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Things I learned this week

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

“Proof brevity does not protect against dullness.”  – Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes in regard to Twitter. I learned this week… …that I don’t have to worry about those pesky little logarithms, after all.  My Historical Geology professor announced … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

“The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time.”             – Dante Alighieri This week I learned: …that there were a few notable anniversaries: My favorite novel Pride & Prejudice was first published 200 years ago (January 27, … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

“We must have a pie.  Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie.” – David Mamet …that sometimes it takes the intervention of a professor to get the attention of a wayward group of young people.  As I wrote in … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

I learned this week… …that it’s turning out to be a rough year for music.  This week we lost another great – Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.  As I said last week, the Bee Gees were a staple in … Continue reading →

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Things I learned this week

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

I learned this week… …that Donald “Duck” Dunn has died.  You might not recognize his name, but I guarantee you that at some point, you’ve heard his telltale bass line.   He was a member of the studio band at Stax … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dad

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

Today would have been my father’s 60th birthday. These are a few of the things that always remind me of him. One of my dad’s favorite movies. We watched it nearly every weekend when we lived in Germany. Happy Birthday, … Continue reading →

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A hippo? For Christmas?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

When I was contemplating this blog entry, I initially thought about writing something scathing about the commerciality of Christmas in modern society; how Americans overspend and over-indulge year after year with no thought spared to the consequences.  I thought about … Continue reading →

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Things I learned at the Sting concert…

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Sting, my favorite musician of all time, made a stop in Dallas on his Back to Bass tour this week.  I was fortunate enough to be there.  I won’t bore you with too many details of the show.  Suffice it to … Continue reading →

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