As soon as I was old enough to drive, I started going to the movies whenever I could. I still have all of the ticket stubs from the movies I watched my senior year in high school and my freshman year in college. I don't know why. I just do.When I got older, married, and … Continue reading Movies
Category: Life
Sapiens
Another book recommendation that showed up on my Kindle recently was Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. I'd seen the book at the store and on the Internet, but I had no idea what it was about except that it said it was the history of homo sapiens. Kind of a broad topic, but it was … Continue reading Sapiens
Graduation
So my adventure in getting rid of most social media ended sooner than I expected. But before you think of me as weak-willed, let me explain.In the past few years, my main activity on Facebook is to watch over many of my former students to see how their lives are going. As of today, I've … Continue reading Graduation
Simplicity
Recently, there was a set of articles in the Style section (strangely enough) of the New York Times that discussed Generation X and the oddities of the 1990s. Of course, I didn't think the 1990s were weird at all. My four years of high school and four more years as an undergrad all took place … Continue reading Simplicity
Superheroes
Like any decent pre-Internet teenage boy, I got hooked on comic books when I was in junior high. By hooked, I mean I would spend my entire $20 allowance on comics without thinking twice. I very carefully read every word before placing them delicately into a plastic cover with a cardboard backing and putting them … Continue reading Superheroes
Reset
So...we moved into our new house a little over two weeks ago. I was hoping for the process to go by quickly, but I never expected this. Once we put our house on the market, it sold in 11 days! We had three offers and got our asking price. That was all well and good, … Continue reading Reset
Moving
I intended to write more often in 2019. Not so much a resolution...just a desire to get these random thoughts out of my head. There's a saying about good intentions, but hopefully that doesn't apply here.Instead, much of my new year has been absorbed by my wife and I deciding (with the help of our … Continue reading Moving
Football
Football was one of the big selling points of the University of Texas when I was trying to pick the college I wanted to go to when I graduated from high school. I know this sounds really superficial and probably a little stupid, but it was all I had. Neither of my parents went to … Continue reading Football
Stories 11/2/18
News To MeThese stories may not interest you much, but they were all News To Me.Vox has a Q&A with Marion Nestle, author of Unsavory Truth, a book about how the food industry has influenced much of the research that deals with which foods are deemed healthy and which are not. It's really frustrating how much … Continue reading Stories 11/2/18
Cherries
After my aunt took me to Hawaii as a college graduation present, I came home with a newfound distaste for pineapple. It didn’t start that way. I used to really like pineapple. But after a week of having pineapple served to me with everything I ate and drank, I’d had enough.
Reflections Of A Middle Aged Nobody 