I’m not laboring under the delusion that the people who produce podcasts are reading my blog… but if they were, if they ever had occassion to stop by, I have some advice for them. (Just in case. It’s not, mathematically speaking, impossible that a podcaster could happen upon this blog….) Here goes:
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If you were a Podcaster….
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Civility, and Chess
Friday, March 5th, 2010I’ve always loved chess. I’m not very good at it, but I like the concentration it requires and the semi-academic sense I always get when playing it. Something about a game of chess suggests refinement and maturity (at least to me) and I’ve been wishing, lately, that more people approached conversation they way they should approach chess.
Vacations, Pauperdom, and a Measure of Freedom
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Within the space of one week, I had plans for 2.5 vacations fall through. I say 2.5 because two were excursions I was involved in planning, and one was an invitation from a third party that I had to turn down. I’ll admit that two and a half vacations in one year seems pretty extravagant. But the idea of going on no vacation at all makes me frown and think the word pauper (yes, in italics and everything). It also makes me think that the plans we make for our spare time and money are so fraught with pitfalls that I might actually prefer furrowing my brow and thinking the word pauper to actually going anywhere.
Playing the Peacemaker is a Bad Idea
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010As human creatures, we tend to like the notion of things like diplomacy and peacemaking. It takes a grown-up person, possessed of patience and compassion, to resolve conflict reasonably in his or her own life. And it takes an even better person to mediate the disputes of others, to smooth the way to common ground, to convince those around them to make amends. I, dear readers, am no such person. And probably, you aren’t either. Let me tell you why….
Facebook, forums, foibles
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Back when the internet and I were still new to each other, I thought forums were the greatest invention ever. The idea that people, from different backgrounds, from different parts of the world, could discuss any given topic together, thrilled me. How quickly the novelty vanished.
Student Loans
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010I don’t know the first thing about economics. But. I do know that paying your bills sooner rather than later is a good idea.
Misinterpreting the 21st Century
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010I’m afraid my readership isn’t going to be broad enough to solve this problem, but I’m still going to try. People… spread the word. It’s the 21st century. It really is. But lately when I’ve gone out in public I’ve encountered compelling evidence to suggest that not everyone’s taken a close look at their calendar.
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