Many of you know that I wrote my thesis on development of offshore wind energy in the U.S. Of course, you can't talk about that without talking about everyone's favorite project, Cape Wind. As it turns out, I could have just given the whole thing a miss and let the Daily Show handle it. The video is here.
But while you're watching the shots outside the gatehouse at the Oyster Harbors Club, know that the Daily Show somehow failed to incorporate perhaps the greatest of all ironies: the symbol of this esteemed organization, based on the signature structure located about 100 yards due east of the guardhouse itself, and displayed on everything from security stickers on their cars to the gin-and-tonic glasses in the clubhouse is...
... wait for it...
a windmill.
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Who is this Puck guy anyway?
What fools these Conathans be
Who is this Puck guy anyway?
Our friends have a saying for those who are trying to get pregnant: they've "pulled the goalie." An excellently evocative hockey term. Of course, we never really so much "pulled" the goalie as he just kind of wandered away from the net. Either way, the result was the same, and we suddenly found ourselves seeking an in utero handle for our gestating offspring. The easy choice was Puck. A name that has a nifty built-in Shakesperean double entendre. The photo above is from outside the Folger Shakespeare Library which I pass every day on my walk to and from work. And yes, the one in the silver is Puck.
