It's another trip down memory lane. This time it's way back to 1971, the year I graduated from eighth grade. The parents of one of the guys in our class (8 boys, 9 girls) were kind enough to throw a graduation party, and pretty much leave us to ourselves. At some point during the night, after … Continue reading Music Monday: The Song I First Slow-Danced To
As another day goes by of feeling sub-par, I was reminded of one of the greatest achievements in sports that I've witnessed. I don't remember the exact year; it was either 1977, 1978, or 1979. The setting was the NCAA Division 2 National Swimming Championships, and the event was the 1,650-yard freestyle. Larry Gates of Chico State was the favorite, … Continue reading I Consider This One of the Greatest Athletic Feats I’ve Ever Witnessed
Thank heaven it was a Dan Ariely day in the Wall Street Journal. I'm not feeling so great, and I didn't want to spend a lot of time thinking about and writing my blog. Fortunately Da's column usually provides something for me to write about, and today was no exception. Here's one of the letters he received, … Continue reading This Is a Low Quality Post
There's no doubt about it, the four years I spent at East Stroudsburg State College (Go Warriors!) were among the four best years of my life, filled with many highlights and fond memories. There's clearly one highlight that far surpasses the others, and that's when I met my future wife at a party near the … Continue reading Reliving the Glory Days of College
My wife and I have talked about moving to Florida in a few years, after we both retire. The primary reason is that we are both tired of the cold weather and would prefer to have warmer weather year-round. Well now it looks like maybe we won't have to move at all, if we can … Continue reading Maybe We Won’t Have to Move South After All When We Retire
I have found TED-Ed to be a great source of educational lessons presented in an easy to use set of animated videos. If you are not familiar with TED-Ed, here is a description from its web site: TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers … Continue reading There’s a Poem for That
I've Googled my name on several occasions over the years (and in a variety of ways), simply out of curiosity to see what the results would be. Apparently, there's even a name for such an activity - egosurfing. When I did it earlier today, I found the results somewhat ironic, and one of my first … Continue reading I Googled My Name, and This Is What I Found
It seemed perfect; it was time for my Music Monday blog post, and there was a story about music in today's Wall Street Journal. Should have been a no-brainer. Except for when I read the story, I felt like I was the no-brainer since I had no idea what I had just read. Here's an excerpt: … Continue reading Music Monday: Fortnite and Marshmello – I Have No Idea What’s Going on Here
Now that the dust has settled and you've completely forgotten about the Super Bowl ads from last week, I thought I'd share my thoughts on this year's ads, including my favorites, and not so favorites. We had an ad going back to 1982, and ones looking at a future filled with robots. But before I dive in, … Continue reading A Look at the Future, and the Past. This Year’s Super Bowl Ads.
There was a thought-provoking article in today's Wall Street Journal written by Katy Butler, author of the soon to be released book, “The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life.” In the article, Butler describes how she hopes to make her death as good as her life has been. … Continue reading A Manifesto for Living a Good Life
Borden's Blather 