1
Podcasts
Episode 2: Telling the Truth
Everyone’s got problems. We try to fix them.I do not have an alcohol problem because I do not buy potable alcohol.
I recognize that when I am given a glass of wine I want another. The same is true of beer. Most of my art school contemporaries have disappeared into bottles of one kind or another. I have not chosen to join them.
Once I did not know alcoholism and other addictions.
Life teaches. The price is exorbitant.
2
Podcasts
Episode 4: Showing Up
Everyone’s got problems. We try to fix them.At Parsons originality was emphasized.
Originality is not found in team efforts.
I came to higher education without team skills.
Life since has not imparted them successfully.
Originality once was defined as madness.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/original
Noun: (archaic) An eccentric.
"One who does not behave like others. quotations ▼"
Originality in design is nearly impossible.
Design depends on culture everywhere.
Culture is internalized history.
Much of culture is abstract and subconscious.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abstract
Adjective:
"Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general, as opposed to specific. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1] quotations ▼"
Mathematics attempts to impart abstracted understandings of knowledge.
3
U.S.
Video: Why Kansas Liberals Want a Trump Supporter to Win His Primary
Kris Kobach, a Trump ally, holds hard-line positions on immigration and voting rights. Should he win the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday over the incumbent, Gov. Jeff Colyer, many Democrats think their nominee stands a chance of winning in the general election.https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/us/politics/kris-kobach-kansas-primary-2018.html
4
Travel
The 52 Places Traveler: Feeling Like an Insider, Finally, in Spain
In the charming city of Seville and the wine region of Ribera del Duero, our columnist finds a culture perfectly suited to her natural rhythms.500 years of depression leaves detritus everywhere.
Art is made by people who are not making money.
Business has no time to think.
5
Sports
Jeff McNeil’s Odd Bat Propels Mets to Win
A bat with no knob helped McNeil get three hits, including a home run, and the Mets took care of business at home against the Reds.His bat "balances" better for him.
The Yankees are not making the playoffs at this point.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts
?
Possibly we could "winter" on the cape.
Summer rents would be a nice benefit.
Winter begins with the school year, shortly after Labor Day.
6
World
Ohio Teacher Sets Record for Rowing Alone Across the Atlantic
A teacher from Cincinnati set a record for a west-east crossing after coping with a dozen capsizes, damaged electronics and difficulties eating.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Bright_Skiff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_guideboat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe
"There is always a bigger wave."
I want a bigger boat for ocean crossing.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22we+are+going+to+need+a+bigger+boat%22&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=O801_0Dgb2IgsM%253A%252Chaj0HXlwys7DCM%252C_&usg=AFrqEzdez4KzcFSGlkdYuDBnG7QA3FenhA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy7ZGckt7cAhUF0lMKHT3TCEIQ9QEwBHoECAAQDA
#imgrc=O801_0Dgb2IgsM:
7
U.S.
‘Kill Me,’ Parkland Shooting Suspect Said After Rampage
Nikolas Cruz, the confessed gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school, told the police that he had heard a “demon” voice inside his head for years.
"“People think you’re a monster now,” Zachary Cruz told his brother, adding, “You’re not acting like yourself.”
“I’m sorry, dude,” Nikolas Cruz told him.
Zachary
Cruz apologized for mistreating his older brother in the past and
repeatedly told him he loved him. Nikolas Cruz said he loved him back.
World
Dozens of Dead in Yemen, and Blame Pointing in Both Directions
As Saudi-led forces try to wrest a crucial port city in Yemen from Houthi rebels, each side blamed the other for an escalation in fighting.The Saudis are the interlopers.
They have oil.
Oil gives them power.
9
New York
‘Activist’ Councilman Found Guilty of Blocking Ambulance at Protest
A jury convicted Councilman Jumaane Williams of blocking an ambulance during an immigrants’ rights protest, but acquitted him of two other charges.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance
10
U.S.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Potential Legal Troubles, Explained
President Trump’s lawyer, defending the younger Mr. Trump’s meeting with Russians, said nobody has pointed to any law that may have been violated. Here are several.The Trump administration has not stopped digging.
|
No comments:
Post a Comment