It was destined to happen. It was just a matter of having everything come together at the same time, a perfect storm in other words. What started the ball rolling was when I bought an iPhone 7 Plus a few weeks ago, and I realized how much I liked having the bigger screen. That was … Continue reading My First Time
There's not many things better in life than holding a newborn, and I got a chance to do so today while visiting my wife's relatives. While I was holding her, she started to get a little fussy, with her arms and legs flailing, her back arching, and some crying. Someone popped a pacifier in her … Continue reading What’s Your Pacifier?
It's one of the best times of the year to visit Philadelphia, and we got a chance to do so a few times over the past couple of weeks. One of our first places to visit was the "Miracle on South 13th Street". This is a block on South 13th Street, between Tasker and Morris, … Continue reading Philadelphia – City of (Christmas) Lights
Brandon Flowers, frontman for the Killers, recently stated that, “We are finished with the Christmas song game, but we’re proud of what we did. We did 11 songs.” Flowers said that while the band won’t be releasing any more Christmas music, they’re planning on releasing their one (and only) Christmas album Don’t Waste Your Wishes on vinyl … Continue reading No More Christmas Songs from the Killers 🙁
I've thought about this issue before, but what prompted me to write about it today was a poll I came across that was sponsored by Cards Against Humanity (CAH), and conducted by the polling firm Survey Sampling International. CAH refers to the poll as "Pulse of the Nation", and asks the types of questions you … Continue reading Is Your Job Safe from Robots?
It was one of the most beautiful random act of kindness I have ever witnessed. We were in the checkout line at Target, and a man in a wheelchair a couple of people ahead of us was having trouble making his payment. It seemed as if his credit card kept getting denied. He kept trying … Continue reading The Kindness of a Stranger
"Here Come da Judge" was a regular sketch on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, done in the first season by Pigmeat Markham and in subsequent seasons by Sammy Davis, Jr. If that sketch were to be brought back to life today on a show like Saturday Night Live, perhaps a better name might be "Here Come da Algorithm". … Continue reading Here Come da Algorithm
I just found out about this great 57-year old tradition at University of Illinois - just call (217)332-1882 and you can request any Christmas song you want, and student volunteers will sing it to you over the phone. Of course, as soon as I heard about it, I had to call. I requested a song … Continue reading Dial-A-Carol: Real Humans. Really Singing. For Free. Ends Midnight Dec. 20!
Be careful when you ask for "just one more" glass of wine these days. According to a recent British study, in 1700, the average British wine glass held 66 milliliters of liquid. The wine glasses of 2017, on the other hand, hold a hefty 449 milliliters. That's nearly a seven-fold increase in the size of a … Continue reading No Wonder a Bottle of Wine Goes So Quickly
I've been using WordPress every day for almost three years now, and I've always thought it required some complicated editing of the source code to change font size, font colors, and insert math symbols. But then today by accident I discovered the toolbar toggle button and there it was, a whole new set of formatting buttons. … Continue reading It’s Taken Me Nearly Three Years, But I Think I’ve Discovered the Secret to Blogging Success
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