According to homeadviser.com, most homeowners pay $3.50 to $11 per square foot for carpet installation. This consists of carpet materials which average $2 to $7 per square foot (with a broad range of $1 to $20 per square foot), and labor, which adds $0.50 to $1 per square foot. But the Bordens aren't most homeowners. … Continue reading Who Knew We Owned the World’s Most Expensive Carpet?
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I Don’t Know What’s Worse…
Doing research that seems to have no benefit, or writing a blog post about such research. Or a third possibility, which you may soon be guilty of dear reader - reading such a blog post 🙂 Scientists in France say they’ve have determined that a half-pint of beer may contain up to two million bubbles. … Continue reading I Don’t Know What’s Worse…
Does It Still Count as Celebrating Cinco de Mayo If You Do So on May 4th?
Like many people in the U.S., we have been celebrating Cinco de Mayo for several years. Usually we do so by either eating at or getting take-out from a Mexican restaurant. Last year we ordered take out from Qdoba, and it was quite hectic. While there was no diners eating in (you weren't allowed), there … Continue reading Does It Still Count as Celebrating Cinco de Mayo If You Do So on May 4th?
🎵 I Just Can’t Wait Till May 3rd, Till May 3rd, Till May 3rd 🎵
Date: May 3, 1967 Location: St. Augustine Catholic Church, Bridgeport, PA Occasion: the Sacrament of Confirmation Featuring: Fourth Grade students, including nine-year old Jimmy Borden It used to be a big day for kids in Catholic School back in the 1960s - the day you were going to get confirmed. These days, with the dwindling … Continue reading 🎵 I Just Can’t Wait Till May 3rd, Till May 3rd, Till May 3rd 🎵
Spurious Correlations – Nicholas Cage, Tangled Bedsheets, and Venomous Spiders
According to Wikipedia, a spurious correlation is a mathematical relationship in which two or more events or variables are associated but not causally related, due to either coincidence or the presence of a certain third, unseen factor (referred to as a "common response variable", "confounding factor", or "lurking variable"). Tyler Vigen, a graduate of Harvard Law School and currently a consultant at … Continue reading Spurious Correlations – Nicholas Cage, Tangled Bedsheets, and Venomous Spiders
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to the Phrase “You’re Welcome”?
I certainly hope not. A recent story in the HuffPost by Caroline Bologna notes that the earliest citation in the Oxford English Dictionary as a response to “thank you” comes from 1907. But apparently, over the years, American etiquette experts, baby boomers, and writers have lamented the apparent decline in the use of the phrase “you’re welcome” … Continue reading Is It Time to Say Goodbye to the Phrase “You’re Welcome”?
Dusted Off the Old Clubs Today
The headline might be a bit misleading. I don't golf. At least what most people think of when they hear the word golf. But I do like mini-golf, and so does the rest of the Borden family (or at least they say they do). So today was our inaugural 2021 Mini-Golf outing. Thankfully, we didn't … Continue reading Dusted Off the Old Clubs Today
Will Cool New Technology Ruin Classic Films?
I've written about product placement before, in which advertisers pay to have their products appear in a TV show or film. London-based Mirriad has created a technology that uses uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse films and TV episodes for space (tables, walls, etc.) and determine where ads or objects can be subtly inserted. It … Continue reading Will Cool New Technology Ruin Classic Films?
Another One in a Long Line of Epic Gender Reveal Fails
I just read a story in HuffPost in which a couple had a gender reveal party at which the parents detonated (that word and gender reveal party should not go together) 80 pounds of Tannerite, an explosive target typically used for firearms practice. Several New Hampshire towns as well as parts of northern Massachusetts were … Continue reading Another One in a Long Line of Epic Gender Reveal Fails
Life’s Simple Pleasures – What Are Yours?
Researchers at One Poll, polled 6,000 adults in UK, US, Singapore, and Australia to determine all the little things that bring joy. The researchers came up with a list of the top 50 responses for each country; here are the top 10, by country. UK Top 50 Simple Pleasures 1. Feeling of sun on your … Continue reading Life’s Simple Pleasures – What Are Yours?
Borden's Blather 