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Mister Schissel's Wild Ride (or, LA Adventure, Here and Back Again)
My last day of work for the year was last Wednesday, and I was determined to squeeze a lot of recreation into my Christmas break. Megan going to TN a few days before me afforded me quite the opportunity ( Read more... ) -
Better Living Through Fiction
I was reading a good fantasy book the other day, and I noted that the hero had incredible willpower. Then I realized that, for a fictional character, having willpower is as easy as writing "He had incredible willpower." Of course, a good author will spice it up a bit, show-not-tell, but it all comes down to words ( Read more... ) -
But how do you feel?
Originally published at Jason's Fresh Produce. You can comment here or there.
I feel powerful. I feel underutilized. I feel pregnant. I feel fine.
I feel watched by these guys.
Check out the site to see a great visualization of the world’s human emotions, as measured by blog scans.
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child endangerment?
So, I had a weird experience on my walk home from the gym tonight ( Read more... ) -
The regular irregular
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This month was our birthdays.
Last month was a vacation.
Solar cells. Refinancing the house. TiVo.
Budgeting is hard with “one time” expenses, but life is full of one time deals. The same holds true for dieting, or for getting projects done on time.
The best way I’ve found ( Read more... ) -
TED talk review-Tim Ferris
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Inspired by Cort, I downloaded all the TED talk podcasts to my iPod and I’ve been listening to them on my commute.
Listen to the talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_ferriss_smash_fear_learn_anything.html
This morning I listened to Tim Ferriss, author of “The 4-hour ( Read more... ) -
Life imitating art?
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I’ve noticed that it got harder to write fiction since the invention of the cell phone.
Fiction is based on conflict, and having a ubiquitous means of communication means it is harder to generate believable conflict. The same is true for the internet as an ever-present ( Read more... ) -
Even owners rent
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Probably all of us have heard the old adage that owning a home is a path to wealth.
Recently, this truism has been debated quite a bit, but I believe most people will still come down in favor of owning over renting. However, something I realized today is that even owners ( Read more... ) -
Community building, IRL
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Most of the web has figured out by now that any service or software can be copied or reproduced. The “social web” revolution has been an attempt to incorporate an aspect that can’t be spoofed, namely, community. Why do people use facebook? Because all their friends do. ( Read more... ) -
new teaching methods
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After reading this article on 5 alternative teaching methods: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/25926
I began considering the use of technology in classrooms. This is hardly a new field of consideration. The “Harkness method” in paricular, though, made me think of ( Read more... )