Musings on “Motivational Quotes.”
I vaguely recall the environment of the boy’s locker room in my high school. I recall a number of posters which contained what might be called “motivational quotes.” Not surprisingly, they focused on...
View ArticleStar Trek and Body Cams
Hindsight is 20/20, especially when it comes to science fiction. Then again, what constitutes a “hit” or “miss” regarding a predicted future may be ambiguous or nuanced. Consider the claim that Star...
View ArticleAn Homage to the Modern Pressure Cooker
Our family had a pressure cooker in the 1970’s. My mother and brother were fascinated with cooking, particularly French cuisine. As I recall the pressure cooker enjoyed a certain vogue at that time but...
View ArticleCultural Appropriation is a Good Thing
Here’s a counter-intuitive argument: Cultural appropriation is a good thing. What, exactly, is being appropriated when cultural appropriation is said to occur? It’s a nebulous thing called “culture”...
View ArticleThe Different Flavors of Impossible
I recall that when I was a child I would occasionally become embroiled in arguments. This being the days long before Google, the notion of “fact checking” in real time was a science fiction fantasy....
View ArticleAn Homage to Powdered Peanut Butter
I’ve loved peanut butter all my life. As a child I read a biography of George Washington Carver, who ran numerous experiments trying to find novel uses for the humble peanut. I was so motivated by his...
View ArticleFrostbite
Have you ever had frostbite? I have. I think I was in about the 8th grade when my father started telling me how he enjoyed ice skating while growing up in Butte, Montana. Being indoors in the winter...
View ArticleThe High School History Demo
It’s an ongoing truism that “kids today are different.” No doubt true, and surely this is in part due to changing educational methods. I was in high school from 1976 until 1980 in Missoula, Montana. I...
View ArticleThe Knife Block
When I was a child my mother and brother were both very fond of French cuisine. As a child I was too young to understand why they chose this particular fascination. I suspect but do not know that one...
View ArticleWhole Grain Chicken Curry
Here’s the latest iteration of one of my favorite recipes which is for chicken curry. I’ve slowly modified various ingredients and cooking conditions over time. Currently I’m using a pressure cooker. 7...
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