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According To Hofmann

Of all the theorems I’ve enjoyed and embraced over the years, I would have to say my favorite is The Infinite Monkey theorem.The theorem states that a monkey hitting keys at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, such as the ...

Sometimes you gotta know what your specialty in life really is.Case in point, when our clothes dryer was on the fritz, I found out that I did not receive the skills from my late father to take something apart, swear at it, figure out how it works, determine what went wrong, swear at it, fix it ...

We take many things for granted like air, meatloaf and defense satellites, but besides the meatloaf, the thing we take the most for granted are the words and phrases we use everyday.For example, when someone sneezes, we say things like “bless you!,” “God bless you,” “sweet, sweet ...

According to Hofmann: Let go of my Legos

I find it odd that throw-away stuff from childhood normally ends up being ultra valuable.For instance, kids in the late 1930s whose mothers used Action Comics #1, which was the first appearance of Superman, as a repurposed fly swatter can now see it being sold at auction for over $3 million; ...

According to Hofmann: The Bad News Bearers

Nobody likes to hear bad news, but it seems there are people out there who kind of enjoy relaying bad news and have their own unique way of doing so.Now, to be clear, I’m not talking about the bad news that drastically alters someoneĢƵ life like the death of a beloved relative, a house ...

Ladies, I love you, but there are things about you I’ll never, ever understand.Of course, thereĢƵ the obvious code words you use during an argument that mean something totally different; I’m still waiting for Google Translate to help me out with phrases like “Do what you want to do” ...