Category Archives: Miscellany
I Struck Oil…
Oil painting that is. A few weeks ago I declared my intention to try out oil painting for the first time. I’ve always wanted to do it, and though I have no intentions of doing it all the time, or taking classes in same, I decided to at last seriously look into experimenting with it. When …
Just Being There.
I went to a Halloween party on Saturday. A friend of mine was throwing it at her home. She really did up the outside, and I liked the atmosphere. Here’s a cool picture I took of myself at the party: I was dressed as Geoffrey Tennant, from the TV show Slings and Arrows. Nobody in …
Columbus (Story) Day.
Columbus Day. There is a small but growing movement to discontinue the holiday, given what history suggests was a rather terrible person at the center of the days celebrations. I agree with the sentiment. I’m not here to repeat what others have said on the matter; it’s been done better than I could do today …
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 …
Ty Unglebower 