https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/who-are-you-and-why-are-you-at-my-gym/ This is an excellent piece on the impact of fad gym users on serious gym users. https://accordingtohoyt.com/2019/01/24/the-evolution-of-living-languages-guest-post-by-nitay-arbel/ After this I definitely prefer our descriptive to prescriptive languages. Definitely a Libertarian concept. https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2019/01/25/alma-1-beethoven-2/ An excellent piece on the evolution (devolution) of singing voices and ranges over the past hundred-plus years. https://www.cedarwrites.com/2019/01/25/10-gmo-myths-and-realities/ Finding true peer-reviewed studies … Continue reading The Swift Précis
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Miscellaneous Paint
Every type of job needs its own type of paint. In looking at the house, I thought it would be good to paint lanes in our driveway, marking where it is okay for people to park, and the no parking zones needed to ensure we and the neighbors who share our driveway, can always get … Continue reading Miscellaneous Paint
Kearney on Foot
After being kicked out of the dentist's office I hoofed it (on foot, down the main street in front of the dental practice). Motion kept the thoughts moving and the pain at bay, as I tried to decide how to get myself back into the dentist. I began by Googling other dentists in Kearney. Perhaps … Continue reading Kearney on Foot
2018: The Year I Almost Died
That, actually, is a headline all of us could legitimately use for every year we lived in and didn't die. The truth is, we don't know all the small and large things happening around us that brought us just the smallest distance from death, both accidental and intentional, by people's moves around us. Most of … Continue reading 2018: The Year I Almost Died
The Book Ballot
Today the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club discussed The Light Between Oceans, a first novel by M. L. Stedman. But I'm not going to talk about that. We also received our book ballot for the upcoming 12 month cycle. This process is a uniquely "democratic" means of choosing what we read each year. Everyone who … Continue reading The Book Ballot
Nordic Chaser: first ride
Hard to believe that the Friday was the first time that I rode the new ride for 2018 at Worlds of Fun -- The Nordic Chaser. But I have been watching it all season. When it was first announced, the pictures made it look like a kiddie ride. So why was it in the Scandinavia … Continue reading Nordic Chaser: first ride
The King and I: Not your old Yul Brynner
We attended the final performance at Kansas City's Starlight of the King and I this past Sunday. And it was definitely a good show. One of the things that makes continuing a long-running show difficult is if it has had iconic stars with iconic performances that made/created the original roles. Both the rolls of Anna … Continue reading The King and I: Not your old Yul Brynner
Spontaneous
An accidental comment passed through my brain today, and it picked up a hitchhiker. I am trying to remember a quote that it brought to mind. I have just the Gestalt of it, a paraphrase. "Spontaneous plans are best when rehearsed well in advance". My mind wants to make it a quote from one of … Continue reading Spontaneous
Sabbatical Update: running behind
Today is day 13 of my self-proclaimed sabbatical. The purpose of the sabbatical is to find rest, pursue new pursuits and education, and determine the direction of my vocation for the next couple of decades. That list apparently requires more time than I have currently been allocated in my days. Well, maybe not exactly. There … Continue reading Sabbatical Update: running behind
Trump remains trump
Okay, 2 years ago today I wrote this post about then-candidate Donald Trump. As you can tell, I was not a supporter, and in fact voted for neither him nor Hillary in the 2016 election. Then almost a year ago I wrote this post about now-President Donald Trump. Today, I do an annual update. I … Continue reading Trump remains trump
At The Rainbow 