Jun 26, 20224 minMove the Earth!“Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth” “δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω” Archimedes is described as a mathematician,...
Jun 12, 20223 minKilling in the Name!Who’d have thought that music could be political? Or that musicians might have political views? Let’s take the song Killing in the Name...
Dec 12, 20214 minThe Haywain!In the late 1980’s I liked to collect “taglines” to include in my interactions with people. While these included many “pithy” statements...
Dec 5, 20214 minWhen it hits the fan!I’ve heard a number of people say that they “don’t like X”, only to discover that their only exposure has been some “pop culture” version...
Sep 26, 20215 minSound and Fury!The phrase “full of sound sound and fury, signifying nothing” is part of one of the most famous soliloquies in the English language. It...
Sep 19, 20216 minRisk!Risk (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_%28game%29) is one of those games that seems to endure. It’s a simple game, which is probably...
Aug 8, 20214 minJuggling all sorts of things!We have endless opportunities to learn, if only we take them. I recently commented on the survival of the learner...