JM's website » Noted http://maraist.org Occasional notes and observations Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:14:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 And mmm, pork belly http://maraist.org/and-mmm-pork-belly_01-2010/ http://maraist.org/and-mmm-pork-belly_01-2010/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:37:10 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=172 This series seems like a good thing to try down the road.

]]> http://maraist.org/and-mmm-pork-belly_01-2010/feed/ 0 Dear REI… http://maraist.org/dear-rei_05-2009/ http://maraist.org/dear-rei_05-2009/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 21:59:09 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=146 Dear REI,

What other perfectly legal activities will get me arrested at your stores? Is there any regional variations – perfectly legal activities that will get me arrested at your Chicago store, but not at your Minneapolis store?

Thanks,
-John

]]> http://maraist.org/dear-rei_05-2009/feed/ 0 And by “food” they mean “product” http://maraist.org/and-by-food-they-mean-product_04-2009/ http://maraist.org/and-by-food-they-mean-product_04-2009/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:51:38 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=141 But at least it’s getting some press.

]]> http://maraist.org/and-by-food-they-mean-product_04-2009/feed/ 0 Rose foam http://maraist.org/rose-foam_03-2009/ http://maraist.org/rose-foam_03-2009/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:44:21 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=139 This sounds nice.

]]> http://maraist.org/rose-foam_03-2009/feed/ 0 Fun with maps http://maraist.org/fun-with-maps_03-2009/ http://maraist.org/fun-with-maps_03-2009/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:43:46 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=137 World maps distorted according to various scales.

]]> http://maraist.org/fun-with-maps_03-2009/feed/ 0 Cutting on a bias http://maraist.org/cutting-on-a-bias_03-2009/ http://maraist.org/cutting-on-a-bias_03-2009/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:42:03 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=135 It’s a cartoon.

]]> http://maraist.org/cutting-on-a-bias_03-2009/feed/ 0 Assessing the damage http://maraist.org/assessing-the-damage_01-2009/ http://maraist.org/assessing-the-damage_01-2009/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:43:34 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=132 …which seems to have been pretty comprehensive, big things, little things, no opportunity to bruise left unused.

]]> http://maraist.org/assessing-the-damage_01-2009/feed/ 0 “Maybe you’re not sure what plagiarism is” http://maraist.org/maybe-youre-not-sure-what-plagiarism-is_01-2009/ http://maraist.org/maybe-youre-not-sure-what-plagiarism-is_01-2009/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:58:04 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=127 Whether ’tis nobler in the total eclipse of the plagiarism…

]]> http://maraist.org/maybe-youre-not-sure-what-plagiarism-is_01-2009/feed/ 0 Six words to avoid http://maraist.org/six-words-to-avoid_01-2009/ http://maraist.org/six-words-to-avoid_01-2009/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:27:21 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=125 Six words to avoid in resumes.

]]> http://maraist.org/six-words-to-avoid_01-2009/feed/ 0 Rights deprivation for the kids http://maraist.org/rights-deprivation-for-the-kids_01-2009/ http://maraist.org/rights-deprivation-for-the-kids_01-2009/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:13:49 +0000 jm http://maraist.org/?p=123 I guess these are a good idea to make the process less scary for kids. All we need now is something to make the process less scary for adults.

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