I may very well have sat in my last class ever today. I’ll be writing papers, doing a distance learning class, and working on my dissertation all summer and beyond, but at least none of that requires driving 25 miles to put my behind in an uncomfortable chair. From now on, all of those activities [...]
Little brother’s graduation was on Friday (see geekyweekly link at right). Things looked pretty typical for a college graduation, although unusually brief (happy day). I begin steeling myself for a monotonous processional of inexpertly pronounced names. When the first row of graduates were called forward for the reading of the names, we were grateful to [...]
The flag is up today. A small gesture. I’d like to get to the cemetery for a memorial service for the fallen next year. A little Mr. Rogers:
The values we care about the deepest, and the movements within society that support those values, command our love. When those things that we care about so deeply [...]
The professor (also the President of the Seminary) left his phone on in class yesterday. Usually, when a student’s phone rings in class, one person (the student) gets embarrassed and the other students (in this case about 300 of them) look disapprovingly in his or her direction. But when the prof’s phone rings, 300 students [...]
Today is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Birthday. I’d like to honor him with the following quotes, all from the lips of Sherlock Holmes:
“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?”
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things [...]
The following are the first three stanzas of a very favorite poem of mine. I’ve been flipping through my Complete Tales and Poems by E.A. Poe and remembered how much I enjoy it. As with most poetry, it’s best experienced when read aloud on a dark, thunderstormy night in front of a dying fire in [...]
I’d like to take this opportunity to second ‘The Captain’s’ suggestions (see link at right) that you should go try pandora.com and create your own nifty radio station. It’s neat. A bit like owning 1,000,000 CD’s you could never otherwise afford. A bit like having a psychic try to read your mind–Pandora knows what you [...]
I can never remember the abbreviations for states, particularly all the “M” states. I bet you don’t know them either, so here they are. Go make some flash cards.
MAINE—ME
MARSHALL ISLANDS—MH
MARYLAND—MD
MASSACHUSETTS—MA
MICHIGAN—MI
MINNESOTA—MN
MISSISSIPPI—MS
MISSOURI—MO
MONTANA—MT
First, let me say I don’t know why Montana is in such big letters.
Second, where the heck are the marshall islands? Somebody else look it up.
I just realized how remiss I’ve been with regard to my goal of posting once every two days or so. I crawl, I wallow, I grovel, I abase myself and beg your forgiveness. I demonstrate obeisance and deference, if not downright homage in your honorable presence, most gracious one. (all synonyms available at merriamwebster.com)
I was [...]
Congrats to Mike and Danielle. If you don’t know why, ask them. Also, where have you been?
Does anyone know a place nearby where I could take some cheap yoga or pilates classes?
Instant Church sounds like a good time this Thursday night. I don’t know where it is, but check the website–link available on your right.
I [...]