My wife, son, and I had the chance to see the Drowsy Chaperone last night at Villanova. The play was put on by the Villanova Student Musical Theatre (VSMT), an entirely undergraduate run organization that produces at least two musicals per year. The goal of the organization is to provide students a means to unleash … Continue reading The Drowsy Chaperone
That is the opening line of a recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. (Note - this is a long post that deals with some legal issues and some grammatical issues. I personally found both categories of issues fascinating. If you want the short version, always use the Oxford … Continue reading “For want of a comma, we have this case.”
Individually, the following could be thought of as just a bunch of minor annoyances. But taken together, I think they paint a picture of a more serious problem - some people are just ignorant, and don't think about anyone but themselves. I was in the middle of doing my workout at Planet Fitness, and I … Continue reading What’s Wrong with People?
Who knew. Man's best friend is quite the sneak. And there's research to prove it. In one study, Marianne Heberlein, who does research on dog cognition at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, wanted to test the dogs’ ability to use deception to get what they want from humans. Here's how the experiment worked. As part … Continue reading Canines: Cute, Cuddly, and Cunning
Taking full advantage of the snow day, my wife, son, and I watched a great movie today from the comfort of our home. The movie was recommended by one of our other sons; otherwise it is likely we would have never heard of it. The movie was "Hunt for the Wilderpeople", and was released in … Continue reading A Hidden Gem
Studies have shown that there are multiple benefits to taking short afternoon naps, for both children and adults. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that children who didn’t take their afternoon nap didn’t display much joy and interest, had a higher level of anxiety, and lower problem solving skills compared to children … Continue reading This May Be Good for Me, I’m Just Not Sure I Could Do It
This is the tenth (and final, sort of) in a series of blogs in which I go through and “musically annotate” Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography, “Born to Run”. This involves going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as … Continue reading A Musical Annotation of Bruce Springsteen’s Autobiography – Born to Run, Part 10
A friend of mine sent me a great article by Amanda Hess that was recently in the New York Times, "How to Escape Your Political Bubble for a Clearer View". Hess refers to a filter bubble that describes the tendency of social networks like Facebook and Twitter to lock users into personalized feedback loops, each with … Continue reading Do You Live in a Bubble? Take This Quiz
Last night, along with my son, I attended my first meeting as a member of the Citizens Police Academy (CPA) of Radnor Township, Class 2017-03. Here's a description of the program from the Radnor web site: The CPA is a program designed to provide participants with a working knowledge of the Radnor Township Police Department. This … Continue reading Who Knows, I Could Be the Barney Fife of My Hometown
Most of the Snickers Bars commercials I could take or leave, but I found the most recent one to be quite funny. This one involves a doctor who's made a careless mistake (one that is apparently more common than I would have thought), because he was hungry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj3bPVC1_4c If this situation were ever to happen … Continue reading You’re Careless When You’re Hungry
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