Saturday afternoon reflections
I’ve just posted a piece with a length of close to 2400 words. It occurs to me that that’s the equivalent of the term papers I used to write in school. And it also occurs to me—not for the first … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
A little musical interlude
(But lest you think we’re getting away from the subject of workplace harassment—alas, we’re not. Not totally, anyway.) I was raised on Broadway musicals and their recordings, the lyrics of which I committed to memory, including the introductory patter. And … Continue reading →
No sooner do you go out for a few hours of simple, carefree pleasure…
…like I did this afternoon (that is—to the dentist, to discover I might need a root canal; to the eye doctor, to get the staff to finally hand over my new prescription in the right format instead of the wrong … Continue reading →
Students, put those laptops away if you want to learn more
And take up a pen. The evidence indicates that taking notes by hand leads to more learning. The article lists reasons why this may be so: The experiment found that the students who used a laptop did not understand the … Continue reading →
Advice to students: on thinking
Here’s the text of a very interesting speech given to first year students by Adam J. MacLeod, an associate professor of law at Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (Montgomery, Alabama). Fascinating. The man does not pull any punches. It’s … Continue reading →
I’m going out now…
…to pick up an apple pie I ordered for Thanksgiving. I’m bringing it to my brother’s celebration, where there will be a ton of other desserts and a lot of people. I was going to make a pie rather than … Continue reading →
Through a lens, murkily
You may have noticed that posting is a bit light today. That’s because I spent a while at the eye doctor’s, learning what I already knew—that my cataracts (particularly in my left eye) are progressing nicely—if you like cataracts, which … Continue reading →
Montreal bagels
A while back I sang the praises of the Montreal version of the pastrami sandwich, sampled on a recent visit to that city. Sublime. I’d heard similar over-the-top praise for the bagels there. Now, bagels are one of those things … Continue reading →
Tales of Democratic Election Night woe
Here are some reminiscences by political operatives and media people about Election Night 2016 (hat tip Ace). They vary from the delighted to the devastated. The surprise and shock was enormous for Hillary supporters, as you can imagine. Here are … Continue reading →
The hide-and-seek toolbar
I usually take Sundays off from posting. After all, a person’s got to do the dishes now and then, right? But that doesn’t mean I swear off the computer on Sundays entirely. More’s the pity; I probably should, but that’s … Continue reading →
Gun-free zones
I had a doctor’s appointment the other day, and as I arrived I noticed a huge sign on the door announcing that I was entering a gun-free zone. As I sat in my chair waiting, I pondered—not for the first … Continue reading →
Candy corn time again
[NOTE: The following is a slightly edited version of an old post.] On Halloween I’ve often noticed that, when kids came to the door, they seem to grab the little packets of candy corn first. That doesn’t surprise me, since … Continue reading →