There is definite value in allowing oneself to be distracted. There’s always a reason, not always immediately clear, when I find myself unable to concentrate on a major project, or story idea, or even on a letter of condolence. At those times, I’ve learned to be still...
Nine out of 10 people reading this blog know that statistics can be tweaked to say anything the researcher wants to support. The other one is obviously misinformed. In college I took a statistics class as part of my master’s degree requirement. The professor taught us...
I’ve been enjoying an early Christmas gift for many months. It’s a little AT&T doo-hicky you plug into the computer thingamajig and it “boosts your bars” so you can use your cell phone at home, even if you live in an area notorious for poor reception. Tired of...
No kiddies, contrary to popular belief, Martin Luther King, Jr. was NOT born on the third Monday of January, he was born on January 15, which just so happened to be a Tuesday in 1929. The idea of a holiday on the third Monday in January was a fabrication of the...
I’m a virtual sponge for trivial information. And, if you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know how I enjoy passing along the odd little tidbits I’ve learned. So today, my friends, we’ll have a lesson in cheese. Cheese, I’ve discovered, predates...
