Bob Ross! Read something recently about a thing called “twitch” (which is now a part of Amazon). Apparently it’s an iPad/iPhone app, and it streams “stuff”. The thing that caught my attention is that they are now streaming a marathon of Bob Ross painting shows…ALL ~380 of them. The “twitch” app is free, and the […]
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Racial discrimination during jury selection
Racial discrimination during jury selection (opens in a new window) Racial discrimination during jury selection – by prosecutors. In this day and age?? By definition, a jury is impartial, and here we have officers of the court creating non-impartial juries. Why not do a “blind audition” similar to what orchestras do when auditioning musician candidates […]
Lailah texting me
Earlier this evening I received a text from the little girl, asking if she could babysit me tomorrow – I love getting texts like this one – of course I said “Yes!”. [twice now, two weeks in a row] She. Is. The. Best. GranPaBrian-Sitter.
Middle of my final semester at Saint Thomas
It’s now the middle of my final semester. Just six more class sessions to go, then the final exam – there is no mid-term exam. i was just looking at my “grade history”, and noticed two different and distinct patterns: It seems I always receive “A”s in my Fall semesters, and “B”s in my Spring […]
Marlboro Brand now being used for marijuana cigarettes
“Branding” of Marijuana Cigarettes (opens in a new window) Way, way back when I was a clueless 6th grader (around 1970/71), I read a ‘science fiction’ short story/book). It was about a group of people (“hippies”) living during “caveman” times, and they were talking about the invention of various things, one example being “art”, with […]
