Meandering Thoughts #64
Love locks continue to be a trendy, touristy way to announce your love to the world: Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge is estimated to have over 100,000 locks. Aside from the Hohenzollern…
Meandering Thoughts #63
The terms clockwise and counter-clockwise -anti-clockwise for those whom speak the King's English - is most often used to describe traversing the circumference of a circle. For example, a roundabout…
Meandering Thoughts #62
As seen at Cathedral of St. Paul. What defines legitimate "home use?" The obvious use is for home stoups for whom need to bless themselves as they enter/leave someone's home.…
Meandering Thoughts #61
Certain states may hold hosts responsible for guests' alcohol consumption, whether or not the hosts are directly providing the booze. New Jersey laws N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.5 to 2A:15-5.8 holds a host…
Meandering Thoughts #60
A few issues with this sign at the Empire State Building's 86th floor observation deck: Isn't an unlawful act by definition prohibited? Is climbing the fence or throwing objects and…
Meandering Thoughts #59
I am wondering why anyone pays for monitoring themselves for identity theft. Today I completed an application for free identity monitoring sponsored by a company whose systems were breached and…
Meandering Thoughts #58
Nicolas Jackson was loaned by Chelsea to Bayern Munich. In the draw for the Champions League, Bayern hosts Chelsea on Match Day 1 in the Champions League. The question: can…
Meandering Thoughts #57
Should The Great Minnesota Get-Together be retitled The Great Minnesota Eating Disorder? Each year the fair's new food choices are highlighted and reviewed. Every fucking year without exception. Looking for…
Meandering Thoughts #56
Yesterday I biked passed the dormitory move-in for freshmen at a St. Paul private college, upperclassmen greeting students (and their parents) and telling them where to park, how to register,…
Meandering Thoughts #55
Once upon a time, your choices of payment method were cash, check, or credit card. Written checks went out of vogue decades ago due to fraud; e-checks were a temporary…