Hey, guys: You've got just 10 more days to grow out your beards, boost your alcohol tolerance, brush up on your boxing (and your knack for writing unadorned but devastating prose) and get down to Key West for the annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest! Each year, the annual look-alike challenge attracts a field of national and international entrants who dress in Hemingwayesque safari garb, wool fishermen's turtlenecks and other sporting attire in an attempt to emulate the Pulitzer and Nobel winner's "Papa"... READ ON

This morning, as I flew from the world's busiest airport to (IMHO) the world's most inefficient airport, I got to wondering why my chosen airline was named after a geographical feature that has nothing to do with (A) air, (B) planes, (C) Delta's hometown of Atlanta, which is bereft of deltas. It turns out that Delta wasn't always an Atlanta institution. It got its start in 1924 on the banks of the Mississippi as the world's first commercial crop-dusting operation. If you ask me, that puts the lie to United... READ ON

Just to continue on my probability and statistics theme of earlier, after writing the Birthday odds post below, I decided to randomly type the following into my browser's search engine, just to see what would come up: "One out of every 200 people" The results were pretty interesting. For instance, according to the websites linked to, did you know that: About one out of every 200 people is allergic to peanuts. In the United States, about one out of every 200 people rides a wheelchair.... READ ON

If you're looking for a an air mattress that truly lives up to the name, check out the new magnetic floating bed designed by Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars. 6 years in the making, the bed debuted at this year's Millionaire Faire, and can supposedly carry more than 1800 pounds. But how's it stay in place? In addition to the magnets keeping it afloat, the bed has four, thin tethers to keep it from shifting. Of course, you're going to have to shell out some serious cash if... READ ON