With virtually any human enterprise, we want to know who’s the best, the most influential, the greatest, and so on. We make lists of the greatest films, greatest guitarists, greatest writers, and so on. The NBA is no different. We talk about greatest players, greatest teams, greatest coaches, greatest shooters, scorers, defenders, draft classes, bigContinue reading “Opinions on NBA Opinions”
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Inventing Words and Describing Feelings
William Shakespeare is known for many things, like being difficult to understand for high school students. He wrote some sonnets too. My favorite is #104. Also, he invented and popularized a lot of words including dishearten, frugal, and premeditated. That is according to nosweatshakespeare.com, which sounds like a biased source. I didn’t bother to delveContinue reading “Inventing Words and Describing Feelings”
Celebrities are Stupid and Pointless [except the one that I like (Brie Larson, please go out with me)]
So recently an event called the Met Gala happened. Well, not recently, but it was recent when I started writing this. Then I took a long break and moved to another continent. They call it the Met Gala, but I don’t think I ever see, you know, Tom Seaver there. Or Darryl Strawberry. Definitely notContinue reading “Celebrities are Stupid and Pointless [except the one that I like (Brie Larson, please go out with me)]”
What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?
Speed is represented as a certain distance divided by a certain time. Common units of speed are miles per hour, meters per second, and kilometers per hour. For example, if I were to drive my car 120 miles in 2 hours, we would say that my average speed was 60 miles per hour. I wantContinue reading “What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?”
Individuals and Society [we live in one]
I currently work for a fairly small company, and it’s a fairly relaxed work environment. One day my co-workers were discussing some of the problems in the world and what ought to be done about them. It was one of those conversations that should’ve ended way earlier than it did. Both parties, we’ll call themContinue reading “Individuals and Society [we live in one]”
Is Technology Even Good?
I’m at a bit of a crossroads in my life, which has happened many times before. Life is just one crossroad after another. Is it a crossroad or a crossroads? Seems like crossroads can be singular or plural. Is that right? Anyway, I’m at a crossing of roads, of sorts. New beginnings, big decisions, lifeContinue reading “Is Technology Even Good?”
A Single Day’s Worth of QR Codes
I’ve become increasingly fascinated by QR codes. I don’t know what QR stands for, and I have no intention of looking it up, but I wanted to take a look at the QR codes that I’d see on a typical day. So I’m in my last semester of university, so I live in a houseContinue reading “A Single Day’s Worth of QR Codes”
Jack of All/Many/Several Trades
We know ourselves, more or less. I know my height and weight and my birthday. I also know that it takes me some time to get comfortable with people, to come out of my shell. Then there are characteristics that are less concrete, less knowable. These might come up when a potential employer weirdly asks,Continue reading “Jack of All/Many/Several Trades”
Top 10 Content Creators of All Time
10. Orson Welles Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He began creating content early in life, doing magic shows and puppet performances. Eventually he stepped up his content game by doing some performances on the radio. He pretended, on the radio, that martians were invading the United States of America. So quirky! It was,Continue reading “Top 10 Content Creators of All Time”
High Movie Review #14: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Ho! Ho! Ho! All right, let’s get to this Christmas movie. One of the most classic Christmas movies. It really established a certain style of Christmas imagery for movies and advertising. It was made by Rankin/Bass Productions and they made several other stop-motion Christmas TV specials. So that style has become associated with the experienceContinue reading “High Movie Review #14: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Lefty Forrester 