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What can I say? I'm a sucker for a romantic comedy with an all-star cast. (See: Something About Mary, What Women Want, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)

Last night we watched a bit of 1 vs. 100, which is a pretty decent trivia show. My one complaint is that when you get a question wrong, they don't tell you what the right answer is; or, when you get a question like, "Which one of these animals is NOT indigenous to Africa? (a) the mascot for Toys R Us, (b) the mascot for MGM, or (c) the mascot for Kellogs Frosted Flakes?" – and get it correct (C – Tiger… Giraffes and Lions are indigenous to Africa) – they don't tell you where Tigers are indigenous to. (I suspect Asia…) Aside from the fact that the questions were too easy last night, I did end up learning something. One question was something like, "If you're at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude, are you at (a) the north pole, (b) the equator, or (c) the south pole?" I knew the answer was the equator, but that doesn't necessarily involve longitude at all. So where is zero degrees longitude? WHERE, BOB? Turns out, (as I suspected) it's out in the middle of an ocean somewhere. The South Atlantic, to be specific. Right under Africa's chin.

Don Herbert, a.k.a. Mr. Wizard, died on Tuesday. I know that I owe a fair bit of my own interest in science and geekery to his Nikelodeon show. On the bright side, I just learned that his shows are available on DVD so I can pack them away for when the kids get a little older, or when I get a hankering for a touch of nostalgia.