Learning

My recent post on travel phrases, and French in particular, wasn’t out of the blue. As Chandler Bing might say, it was smack dab in the middle of the blue. I’ve been learning the language a bit over the past few weeks. Or, I should say, re-learning. Back in seventh grade, we were all given […]

It’s all a bit unfair, really. The year begins with January, which for some inexplicable reason, lasts around eighty days. After that is spring, a dull and pointless six month period which brings nothing but yard work. During the six months of summer, I wither in the heat shielding my eyes from the blinding sun. […]

Don’t get me wrong, I like the internet. I use it to educate myself. I listen to most of my music on it. And, most importantly, it’s where I keep my blog. The internet is awesome. It’s hard to imagine the days where I couldn’t click a button and immediately find a picture of a […]

Note: this is directed at my United States neighbors. If you live outside the US, these dates are meaningless. If you’d like to see your own eclipse, adjust your travel plans accordingly. Nearly seven years ago, I wrote a blog post about an event so far in the future it seemed almost a lifetime away. […]

I like learning. I like it a lot. I like stuffing my head full of knowledge, both useful and useless, as much and as often as possible. This is so when that one-in-a-million chance comes along and I appear on Jeopardy, Alex Trebek will read the clue, “This rubbery, orange-colored ball is what someone in […]