The Williams Syndrome Association just finished its biennial National Convention; this year it was held at the wonderful Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel. The convention is full of research presentations, advice for parents and teachers, and lots of fun activities for all who attend. Our son Pat was asked to be on one of the panels, … Continue reading Our Son Pat on Panel Session at Williams Syndrome National Convention
This would make a great Jeopardy "question", because it's combining two games shows into one. Do you know what the letters in the image and title of the blog represent? If so, then you must spend some of your evenings like me. Those letters represent the five consonants and one vowel that a contestant is … Continue reading R S T L N E
Fortunately, my wish came through. Last year I wrote about going to see my favorite play, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for the ninth time. In that post I noted that it was my third blog post about going to see Joseph, and I hoped that it would not be my last. Well, welcome … Continue reading Community Theater at Its Finest
I'd heard about earthing (also known as grounding) before, especially after my son's girlfriend did a video on it a few years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4CvRf1HocI The idea behind grounding is that there are potentially multiple benefits of direct physical contact with the vast supply of electrons on the surface of the Earth. Such physical contact can … Continue reading The Many Potential Benefits of Earthing (aka Grounding)
Today I had a few things I wanted to get done, some more important but more time consuming than others; some not as important but easier to get out of the way. You can probably guess which ones I was successfully able to complete; the more important ones are still on my agenda for tomorrow. … Continue reading My Brain Has a Mind of Its Own – Literally
Fred Wilson, my favorite venture capitalist (doesn't everyone have a favorite venture capitalist?), wrote a blog today about streaks. He noted that his son was teaching himself Japanese using Duolingo, and one of the features of the learning platform that his son likes is that it offers a streak count to motivate you to stay … Continue reading The Motivational Power of Streaks
I first wrote about Universal Basic Income (UBI) over two years ago, and the first test of it is finally coming to the U.S. The basic premise goes like this – as people are phased out of jobs, why not just give everyone a paycheck? Imagine the government sending each adult about $1,000 a month (or whatever … Continue reading The First U.S. Test of Universal Basic Income
My wife and I finally got the chance to see the documentary about Mister Rogers, "Won't You Be My Neighbor", and it was well worth the wait. The film, which has a 99% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, was phenomenal. To say he was one of the kindest, gentlest men I have ever seen would be … Continue reading Look For the Helpers
I like reading about clever solutions to interesting problems (I wish I could say that I like coming up with clever solutions to interesting problems, but I can't recall that ever happening). So when I read a story in the Wall Street Journal about a law passed by Congress in 2015 that dealt with people … Continue reading Well Played, Congress
I was doing some housecleaning the other day, which means it was time for me to crank up my YouTube playlist. It's one of the rare times I listen to music while I am at home, and many of the songs on my playlist are at least 40 years old. It's a great way to … Continue reading Watching/Listening to Some Musical Gems from Long Ago
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