The Second, Second Best Blog

The story of my life, usually second best

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Entries from October 2009

Happy Birthday!

October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Second, Second Best Blog turned two years old on Monday. Back then I called it “The Second Best Blog” but the owner of SecondBestBlog.com, one Sybrand Strauss, discovered it (after some 4 months) and complained. I am happy to report that it has been profitable (though hardly lucrative) almost from the start (with a [...]

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Tags: Economics

Ig Nobel Awards

October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Ran across this item when it came up in the news widget on my Windows Sidebar: Milkologists win silly science award. I found it quite entertaining. The bra that can be converted into a pair of gas masks had me literally laughing out loud.

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Tags: News