Nested glass Klein bottles

If we have any readers out there who are not yet subscribed to Boing Boing, let them know:When I grow up, I want to be a glassblower. A mathematician-glassblower. And Ernie will be a time-traveling geometer. (Is "geometer" a job? Are there non-academic jobs where one simply does geometry all day? Maybe he'll be a member of a time-traveling a cappella group. Any gig, anywhere, any time -- we can make your event truly special! Add dinosaurs for only a small fee!)

Sherlock Holmes rap

I know that, by posting this here, I (potentially) open the floodgates for all the other nerd raps to come pouring through. But this has such high production values (funded by MTV!), and captures several white rap memes so well, that I could not resist.

(Via Metafilter.)

Vote now for "Oddest Book Title of the Year"!

You can vote here. I was really torn between the following:

• "The Theory of Lengthwise Rolling"
  It just doesn't seem like there's much more to it than just, well... rolling. Sometimes I mess up and accidentally roll things widthwise, but usually that's easy to correct.
  
• "Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality"
  Just for the unexpected phrase "oral sadism."
  
• "How to Avoid Big Ships"
  Is it difficult? They can't sneak up. Deserves a vote for the fact that an entire book was written on the subject. Maybe the obvious strategy ("sail away") doesn't work? My curiosity is piqued.
  
• "Highlights in the History of Concrete"
  There are highlights?
  
• "Bombproof Your Horse"
  A must-read for all serious horse owners.
  
• "People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It"
  I have no idea what this title refers to. Am I ignorant of an endemic problem with undead-parasite-people? I want to read the book to find out.
  

All of these would be great band names. Even the long ones. (As of the time I voted, the last -- "People Who Don't Know..." -- was in the lead.)

Uniqueness

It seems that there are four Ernest Fonteses in the US and only three live in my family.

I hold two great disappointments from this matter. Not only I am not unique outside of the equivalence class of my family, but I also cannot live up to my lofty aspirations of living off the grid.

Fontesefontes loose in Toronto

Ernie narrowly avoided being eaten by herbivorous long-dead dinosaurs. Darwin's legacy was skewed in the basement exhibit.We have a new favorite musical genre.
Delicious vegetarian buffet. Picturesque arrangement of food.
The lighting worked really well with my five-year-old digital camera here.
We were loose. Loose in Toronto. Now it's over. The next Fontesefontes excursion will be in October, for Canadian Thanksgiving.