Category Archives: Cheap Philosophy

Red Sky in the Morning,

Posted on January 18, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Sailor take warning. This is the view out of our bedroom window at 6:00 a.m. today. That old saying may carry some weight if the weather forecast for later today holds out. But, even so, it is a lovely New … Continue reading →

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Classy

Posted on December 3, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I ride the trains in and out of Boston to get to work. To do that I have to go through North Station. Today, it was a rainy, stormy day, and everyone’s shoes were wet. On the way into the … Continue reading →

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The Devil in the White City

Posted on February 23, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I am reading a book from the Bestseller list called “The Devil in the White City“, by Erik Larson (Vintage Books, 2004). It is a non-fiction book about the creation of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. It contains the … Continue reading →

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Well, I did it.

Posted on January 16, 2014 by kimerer_brian

I was driving down to the train station this morning at 6:00 A.M. and it was really foggy. I could barely see the road in front of me. The traffic guy on the radio was barking about the fog and … Continue reading →

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A Philosophical Question

Posted on December 30, 2013 by kimerer_brian

How can you tell if Blue Cheese has gone bad? This one is going into the cheese ball anyway. Happy New Year!

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How To Trim A Christmas Tree Trunk

Posted on December 7, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Everybody knows that you have to cut a few inches off of the trunk of a Christmas tree before plunging it in water (add teaspoon of sugar) in order to keep it fresh. Here is the proper way to cut … Continue reading →

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Piqued

Posted on November 20, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I peeked at the Killer Carrot, and found it somewhat piqued. It seems to have peaked in its growth spurt. So….. since it probably won’t make it much more, it might make much mulch in the morning.

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Storm Glass

Posted on July 28, 2013 by kimerer_brian

I have an Admiral FitzRoy Storm Glass. What is that? It is a glass tube that is filled with “stuff” that crystallizes in curious ways to predict the weather. They have been around for eons, but were made famous by … Continue reading →

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Pluto

Posted on February 18, 2013 by kimerer_brian

Yesterday, we were discussing the sadness of the demise of Pluto as a planet (yes, we do discuss such things), and a mnemonic that is used to remember the names of the planets in their proper order came up, to … Continue reading →

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Ar-Maya-geddon

Posted on December 21, 2012 by kimerer_brian

It didn’t happen. So I can still blog. Even though I haven’t had much to say recently. Perhaps I can find a New Years resolution in there somewhere.

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