Random thoughts, life lessons, hopes and dreams
I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. I learned how to ride a bike in the lower left area of the map below, and I logged hundreds of miles each summer in the area toward the upper right, after we moved when I was about ten... Continue Reading →
Surprise surprise, there’s a backstory to today’s post. Almost twenty years ago, I was accepted to present a paper at a somewhat significant technical conference. I won’t bore you with the details. Since this was my first time presenting at this level, the conference organizers assigned a “shepherd” to me. This man reviewed my presentation... Continue Reading →
Wow – I think Linda G. Hill is really out to give us something to do in these times of worldwide lockdown and self-isolation. Yesterday, she released the following Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘directions.’ Find a household cleaner/bottle of shampoo/something in the freezer/anything you can... Continue Reading →
No, that’s not the name of a new dance. Actually, it’s three different things that got tangled up between the weekend and the first two days of the week. I finally managed to get four desktop computers, dating back to the late 1990’s, “processed.” Processing requires booting up the old machine. That required finding little... Continue Reading →
After a two days of clearing snow, this weekend snuck up on me. Oh well, I made it to the bar, and David and I are facing our nemesis as we try to deal with Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt: “Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘key.’ Use it... Continue Reading →
When I was packing up my office, I stumbled across a few mementos from a period about twenty years ago when I volunteered for our local Junior Achievement (JA) program. I was the leader/teacher for the JA program designed for fifth grade students. I was assigned to a class in a Catholic elementary school near... Continue Reading →
This is a Thursday Doors post (I didn’t think the hashtag would fit in the title without causing it to wrap). It’s also a riverboat post, and if that makes you think of “The Delta Pearl,” Teagan Geneviene’s current serial story, well, there is a connection. There’s also a connection to my youth. I’ll get... Continue Reading →
It is a dark and stormy Saturday in Connecticut. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. But it is Saturday and it’s time to head to the bar, where our conversation will be guided by Linda Hill’s Just Jot it January and Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Today, Linda invites us to talk about the appliance/industry that defines... Continue Reading →
When I was a child – yes, this is going to be one of those posts – we didn’t have “learning or teachable moments.” We had rules and expectations, and when those expectations weren’t met, it wasn’t a soft and reassuring voice that I remember. I remember the message, and perhaps that’s the important thing.... Continue Reading →
