Some days you have it, some days you don’t. Today has been leaning a little more towards the latter. I had my pen in my shirt, and my little Quattro pad in my back pocket, and I was ready to write down any idea that struck me as it settled into my feeble little brain. …
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Aug 24
Day 19,700
Today is one of those days that I coasted through. As you go through life, there are going to be some days where you are pressed to get things done, and some other days that don’t throw responsibility after responsibility at you time and time again. I’m not saying that you want a lot of …
Aug 23
Day 19,699
Don’t argue with idiots. This is a little message to my descendants. In this life you will find yourself immersed in academic pursuits. You’ll study, math, the various and sundry liberal sciences, and any number of interests that spawn questions, the answers of which can be measured in verifiable values. Numbers lead to measurables which lead …
Aug 22
Day 19,698
Hi, descendants! OK, so now there’s this weird little epiphany where I stop and realize that, yes, I have three kids. I have three wonderful kids. But… and that’s a big but… I have no guarantee that any of my kids will have kids of their own. Part of this cynicism comes from my firm …
Aug 21
Day 19,697
Hey, kids, let me tell you what the old man did today. I drove all over northeast Kansas looking for a spot to watch this eclipse that happened today. The weather did not cooperate. I drove through some rain as I headed up to Hiawatha, Kansas, and then turned back east because traffic was squirrelly. …
Aug 20
Day 19,696
Science has played an important role in shaping my life. I have always been interested in the method, the various scientific disciplines, and how important science is in pursuit of the truth. We live in a strange time right now relative to the acceptance of science in our lives. It’s almost like people are cherry-picking the …
Aug 19
Day 19,695
Another few moments with my grandkids. I am a flawed human being. That doesn’t mean I’m not a good human being. We are all flawed. Some of us a more flawed than others. I am picky about some of the weirdest things, paper and pens as an example. I can be a little OCD about …
Aug 18
Day 19,694
Hello once again to the grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other descendants I will likely never know about… What’s shakin’? Interesting moves on the political side. The White House canned a guy, Steve Bannon, as a chief strategist to the President. He may have been one of the primary movers and shakers in this administration’s rather neutral …
Aug 17
Day 19,693
Hi, my grandchildren and grandchildren. Today is August 17, 2017. Here in the United States, there is this guy named Trump that thinks that Nazis and Nazi protestors have the same degree of culpability. We have an ongoing debate about something that we really shouldn’t be debating about – whether we put statues in parks …
Aug 16
Day 19,692
OK, more notes to the grandchildren and great grandchildren that I don’t have yet. Today is August 16, 2017. Next month I will turn 54. It’s weird getting older. There are parts of my spirit that still feel like a teenager. I would still be playing sports if I could, and I might even think …