Reading update: First Train Out of Denver

I'm a little past the halfway point, a good read indeed. The author's skillful use of language awakens a vicarious adventure in the comfort of my chair.... https://goo.gl/mrbPgT

Universal Basic Income

Seems a very radical idea, and in fact it is. But the growing problem of income inequality combined with what seems to be the inexorable advance of technology seems to demand it. If we don't have a Universal Basic Income there is likely to be social chaos as the wealthy fall prey to hordes of …

Labor Day weekend recap….

Stayed up too late Friday, slept late on Saturday. I'm happy to say I did go to church Saturday evening. Vegetated all day Sunday and went to bed early. Today I finished reading Unleash Your Buddha Nature which is a good intro, sort of a Buddhism 101. Good book, I enjoyed it and found it …

oops….

Looks like I neglected this site for a while ! Not so with my tumbr though !  I can never make up my mind which I prefer....

The story of stuff….

It seems to me sometimes that we don't own our stuff, rather our stuff owns us....https://goo.gl/ggrcC8 We accumulate so much stuff, it gets in the way and sometimes causes arguments. We hold on to stuff for sentimental value but it is stuffed away hidden in a cardboard box in a dark rarely entered room....

A weekend recap; stayed up lurking in cy …

A weekend recap; stayed up lurking in cyberspace way too late on Friday. So that put a damper on Saturday. I did better Saturday night, went to bed around 10:30. Today, Friday and Thursday I walked over 10k steps each day. I hope to get my 10K everyday this week !

Good day today….

I went outside at lunchtime to go for a walk and it had to be well over 70 degrees ! So I ditched the hoodie and then went walking.  So far today I have 9,390 steps in; I will be well over my 10,000 daily goal....

Some items of interest…..

First a blog I looked at whilst having my coffee time this morning | Thought Catalog And three books I noticed whilst lurking around Barnes & Noble yesterday..... When the Balls Drop | "A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life's second half fromEverybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and comic Brad Garrett....." The …

All digital all the time…..

The Card Catalog is Officially Dead ! I've been using ebooks and the web for years now; been a long long time since I opened a drawer full of cards......

A Big Day for Me….

June 23, 1972 the day I left to join the Army. Almost didn't make it on account of Hurricane Agnes. So today I have been retired from the Army two years longer than I was in....

Khan Academy….

It's been a while since I visited Khan Academy. They've always been big on practical math skills and now it seems they are expanding quite a bit..... Some more stuff on Khan | Philosophy, Chemistry, Health and more ...  

It’s coffee time….

A hot summer day at a family outing in the park. The kids was playing in the creek. I noticed the current pulling Leah down stream. I yelled "Leah!" and springing into action I took a flying leap into the creek where I was met with the cold reality of a hardwood floor. Ouch ! …

weekend update….

A mixed bag this weekend was. We were able to get two long bike rides in which wear me out. But that's a good thing as it means I am getting a good workout. I was able to get some work done for the office too... On a not so good note, the neighbor's Pit …

God and the Gay Christian

 I decided to read this book to learn more about the Gays in the church issue. I had already changed my views from non-affirming to affirming based on my own thinking and reading personal stories of Gay Christians but I wanted to learn more about the subject. This book is about a conservative Gay Christian …

Quiet BASIC

BASIC on the Web... Back in the day (80's & 90's) every computer came with the BASIC programming language. Nothing like what we have today but I had fun with it. I just found this on the web so anyone with a nostalgia for BASIC can play with it again.  So if you can't waste …

Luxvera

Luxvera | coming soon (January 2014) The LUXVERA™ proprietary platform offers you a broad range of exceptional courses—from humanities and philosophy to ministry and technology—of the highest quality and interactivity, including content provided by Regent University’s award-winning faculty and other partners. The introductory courses allow you and other participants to pursue personal and professional development, with …

Weekend recap…

All in all a good weekend. I got some work done for the office and made it to church today. So i'm happy in spite of wasting too much time in IRC on Saturday....

My wasted day Saturday…..

This morning I stayed focused for a couple hours and finished a transcription. Then I let down my guard and spent most of the day sleazing around IRC. I need to do better....

A great source for online reading…..

Medium | Interesting articles and essays, often unusual, generally longer than a typical blog post.  

Taking Up Serpents

Taking Up Serpents I'm visiting my daughter and parents for Christmas. I'm at my daughter's house now and just finished watching a youTube video about snake handling churches. (I know it's an odd thing to do on Christmas Eve, but anyway)  It's pretty amazing to see. I know people can do a lot of things …