Explosive Science

Nova Scotia is apparently going to switch over to a newer variety of apple called a honeycrisp. From the CBC article:

The Honeycrisp is a cross between a Macoun and a Honeygold. It was developed at the University of Minnesota and grows well in colder climates. The university's Horticultural Science department describes the apple as "explosively crisp."

...or maybe the marketing department?? Explosive? Really? Sheesh.

Obituary Instructions

I wonder if this sort of thing actually works...

Random Language Fact Of The Day

The New Yorker uses umlauts on some English words on which I'm not used to seeing them. It's legitimate, just very uncommon, and I thought I'd share.

• reëlection
• coöperated

For rebelprince26

I received a lovely gift today, so as requested here is a song-by-song response.
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