Resumes and group work today. Group work and resumes. And also the newspaper. A normal Wednesday in many respects. Remarkable for its normal attributes, normal because those attributes are remarkable. <\/p>\n
Also, there were Rice Krispie treats in the cafeteria. Fine day, then. <\/p>\n
Apropos of yesterday’s<\/strong> Cosby Show videos — clearly there is a 1980s renaissance going on in our home just now — I stumbled on this on Facebook today, Bill Cosby schools us about those crazy sweaters<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking about the knit woolen things that look like the sheep were different colors or fell in some paint, right?\u201d Cosby says over the phone. \u201cIsn\u2019t that what you\u2019re talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n Exactly. Besides referring to the sweaters sported by Cosby\u2019s character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, to invoke the phrase \u201cCosby sweater\u201d is to call something garish, tacky, and outdated\u2014in an affectionate way. And in the cyclical world of fashion design, such pass\u00e9 looks have recently inspired a swath of contemporary looks featuring bold, geometric patterns and incorporating a mishmash of colors and textures.<\/p>\n Cosby himself doesn\u2019t even remember when he first heard the term \u201cCosby sweater,\u201d and is hard-pressed to explain why the style is such a phenomenon among young people today.<\/p>\n \u201cI have no idea, and I\u2019m not going make up anything,\u201d says Cosby, \u201cbut I think youthful people have a long time to live, so they can waste some time on something like that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here’s a different sort of word cloud. We’ve all grown used to the ones made from the transcript of speeches. USA Today asked readers to submit one word to describe the state of the union. <\/p>\n