Thoughts on writing, living, and believing…
So how’s your bracket doing? Congratulations to the LaSalle Explorers and the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast U on making the Sweet 16 and busting up my bracket. My Spartans go up against the hated Dukies on Friday.
Here’s a little tribute to my Alma Mater in keeping with the season, the MSU Accafellas with their rendition of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen.
Go Green! Go White!
Man, Shaw Hall looks a lot better than I remember it!
…yeah, whatever. It’s still flerggin’ cold outside!
I’m told it’s the fault of the Greenland Block, an enormous area of high pressure which forces all the normal west-to-east weather patterns south.
The practical upshot being, that we get a regular dose of arctic, Canadian air which is perfect for constant waves of snow and cold. I’m sure those of you who live in Michigan and the Northeast are sick and tired of it by now.
Well, blame Canada. Or Greenland. Or better yet, the Danes, since they still control Greenland. Anyway, welcome to Spring!
Continue reading “BTW, Happy Vernal Equinox…”
I need a break—how ’bout you?
This is the point in the afternoon when my eyes start to cross (more than normal). I’ve ingested enough caffeine to keep a platoon of Marines awake for a week. I can’t go outside cuz, well, it’s February. There’s only one other solution…
We need some tunes up’n dis hizzie…
Continue reading “Music Break”
When I was a boy in school, I used to love arithmetic. It gave such a sense of satisfaction when you found the correct solution to a problem. Ya know? I still feel that way. Let’s try some simple equations together:
See? That was easy. Let’s do a harder one:
That means that 75 is 44% MORE than 52. Why, that’s almost half again as much! Neat huh?
Update: In the interest of providing equal time for all species, Chewing Glass presents the following:
Continue reading “Don’t Try This at Home”
Stuck in a meeting? On a con-call and bored out of your mind? Here’s a little timewaster for all you amateur astronomers out there. Set any date you like and see the sky as it was, or will be. Pretty neat!
Here’s a little music to stargaze by…
