Tagged: misc

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The Big 5-0

Yes, today is my birthday. I was born in 1970. Do the math. 🙂 I was going to post a reflective article about all the things I’ve learned over the past fifty years, and...

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02022020

No, it’s not a secret code. That’s today’s date. 02022020. Why is it worthy of a blog post? First, wherever you are in the world, you would write the date the same way. For...

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Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

OK, so my blog’s been quiet, and I’ve been sporadically chatty on Twitter. Where am I? What’s going on??? I’m still around, but I’ve been busy. I have ideas for blog posts, including some...

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And Now for Something Completely Different…

… a woman who makes Spiderman look… normal. This is Aries Susanti Rahayu from Indonesia. She recently became the first woman to speed climb 15 meters in under 7 seconds, and this is how...

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Watt’s Up?

This is just a quick post to let you know a couple of things that are happening in my little social media world. First, I posted a short story to WattPad. If you don’t...

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U.S. Higher Education: A Humble Rant

The higher education system here in the United States baffles me. What is the point? What did those who devised this system hope to achieve? Is this what “higher education” is about? As you...

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You Say It’s Your Birthday!

Yes, I do… almost. Tomorrow I turn a year older. Some people like to ignore birthdays, especially as they move into and through middle age. The passing of each year is, after all, a...

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Happy American Pie Day!

It’s pie day–at least in the US. I say that because the pie/PI thing only works if you use the US date format, where March 14th is 3/14 (3.14). In the UK, it’s 14/3....

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A Change of Tack

When I launched my Patreon, I said I would post Patreon stuff here, but only Patrons would be able to unlock and read it. Well, I’ve changed my mind. I’m going to keep the...

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Better-Late-Than-Never End-Of-Year 2017 Wrap-Up

I’m over a week late with this post, but here it is. 2017 was, to say the least, an interesting year. But let’s just stick with this blog and what I’ve been up to...