This is a post I've always looked forward to writing each year since I began this blog in 2015. Somehow I had discovered the wonderful Christmas adverts which the British retailers come out with every year, and I would write a post that featured my favorite ones. In previous years I could usually count on … Continue reading Thumbs Down On This Year’s British Christmas Adverts
This story is 16 years old, but I just learned about it tonight while trying to think of something to write for my blog. I was feeling good because I received an email that announced Dan Pink had released his newest Pinkcast this week. If it was anything like his previous videos, the odds were … Continue reading How To Buy a House With Just One Red Paperclip
Despite what the calendar says, today was Friday. At least it was at my college, Villanova University. Our course schedule has three options for class meetings: Monday-Wednesday-Friday for 50 minutes Tuesday-Thursday for 75 minutes, Monday-Wednesday for 75 minutes. In order to ensure that there are equal class contact hours among the varying class schedules, there … Continue reading Happy Friday! It’s Deeming Day!
It's like deja vu all over again. This will be the seventh year in a row that I have featured this song as part of my Christmas music blog posts. And no, it's not Santa Clause Is Coming to Town by Bruce Springsteen. The song is Another Christmas in L.A. by The Killers. I think … Continue reading Music Monday: Another, and Another, and Another, and Another, and Another, and Another, ‘Another Christmas in L.A.’
Ritual Zero Proof recently sponsored a survey of 2,000 Americans over the age of 21 regarding family gatherings during the holidays. The results are "sobering": 60 percent dread going to such gatherings. 63 percent agree that there’s always one family member who takes things too far when it comes to “indulging” during the holidays. 58 … Continue reading Despite Survey Results, Families Still Gather During the Holidays
The other day I started a post by saying that I had been in the midst of writing a different blog post that mentioned cryptocurrency, and then I got distracted by looking at one of my old posts about Bitcoin, and I ended up writing a post about that. Well, now it's time to go … Continue reading I Guess These Cats Have Unlimited Lives
This week's column from Dan Ariely may offer the key to how to get more people to read your blog. Here's the question he received: The only way I can get my kids to eat fruits and vegetables is to reward them for it, usually with screen time. My sister allows my nieces to eat … Continue reading How to Trick Your Kids, and Maybe Readers of Your Blog
A few minutes ago, I was in the process of writing another post that mentioned cryptocurrency. I decided to check when was the first time I mentioned cryptocurrency on Borden's Blather, and it was way back in February 2015. I had written a post about my acquisition of $1.00 worth of Bitcoin, which was the … Continue reading As Always, Hindsight is 20/20
Since it is now officially the season of Advent, I feel OK with sharing some of my favorite Christmas songs. And as a way for making up for not getting a crossword puzzle clue that had the answer of ERIN, I thought I would begin with an Irish tune by the Pogues, Fairytale of New … Continue reading Music Monday: Starting the Christmas Music Season with an Irish Connection
I guess it was Beth's post from earlier today, cruciverbalist, that motivated me. I was at my Aunt's house for our usual Sunday morning of coffee and bagels, watching game shows, and reading the Philadelphia Inquirer. As part of the ritual, I also do the Sudoku puzzle and just glance at the crossword puzzles. The … Continue reading I Completed My First Newspaper Crossword Puzzle! (Not Correctly Though)
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