Something fun for everybody: the WMBriggs.com reader survey! Come and tell us about yourself and learn what you only suspected about everybody else. It should only take 20 seconds or so. This […]
On Dressing Well
Make that, “On Dressing Not So Well.” Here is a picture from a mall in Santa Monica, first appearing in the Los Angeles Times. The article which surrounded this picture is titled […]
Winner Announced in What Do You Call A Believer In Scientism Contest
More than 50 people entered some 100 words. I grouped these into three-plus-one categories: Honorable Mentions, Runner Ups, and Top 10. But there can be only one! Winner, that is, who will […]
Ask Dr Fashion: Should I Throw Away My Jeans?
A reader writes: Hello, I’ve just read “Top 10 Men’s Fashion Rules” and you’re really against to jeans. My question is, i’m a college student and 23 years old and i like […]
The Converted Statistician
While doing some research, my number one son found this item from Punch, Vol. 146, January 28, 1914. THE CONVERTED STATISTICIAN. A sudden jolt as we thundered over some points caused me […]
What Do You Call Believer in Scientism? Contest
Toby Young at the Spectator ran this tweet yesterday: https://twitter.com/toadmeister/status/402545969956261888 The text (if you can’t see) reads: “Is there a name for people who think reason and research evidence alone can dictate […]
Briggs Exposes His Better Side
These are the pants I wore yesterday through airports, airplanes, taxis, and the streets of San Francisco, thus exposing my better side to roughly half the country. Notice that the tear begins […]
A Veteran’s Day Tale
From 1986 to 1989, I was stationed at Kadena Air Force Base, smack in the middle of Okinawa. Which wasn’t hard. Being in the middle, I mean. The island is small, about […]
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