I liked this.2 and other stuff
November 2, 20091. Really cool geeky science animation from the University of Utah.
2. When I was a kid and was learning to sew we would go buy “material.” At some point the same stuff became “fabric.” When did that happen and how come?
3. I can think of a lot of things that would be nice to have in a car, but what the one thing that would probably make me the most happy is a place to put a kleenex box. That shouldn’t be too hard.
4. Can someone tell me . . . . Let me start again. I don’t often read popular magazines, but last time I was in the library, a copy of Vogue, or something like that was on the table in front of me. So I looked at it and I found a lot of advertisements (mostly advertisements), but one caught my attention. It was for a fragrance called Jack Black. I have heard of the actor, and although he may be a peach of a fellow, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to smell like any of the characters he has portrayed. Or is there another person by the same name who doesn’t conjure up the image of eau de sweat socks? I am so clueless in these matters.
Gunsmoke and Knitting 
#3. A few years ago, there was a tissue holder that clipped to your sun visor. It held a thin box of tissues, and you could buy refills. I don’t remember what it was called. It was around for a year or so and then disappeared… I still have the holder, and just refill it with Kleenex. Apparently, not many people thought it was as nifty as I did.
Sounds good to me – I wonder if they are still made.