I’m definately a trivia buff. I love trival pursuit and Jeopardy. And when I need to feed my head, I usually turn to the bloggers at mentalfloss. They mix seriously random facts with a laid-back and friendly atmosphere. Perfect for the polymath in all of us. If you should need a quick pick me up [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Confessions of a Triviaphile
Posted in trivil pursuits, tagged trivia on April 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Polymath Profile: Leonardo Da Vinci
Posted in polymath, tagged polymath profile on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, April 15th, was a special day. Tax day, a socialist’s favorite day of the year! But seriously, it also was Leonardo Da Vinci’s 556th birthday. For most people, Leonardo’s life exemplifies the caracteristic renaissance man (polymath) more than anyone else. So it is most fitting that I honor him here. Renouned for for artistic [...]
mmmm….donuts
Posted in food, tagged candy, donuts, food, quizzes on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the health conscious snacker out there, check out this interesting sporting event – the donuts run. If running sounds too strenuous, try this quiz to test how well you know your candy bars. I scored 16 out of 20, does that imply anything? And finally, bored with those fruity bottled water flavors? Or maybe [...]
Hello Blogosphere
Posted in personal, tagged polymath on April 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since everyone else is doing it, I might as well join in. Salutations, I am the roguepolymath. What is a polymath? I thought you’d never ask. A polymath is someone is proficient in many different fields of study. Also commonly referred to as a “renaissance man”. So why the rogue? Because the world as we know [...]
