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None of which is to say that computers have no place in the schools. Of course they do. But I’m hoping we’ve gotten past fetishizing the things....
^^^^^ I, too, hope you’re wrong. I was covering local schools about the time personal computers were becoming ubiquitous. School districts were...
I’m a bit torn. Committing a lengthy text (the Bible, say, or the Koran) to memory is an impressive feat, much in the way that is sculpting in a...
The bunch of fruit crate labels I alluded to a few posts up the thread arrived a couple-three days ago. There are a few duplicates. Cool graphics....
On using my trusty Buck 501 pocketknife a couple hours ago (I’ve had the thing for, like, 27 years), I did a double take to check that the tip...
^^^^^ I’ve long maintained that for committing information to memory, paper and pencil (or pen) is a superior technology.
Remembering anything from that early in life is remarkable indeed. I *think* I remember events from maybe age 3. I have dim recollections of...
Yes, people who aren’t lying tell untruths nonetheless. And it’s generally best just to let it be, especially when the fantasist is elderly and...
It’s worth a stop if you’re in the neighborhood anyway (neighborhoods are quite large out that way, where four-wheel-drive pickups aren’t just...
I have visited on a few occasions what used to be called the Custer Battlefield National Monument but has since been renamed the Little Bighorn...
And worth preserving for that reason alone.
My life would be all the richer if a vintage Ellensburg Rodeo poster were to find its way to me. I’ve been fond of Ellensburg from the first I...
Okay, Pops. How ’bout a nice cup of tea?
It’s nice to have the space for storing the stuff you really don’t want for your own use but is still too precious to throw away. I have 50 old...
Might it have actually been hagfish?
