Stuff that just crossed my mind
Should Americans-specifically American children-become bilingual, and if so, then what language(s) additional to English should they learn? Does it add value to their lives in any practical way?
Read more...It’s a weird sort of life when people think you’re smart. When they don’t know something, they rely on your track record of being right about things a lot of the time. When they feel they have a leg up and you don’t agree with them, then clearly you don’t have a clue.
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Every generation finds English being tested by the young (and smart-asses, let’s be fair). It keeps the language vibrant. Plus, English does have bits that could deal with some tweaking. Though I’m no longer young (but I am the other thing), I’d be remiss in not mentioning some tweaks of my own.
Read more...When I talk about the art that I do, a question comes up from time to time: why do I airbrush? I …
Read more...When you look in one of my old high school yearbooks, you quickly detect two big trends in the comments others wrote …
Read more...I’ve been thinking recently of what seems to be a very human trait: the use of amulets, talismans, and symbols. I’m sure there must be a few examples out in the animal kingdom that also use these, but for the most part it seems to be one of the few quirks that separates humans from all the other living beings. They are ubiquitous. Except perhaps for the most primitive small groups, you don’t have to look hard to find these facets in all of human existence.
Read more...As we close in on February 5th’s “Super Tuesday”, when the presidential races will either tighten or be all but decided, I …
Read more...Being of 1/4 Irish descent (more or less), I’ve tried from time-to-time to touch base with some of the culture of the …
Read more...My mind wandered onto a John Denver song a few minutes ago. It’s title is: The Music is You. I couldn’t help …
Read more...It’s the eve of the Iowa Caucuses and the start of the 2008 edition of the nuttiest reality show of all: Let’s …
Read more...I’m one of those men who likes women…not just for the obvious.
Read more...It’s been a week since my father died. It’s been interesting.
Read more...While I don’t collect quotes like some, I have accumulated some over the years that bounce around my head and sometimes issue forth from my lips.
Read more...How old am I? I remember when there weren’t any electronic calculators. I remember when the mathematical shortcut of choice was the slide rule (I still have two of them available should a massive EMP wipe out all electronic access). Then came the late-mid 70s. My dad brought home one of the first electronic calculators, an
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Today, I was standing in line at the store. There were a few people behind me, and one pair was talking. One of them started a sentence with, “If we can send a man to the Moon…” Argh. Oh, how I hate hearing that phrase. I didn’t used to, twenty-to-thirty years ago.
Read more...Something that I never factored into my father’s illness was how important it was to have a support system in place to …
Read more...Welcome to another exciting edition of "If I was in charge of," that fun and informative game where I think about things …
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I was reading a story about how this computer from 1985 was becoming a museum piece, and couldn’t help but chuckle to myself about how times have changed. Like many who will read this blog, I started playing with computers when I was a kid…
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