Category Archives: Miscellany
Wishful Thinking: Readers
There’s nothing wrong with wishful thinking, so long as you don’t rely on it. Sometimes the object of our wishful thinking is not a bad idea in and of itself, but is not practical to initiate or expect at any given time. I engage in wishful thinking, and so do you, whether you admit to …
Collaborative Learning Forced on Introverts? How About Not?
The subject matter in this article in The Atlantic annoys me. If you have read even a little of this blog, and certainly if you have known me for more than a few hours, you’ll know why once you read it. I don’t want to rehash an entire article, so go ahead and read it first …
Fall TV Shows. Meh?
Fall TV season has begun, or will soon begin, depending on the show. I read a magazine previewing all the new shows, and you know what? Almost none of them appeal to me. This isn’t a critique on show business. Well, not exactly. In fact, by most metrics, television has somewhat eclipsed the movies as …
Investing a Dollar.
I bought a used book from the library for one dollar the other day. I don’t want to name it at present, because I don’t know how much of it I’ll like, and I don’t want to appear to endorse it at this time. It’s a program, you see. A program for enhancing creativity, and …
Lawn Care Metaphor
Last summer, a dead tree in our yard had to come down. Medium-sized. Some family with the right equipment came over and cut it down into larges pieces, leaving the pile of wood that has recently been an apple tree in a pile in the backyard. One thing led to another, and I never got around …
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