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I just spent about a half an hour explaining this mysterious object to one of my students, a college junior or senior:

They were a completely foreign object to him.  He was amazed that they had two sides.  He was appalled at the notion of fast-forwarding to get to the next song.  Rightfully so.  The re-usability seemed to be its only redeeming quality. All in all, they just didn’t seem like a decent way to record or distribute music.

He also refused to believe that a record could sound better than a CD or digital file.   I had to explain the whole analog-digital difference.   He had never held a record in his hands, he had only seen them in movies, and had never realized that they could hold information on both sides.  Apparently, you never flip a record over in the movies.

It was one of the most fun conversations I’ve had in a long time.

Hi,

So my soon-to-be-mother-in-law had a good idea that I thought I would continue. She asked all the women at my wedding shower to write down their best recipes to give to me. Being in Ohio, there was alot of hamburger surprise and cheez-whiz casserole recipes (not that there is anything wrong with that). Now she is asking me for cajun recipes to get into the New Orleans spirit for the wedding. Since I was just a transplant, I thought I would ask the experts. If you have a good cajun, creole recipe that you would like to share, could you either post them or email them to ambershields@gmail.com? I can compile them all and email them back out to you, if you like. Both food and beverage recipes welcomed! Thanks!

Amber

Here’s a list of the most popular posts in 2007.

10 Most Commented Post

• Big fan of Mardi Gras by Dave – 43 comments – The draft of the greatest team in the history of the Bacchus Bowl.
• Sports Question of the Half-Year by Brent – 39 comments – Some kind of thing about collective bargaining agreements
• Look At These Birds! by Brent – 36 comments – The filthiness of birds.
• Mardi Gras costume fun by Dave – 34 comments – From back when Dave thought Mardi Gras was fun.
• Homosexuals by Dave – 31 comments – Dave says people can choose to be straight or gay.
• Dentistry is a sham by Kent – 29 comments – In which Kent proves that dentists are quacks.
• Hell Sounds Like Pantera by Brent – 29 comments – In which Susan makes the comment of the year: “Brent, you have too much time on your hands. David you just have problems.”
• Happy Birthday Leslie and Bopper! by Kent – 29 comments – Proving that Leslie is the more popular of the Kent and Leslie combo.
• Music: Best of the First Half by Brent and Kent – 25 comments – In which Jamie tells us we are fools.
• The 2nd Bi-Annual Atlanta Tubing Weekend by Leslie – 21 comments – In which Jamie explains Hoosier activities.

Dave may have the most commented-upon post, but in the top ten, Brent’s posts got people talking the most. Good job.

Here is every book I read last year, pretty much in the order in which they were read. Why would I keep track of such a thing? I’m not quite sure.

1. Amalgamation Polka- Stephen Wright
2. Every Visible Thing- Lisa Carey
3. Case Histories- Kate Atkinson
4. The Magician and the Cardsharp- Karl Johnson
5. What is the What?- Dave Eggers
6. From Here to Eternity- James Jones
7. The Ruins- Scott Smith
8. World War Z- Max Brooks
9. The Nimrod Flipout- Etgar Keret
10. King Dork- Frank Portman Continue reading Brent’s brother posts 2007 books read list; accidentally reveals the reason he will likely die alone