Thursday miscellanea #361

When I was in the tenth grade, Mr. Bennett, my geometry teacher, made the entire class memorize the squares of 1 through 25. That’s how I know off the top of my head that 19² is 361. And it’s amazing how often knowing those squares by heart has come in handy.
“Is it bigger than a breadbox?” This entered the vernacular when Steve Allen habitually asked it on What’s My Line? over 60 years ago. Did you know that?
Is it now cool to drive around without your headlights on when they’re clearly needed? Is that what I’m witnessing? Or maybe it’s a macho thing? “Headlights are for sissies”?
We’re all having a really good time with smoothies for breakfast. I peeled a grapefruit and put the whole thing in there this morning, with a little spinach and flaxseed. I liked it, but I doubt anyone else in the family would have. It was definitely tart. I loved how juicy it was, though. No additional liquid was necessary.
Well, the Packers and the Bengals are the only teams I’ll actively pull for in the playoffs. I guess after that, it’s pulling against the Panthers, Patriots, and Steelers.
Oh, and I guess there’s some other football game Monday night. I’ll be on media blackout for a lot of the first half. I can’t start watching until about 8:30.
There are low 20s in the forecast this weekend. Guess I better finally close my crawlspace vents!