I'm sure everyone has noticed. Most drama shows on TV involve doctors, lawyers, and policemen. I don't know about you, but I think it's time for something fresh, and I have just the idea: A TV show about an accounting firm. I even have some ideas for the first few episodes: after a week straight … Continue reading Forget Doctors, Lawyers, and Policemen. What We Need Is a TV Show About Accountants
Category: Teaching and Education
My Blog and the Ikea Effect
This post is inspired by the most recent Dan Ariely column in the Wall Street Journal. Here is one of the emails he received: Dear Dan, My partner and I decided to do a DIY renovation of our kitchen cabinets. We spent many hours at the store discussing options and reviewing our sketches, then struggled … Continue reading My Blog and the Ikea Effect
Thank You, Haverford College!
One of our favorite places to walk is a 2.2-mile nature trail at nearby Haverford College. Unfortunately, the campus had been closed to visitors this past year, which meant no nature trail. But then on June 1, the college announced that visitors would be permitted back on campus with some restrictions. However, there were no … Continue reading Thank You, Haverford College!
I Knew It Was Good, but I Didn’t Know It Was Also Good for You
It usually happens every summer. I get obsessed with watermelon, and it just kicked in again this past week. It is my favorite fruit, and it just seems to go hand in hand with summer, like Mungo Jerry. But little did I know how good it was for your health. Here are nine benefits of … Continue reading I Knew It Was Good, but I Didn’t Know It Was Also Good for You
Am I As Creative as a Kindergarten Student?
Last week, Brad Osbourne, the poet laureate of WordPress at commonsensiblyspeaking, shared a style of poetry known as a Diamante poem, as part of his weekly Whittled Words series. Here is the format of such a poem: A diamante poem is a 7-line poem that looks like a diamond. It can be used to describe … Continue reading Am I As Creative as a Kindergarten Student?
Choose Your Own Adventure
I remember when our oldest son was around 10 years old how much he enjoyed the Choose Your Own adventures series of books. Here's a description from Wikipedia: Choose Your Own Adventure, or Secret Path Books is a series of children's gamebooks where each story is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of … Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure
OK, You Heard It Here First. It Was Me.
Given how much the WordPress blogging community means to me, I wanted you to be the first ones to know. It was me. The Wall Street Journal has an article in this week's Mansion section with the headline: Mystery Buyer Pays $157.5 Million for Two Condos on New York’s Billionaires’ Row Well, mystery solved. I … Continue reading OK, You Heard It Here First. It Was Me.
Learning from Our Mistakes
Seth Godin had a wonderful post earlier this week. Titled Lessons learned the hard way, Godin talks about the value of learning from our mistakes. Here is the full post: It will be a long time before I spell “handkerchief” incorrectly. That’s because in third grade, I lost the entry round of the spelling bee … Continue reading Learning from Our Mistakes
Dear Spammers: How About Just a Little Bit of Effort
Just about every bloggerhas gotten a comment similar to the following: "Hello sir/madam your website looks awesome please help me out to create like this. My website is.... Thank you for your support" Usually, I pay no attention to such comments, but this one stood out because of the salutation. I don't know if this … Continue reading Dear Spammers: How About Just a Little Bit of Effort
Is There Room for Another Dad Who Knows How to Do Stuff?
Rob Kenney’s father left him and his seven siblings when he was fourteen years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics—how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly—as well as succeed in life. But he … Continue reading Is There Room for Another Dad Who Knows How to Do Stuff?
Borden's Blather 