Who doesn't want to be more productive or establish some good habits? Thanks to David Allen, best-selling author of Getting Things Done, and Jame Clear, author fo the best-selling Atomic Habits, there are two simple methods that anyone can use to achieve these goals. Each author uses what they refer to as the two-minute rule. … Continue reading The Power of Two, Two-Minute Rules (in Less Than Two Minutes)
"In the decade since streaming TV technology ushered in the concept of binge viewing, the “rewatch” has evolved as a phenomenon with motivations and rituals of its own. While bingeing is associated with devouring new shows, rewatching is more about savoring old favorites." Wall Street Journal Who doesn't like to just occasionally plop down in front … Continue reading The King of Queens and the Paradox of Choice
Like many people, I think my introduction to Joni Mitchell's classic song River from 1971 happened just this past week thanks to the new show on Netflix, The Politician. The song is covered by Ben Platt, the 26-year old Emmy Award winner for his role as Evan in Dear Evan Hansen. Here's the performance by … Continue reading Music Monday: the Beautiful Sadness of Joni Mitchell’s ‘River’
I know it's a sad thing to admit to, but lately, it seems that much of what I am learning comes from watching game shows. For example, thanks to watching Jeopardy over the past couple weeks, I've learned that TLC is the band that sang the song "Waterfalls" in 1995 and that Calvin Broadus is … Continue reading If It Weren’t for Game Shows, I’d Learn Nothing New
Is my family the only one who didn't know about this? We are getting ready to travel to Singapore, and one of the first things we did was to check our passports. The earliest expiration date showing on the three passports was August of 2020. Since we would be returning sometime in March of 2020, … Continue reading When Is an Expiration Date Not an Expiration Date? When It’s Your Passport.
This was almost more than I could handle. Tonight, Villanova put on an event that combines two of the things I have come to love at Villanova - a cappella performances and the Special Olympics. The event, known as A Cappella SpOlooza (SpO is the nickname used on campus for the Special Olympics), serves as … Continue reading Welcome to Villanova’s A Cappella SpOlooza
Earlier today I was reading the blog of my friend Brad Osborne, where he had recently posted a beautiful poem titled Sunrise. The poem brought back memories of a debate I had several years ago with one of my sons about whether we preferred watching a sunrise or watching a sunset. We were of opposing … Continue reading What Do You Prefer – a Sunrise or a Sunset? Take the Poll!
“Harry. Stay awake.” That was the note Justice Antonin Scalia slipped to Justice Harry Blackmun during the final argument of the 1990-91 term, on whether the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act allowed town supervisors to restrict aerial spraying over a rural Wisconsin tree farm. (It did.) Passing such notes is apparently not that unusual, … Continue reading Turns Out That the Supreme Court Justices Are Just Like Us, Except They Dress Kind of Funny
Bradley Johnston, an epidemiologist at Dalhousie University in Canada, is the lead author of a new study that is challenging the near-universal recommendation to cut back on red meat for health reasons. The research was published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine and contained a controversial accompanying recommendation from scientists, suggesting that adults continue eating … Continue reading Woody Allen Predicted This Week’s News Story about Red Meat, 46 Years Ago
I'm going to keep the words to a minimum with this post, and let the music of MAMADEAR do most of the talking. I'll start with the song "Steal Away" that I discovered thanks once again to the wonderful Coti Howell at Nashville Noise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9jFHbM9hHA All I could say when I first saw it was … Continue reading Music Monday: Country Music Trio MAMADEAR (you gottahear)
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