I weighed less than 200 pounds. After that, I […]

Health, Six Word Stories

Life, Six Words at a Time (Act IV)

November 5, 2009 Art Zemon

Four batches of six word stories, oy vay! I hope you are at least a tiny bit amused (and not too abused), even if only for the second or two that it takes you to read these. Genealogy: Research begat research begat research… Crash splatter! Who dunnit? Cat naps. Dog barks. Squirrel laughs. Yet again. […]

Fun, Six Word Stories

Life, Six Words at a Time (Act III)

November 4, 2009 Art Zemon

For better or worse, writing continues… Perhaps Twitter has it only partly right. Perhaps instead of 140 characters, we need to be limited to six words. “ARTHUR JOSEPH!” I’m in big trouble. Rejected by NaNoWriMo. Not novel enough. Morning walk. Trees rustle. World sparkles. I read another story. Friends groan.

Fun, Six Word Stories

Life, Six Words at a Time (Act II)

November 3, 2009 Art Zemon

My friend, Scott, is writing a novel. I’m just like him except I lack the talent, time, and patience to write a novel. But disregarding those tiny hindrances, I’m going to write a novel one of these days, too. Until then, I continue to offer my short short short stories for your gentle amusement: Run […]

Fun, Six Word Stories

Life, Six Words at a Time

November 2, 2009 Art Zemon

Being undiagnosed ADHD (who has the time or attention span to get properly diagnosed?), I am fascinated with the ultimate in concise literary expression: the six word story. My wife may be distressed at my latest obsession but, hapless you, I share a few of my more precious gems here: Face down on keyboard: Monday […]

Fun, Six Word Stories

Michael Moschen: The Triangle

October 30, 2009 Art Zemon

Jugglers make it look so easy…

Fun

Netflix Watch Instantly Coming to the PS3

October 26, 2009 Art Zemon

I am so happy. Netflix will finally stream movies to the Sony Playstation PS3. We have a Roku player, too, but it will be more convenient to have all of our entertainment stuff in one box. And the PS3 ought to produce a better picture, too.

Fun, Movies, Technology

Retro Slide Rule

September 2, 2009 Art Zemon

My deepest appreciation to ThinkGeek for making me feel old first thing in the morning. They have recreated the “classic student slide rule” and are hawking them for a pittance of what this paragon of useful technology is worth. The sad thing is… not only do I remember slide rules, I depended on them to […]

Fun, Technology

Farmer Bert Loves Sheep LED Art

June 3, 2009 Art Zemon

My good friend Bert just purchased a farm in Enville, TN and opened his blog, Farmer Bert. I have always been a bit concerned about Bert’s, er, stability (he is my friend, after all) and his first blog posting, Twisted Reason I want to be a Farmer has certainly done nothing to alay my fears. […]

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We Got BUZZ!

May 17, 2009 Art Zemon

On a gorgeous spring afternoon, Becky and Derek and Cindy and Geoff came over for dinner and entertainment. Unbeknownst to them, the entertainment was a new copy of BUZZ! Quiz TV for our PS3. The preview video looks hokey but the game is amazingly fun and goofy. Sony hit a wonderful balance between insulting and […]

Fun

MacGyver Goes into Space

May 6, 2009 Art Zemon

Some videos just should not be made. But once they are, you just cannot get that darned theme music out of your head. Do you remember the MacGyver TV show? Watch this if you dare:

Fun

Peanuts Books: Old Friends Move In

April 13, 2009 Art Zemon

My stepfather is clearing out things he does not want any longer so about 25 of my old friends moved in last week, including these vintage Peanuts books: My Library at LibraryThing

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20 Things to Do with Matzoh

April 7, 2009 Art Zemon

Passover is here again (starting tomorrow at sundown) which raises the age old questions: Did I buy enough matzoh to last a week? If I bought too much, what will I do with it? Fortunately, Michelle Citrin and William Levin have answers for us.

Fun, Judaism

Newborn Feeding Patterns Correlated to Adult Sleep/Wake Patterns

April 1, 2009 Art Zemon

Researchers have found a strong correlation between newborn feeding patterns and the seemingly immutable “night person” or “morning person”  patterns which govern our adult lives. Dr. Emily Erudita of the Hatch Institute of Mamalian Studies reports in today’s issue of Pan Generational Physiology, In a study of 1,063 adults, 97.2% of the “night people” had […]

Family, Fun, Health, Internet

Play and Freeze: Roundabout Fun

March 27, 2009 Art Zemon

My sister-in-law gave me about the goofiest gift I’ve ever received, a Play and Freeze ice cream maker. Now before I continue, I need to tell you a little bit about me and ice cream. Me and ice cream, we’re buddies. We’re together pretty much as often as we can be. I got down with […]

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I am the Artist

March 14, 2009 Art Zemon

I couldn’t resist this test from Blogthings: What’s Your Life’s Mission? You Are the Artist You are unique and inspired. You aren’t happy unless you are making art of some sort. Almost anything can be a catalyst for your creativity. You find the whole world stimulating. You have beautiful visions, and you’re good at expressing […]

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Cool Science: Ruben’s Tube & Non-Newtonian Fluid

February 15, 2009 Art Zemon

Science is just plain cool. Check out the Ruben’s Tube (a surefire favorite if you are into flame and music) and the Non-Newtonian Fluid (if you are worried about burning down the garage).

Fun, Physics

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