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The Elusive Starbucks Short

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

So, it’s confirmed: Starbucks has a “short cappucino” at a reduced rate. And it’s tasty. This made the rounds in a Slate article a while back, but I thought I’d elucidate with graphs, because that’s the fun kind of guy I am. Here’s a little slide show that’ll demonstrate:

The lesson: Keep an eye on Adam Smith’s invisible hand. You never know where it’s been.

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Portion control to Major Tom

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Test your portion IQ. Muffins are like 6-8 slices of bread? The big takeaway here: never leave your house, or at least don’t eat if you do.

Or split an entree. If they charge you a plate fee, it’ll still be cheaper than two dinners and a lot less fattening. If they don’t, be sure to tip as though you got two entrees: it’s just as much work for the server.

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How to Improve Your Gas Mileage like a Hypermiler

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Getting 30 MPG in an SUV, 59 MPG in an Accord, or 117 MPG in a hybrid, is possible through the art of hypermiling. (that rhymes with “smiling”, not “billing”) MotherJones has an article on the phenomenon.

It’s a series of techniques which will help you maximize every last drop of gasoline. It will also estrange you from your spouse and fellow drivers, since you have to a) close all your windows and leave the AC off, and b) coast to a stop at traffic lights, occasionally c) tailgating a truck.

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Beer in a half-pint

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Half the beer = half the pee. I had no idea this existed. You can order a half-pint of beer in most pubs. This one was purchased at Kevin St. James in midtown Manhattan. 3 bucks worth of Stella! If you can nurse these like a cocktail, you’ll get through the craziest night half-drunk and half-broke. And you’ll spend half the time in the bathroom. Think of the variety you can get! Picture taken by Sandra.

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I'm Michael Condouris, and this is my second blog. The first one's Wacky Neighbor. I was born in 1975 in New Jersey. I live in Aberdeen, NJ, with my fiancée Carrie, in our new suburban paradise. We have two pets, a Shih Tzu named Coco and a beagledor named Zoë. I was on Jeopardy once. I lost, though, just like in the Weird Al song.

Besides Smallistry, my interests include robots, space, movies, movies about robots and/or space, and Mexican restaurants. Recently I've also become fond of the Wii and ancient history. I dislike conversations about food, sports, other people's children, and conspiracy theories. I'm ok with talking about the weather though. My hat size is 7 1/4, and I have no sense of smell.

I've pretty much stopped blogging in the last, oh, 6 months or so, because talking about tiny things got a bit stale and life had a habit of getting in the way. So for the time being, the site will live on as a Twitter feed of whatever floats through my head.