Tuesday, May 21, 2013


It takes All Sorts (http://all-sorts.org) is the kind of site that copywriters love cause it saves them from having to think for themselves.  It's a collection of collective nouns that may or may not have found their way into the Oxford English Dictionary.  And the archive is huge because every minute or so, All Sorts searches Twitter for the hashtag #collectivenouns. And the stuff just keeps pouring in. 

Some are theirs, some are mine, but won't say which is which...

A__________of Mimes
A Fraid of Spiders
A Tautology of tautologists
A Barren of bloggers
A Knot of String Theorists
A Starve of Philosophers
A Shush of Librarians
A Whatever of Teens
A Boehner of Obstructionists
A Disgrace of Drones
A Wink of semicolons
An Axle of Potholes
A Newt of Sophists
A Qwerty of Typists
An Amalgam of Dentists

A few (belated) observations as Bockers bow out and I resume my regularly scheduled life...


"The Block" Destined to be replayed
ad nauseam for years to come. 
The paint in the NBA is too rough to ref. I don't see half the fouls they call (even in replays) and convinced all they can really do is try and prevent outbreak of total unrestrained punching, kicking and biting.

Frustrating trying to read all the tattoos. We should get slo-mo close-ups with enough time to read all the calligraphic text and symbolism.  I think we might gain some insight into the players by seeing what thoughts and images they choose to permanently affix to their skin.

You can't blame Carmelo. But you sorta can.

Pacer coach told team at halftime: "Enjoy the challenge".  Good advice.  No fear, no panic, cause hard work can be and should be fun. I like that guy. Go Pacers.  Beat the Heat.  



skeu·o·morph

[skyoo-uh-mawrf] 
noun
skeuomorph is a physical ornament or design  made to resemble another material or technique. Examples include pottery embellished with imitation rivets or a software calendar application which displays the days  in imitation of a paper desk calendar.  
So,  by employing  the look and feel of an old  technology, we "friendly up" the new technology so it won't feel too alien (and unfriendly).  Nice example of how progress proceeds best when it proceeds incrementally and preserves some traditions at the same time. 
Couple of skeuomorphic suggestions:
Vintage alarm clock that lets you hit the top to turn it off.
Virtual Billfold/wallet  filled with all your credit cards and IDs so you can access all the numbers and info without having to get real thing.

Chances are both already exist, it's just we luddites who don't know about em. 




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