>> Bigger wine glasses have women drinking more. So do higher salaries. Interesting article, but I’m still confused by their measurements. WTF is a “unit” of alcohol? (via Jezebel)
>> Read the sad rejection letters that artists and writers have to get used to receiving. Some of these are so harsh they’re rather funny: “All this stuff may go deep inside you, but why should anyone else give a damn?”
>> I suck at the Tall Stump, a Super Mario Bros. type game. I just can’t gets this one part — relatively near the beginning, I think. It’d be super addictive if it were a bit easier –
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Units of alcohol are based on alcohol content. That allows useful comparisons between drinking beer, wine and liquor. The phrase “unit of liquor” is apparently chiefly British if wikipedia is to believed, but some similar system was used when they taught us about alcohol in my high school health class.
Comment by don hosek — January 23, 2008 @ 12:37 pm
The saddest rejection letter I got (for a tenure-track job) began, “We received many wonderful applications, but yours was not among them.” Bastards!
Comment by meg — January 23, 2008 @ 1:12 pm