In bowling, a pinsetter or pinspotter is an automated mechanical device that sets bowling pins back in their original positions, returns bowling balls to the front of the alley, and clears fallen pins on the pin deck. Prior to the machine's invention, pinsetters were boys or young men (pin boys) who manually reset pins and returned balls (see picture above) The first mechanical pinsetter … Continue reading Will Doctors Soon Go The Way of Pinboys?
If a test could indicate the likelihood of dying within the next 10 years, would you take such a test? An international team of researchers has discovered a link between the biological age of a person’s retinas and their risk of death. The results indicate that a simple eye test may provide doctors with a clue … Continue reading Would You Take This Test?
Last year I wrote a post that included a video that offered a fun way to remember how debits and credits work. I'll do my good deed for the day by not including the video on this post, but if you want to see it, here is the link to that old post. After I … Continue reading The Teacher Becomes the Student, or Old Dog Learns New Trick
As a follow-up to my post from yesterday which was a not-so-subtle attempt to try and get someone from the Republic of the Congo to visit my blog (no success at this point), I thought I would share a couple of songs from two different Congolese musicians, Bisso na Bisso and Sam Talanis. I came … Continue reading Music Monday: Music from the Republic of the Congo
Three weeks ago I wrote about my goal of trying to get at least one view from every country in the world. At that point, I was down to six countries: Central African Republic Congo Guinea Bissau North Korea Svalbard Western Sahara Today, I thought I'd try to add Congo, also known as the Republic … Continue reading Step One Towards Covering the World
My son and I were planning to watch a movie this afternoon, and I thought I would try and knock off some of the movies on the American Film Institute Top 100 list, which I had mentioned a couple of days ago. So I started scrolling through the list from the top, and when I … Continue reading What’s the Point of Having All These Streaming Services?
The house shown above is owned by Jeff Franklin, creator of the 1980s television sitcom “Full House”. Franklin is putting his Beverly Hills estate on the market for $85 million. The roughly 21,000-square-foot, Andalusian-style estate, recognizable for its distinctive blue dome, sits on about 3.6 acres near Benedict Canyon and has nine bedrooms and 18 … Continue reading Could You Live Here, Knowing Its History?
Here's a question for you - of the four faces shown above, which one do you find most attractive? In a recent study, 43 women were asked to judge the attractiveness of a group of 40 men's faces across four scenarios: without a mask, while wearing a cloth mask, while wearing a blue medical face … Continue reading After Reading This Study, I Just Ordered a Lifetime Supply of Blue Medical Masks
A week ago I tested positive for COVID, and fortunately, it seemed to be a relatively mild case. I didn't feel well for a couple of days (fever, headache, nausea) but then I started recover nicely. I was blessed to have a wife who took great care of me. We were isolating from each other … Continue reading If This Past Week Was A Prelude, I Already Know What One of My First Retirement Goals Will Be
Regular readers of my blog (my wife and three sons) know that I have featured Dan Pink quite often in my blog. Dan started a series of bi-weekly Pinkcasts a few years ago, and I believe I have featured every one of those Pinkcasts. I have also read nearly all of Dan's books (I consider … Continue reading I’m Looking Forward to Reading Dan Pink’s New Book: The Power of Regret
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