There is a quote attributed to Mark Twain that I always thought was really interesting. It goes “I never let schooling interfere with my education”. Like many quotes, who actually said it is not as important as what it says. It implies that what you are taught in schools as not always the same as what you need to…
Thanksgiving and Perspective
In a world full of pessimism, anger, and narcissism, with the ability and freedom to publish anything, often without regard to the accuracy of the claims presented, it is often made to seem that the world as it presently exists is the worst it has ever been. In reality, the exact opposite is true. From…
Why I Didn’t Write This Post Until Now
Procrastination and Perfectionism. You might think these two phrases are opposites on the spectrum. They aren’t. Procrastination isn’t necessarily only confined to unintelligent, lazy basement dwellers, it can also be present in the hearts and minds of highly intelligent, mostly put together people. I’m (hopefully…) somewhere in the middle of these two extremes, but I…
The Green Hair Experiment
For a couple of years now, I’ve wanted to colour my hair green for St. Patrick’s Day, with one of those sprays that come out in the shower. I was finally able to do it this year. I learned something interesting. While all other factors remained the same, how people perceived me changed based off…
Star Wars: A Generational Event
I have always loved Star Wars. I had to. It runs in the family. I’m still in my teens, but I remember being about four, watching a marathon of Tartakovsky’s Clone Wars in the run up before Revenge of the Sith came out. I watched A New Hope at least weekly until I was probably…
Different Sorts of Art
When someone says art, you probably think of painting or drawing. Likely you included books, poetry, too. Maybe you include the performing arts; acting on stage (or in front of a camera), dancing, music. Maybe you even think things like sculpture, architecture and photography are art forms (oh aren’t you cultured?). I would say that…
Off To a Great Start
I’ve been wanting to set up a blog for a long time now, but I am not super techy, so I figured that I would have my computer savvy friend over to help, and that way, I would be immune to any particularly bad screwups, or so I thought. We started off the day right…