The Forum Scholarship Auction and the Support of an Internet Family I have been in charge of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF, randi.org) Forum Scholarship Auction for The Amazing Meeting (aka “TAM”) for the past few years. It’s a… Read More ›
When I wrote about Goldsmith earlier, I said that there was only one restaurant left in town. I lied. There are two. I can be forgiven, since there is no sign on the place indicating a business, and unless you… Read More ›
The Mai Kai restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale Florida is unique. It’s a restaurant where the decor has seen better days and the food is not very good, but I highly recommend it. That is because the Mai Kai isn’t just… Read More ›
I’ve had an iPhone for around three years, which I use about 80% for work activities (email, research on internet, calculations, and sometimes even to make calls). The other 20% of the time, it’s a toy. Before that, I had… Read More ›
Something about a damp, drizzly, cold, wet day in the woods makes me feel not depressed, but content. Thick, lush, untamed undergrowth, dark gray skies slashed with tall spare pines, a hundred shades of green jumbled and competing, with little… Read More ›
I am traveling for a few days, and I have a few thoughts about bringing young children to dinner. For the past three nights I have been at tables with very young children. The ages have ranged from newborns to… Read More ›
I’ve been traveling to west Texas quite a bit, for my job, and often head straight to the field from the airport. Last year, a friend showed me a hole-in-the-wall burrito shop, Panchito’s Burritos, located in Odessa, Texas. You can… Read More ›
One thing I dislike about living in New Hampshire is our late Spring. Easter bunnies made out of snow are common. This year has been very mild, but I still miss the cherry blossoms of Washington DC where I was… Read More ›
In my glamorous job, I frequently get to travel to rather interesting places (for some definitions of the word “interesting”). For the most part, the great FSM did not put oil and gas in pretty places, which means some of… Read More ›
Art is one of those classes where students either love it or hate it. Like gym and music, for some students it’s the break of the day. For others, it’s the class to suffer through. As an art teacher, I… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 