November 8, 2009
November 6, 2009
This is a rat’s body temperature over 44 hours.

This is a rat’s body temperature over 44 hours.

November 4, 2009
Starting back up. I love this show.

Starting back up. I love this show.

November 2, 2009

And this is inspirational.

This is nice.

October 28, 2009

Die Hard

I have an etymology question:

The phrase “Die hard” as in “He’s a die hard fan of the _______.” From where does the phrase come? “Old habits die hard”?

The confusion rises because you could interpret it two ways. One is that to die hard means that it dies (as in, death) with difficulty, so it resists dying.

The other could refer to die cast, which is a way of forging metal.

So, the phrase “Old habits die hard” could mean that they “die with difficulty,” or that they are “forged tough.” Both of them in this case would make sense. Actually, they’d also make sense in the fan way too—but does “die hard fan” in the death sense mean that the fan part of them resists death (which would make them no longer a fan, just apathetic), or the fan, the actual person, resists death (which really has nothing to do with their fandom)? There’s some ambiguity there.

Can anyone with access to the OED help me out?

October 25, 2009
John’s swing breaks the space-time continuum.

John’s swing breaks the space-time continuum.

October 22, 2009
SUPERDOUCHE!

SUPERDOUCHE!

October 21, 2009

A million dollars says they made a version where the girl is topless.

October 20, 2009
Oddly enough, Phil found a Phillies fan just as devoted as he, and they both celebrated.

Oddly enough, Phil found a Phillies fan just as devoted as he, and they both celebrated.

October 19, 2009
Phil, annoyed at the Phillies game. We found a great bar in Chicago called O’Leary’s Public House.

Phil, annoyed at the Phillies game. We found a great bar in Chicago called O’Leary’s Public House.

October 18, 2009
Prepping for tomorrow.

Prepping for tomorrow.

Hotel view

Hotel view

Chicago Ho(pe)!!!

Chicago Ho(pe)!!!