Catch me on the tail end of a long sleepness night, followed by a long sleepless day. Laugh at my nonchalance. I won’t care.
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If you hear that I’ve gone out and purchased more than one Theramin, please contact the authorities. I have finally become sonically dangerous.
posted in education, music | Comments Off on Sonifying the world around me… not. | 260 words
On the list of things to teach your kids: Going for fast food is a matter of scheduling. In practical terms, trying to buy Thai on a really cold Friday evening is worth a half hour of your time, minimum. Been there, know the drill.
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Right now, I feel like an old (sleepy) dog, trying to learn new tricks. What I really want to do is roll over and snooze, but I’m too proud to give in. You see, sometime last fall, I filled in an online survey form dealing with online learning. Without thinking things through, I committed to “taking an online course”, just because. No fees, no recognition. Learning for the sake of learning.
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With only a few hours to run before I have to hang some new calendars, I guess some retrospective is necessary.
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With a Steve Earle song as earworm, I’m several hours into one of those documentary marathons that give reason to my paying a cable TV bill. This time around, Moonshiners; seven episodes back to back to back. With this particular crime in the eye of the beholder, the ongoing rivalry between ‘shiners and revenuers is an interesting tale.
posted in education, history | Comments Off on Chasing shine | 271 words
Each time I read or hear that something is stronger than something else, I ask the obvious question. How do you know? Take, as an example, a documentary that tells us the explosion of an asteroid in the atmosphere is stronger than all the nuclear explosions ever detonated. How do you know? I didn’t see that on Mythbusters. Maybe the use of hyperbole makes sense when you are wooing a mate, or convincing the bank manager of your solvency. In the case of exploding asteroids, not so much.
posted in education | Comments Off on Inappropriate use of hyperbole | 254 words
A newer version of WordPress, with little popups to tell me what I am doing. Just in time for the holidays.
posted in education | Comments Off on My favourite geography book | 252 words
After watching the news documentary on one of our major prisons, I’ve just added another resolution to my list: don’t go to jail. Instead, pass Go and pick up the $200.
posted in education | Comments Off on Another resolution on my list | 263 words
Day Two of the retirement prep course is over. I’m prepared, in the sense that I now accept, with a sensibility that is Zen, my fate. I will never be as rich or healthy as I could/should be.
posted in education, sports | Comments Off on The system wants me to be poor and short-lived | 253 words
