There is SO MUCH reading to do! I swear, all I do is read…here is a sampling of the things I’ve been reading lately: Emails A for-fun book Lots and lots of school reading Blogs Websites Some not for-fun nor for-school books Assignments Things I’ve written Computer Program Code Menus Street signs Newsgroups Tests (which…

It’s all about background and foreground. Attention is the key to everything we sense. There are so many sensations our body receives in a given instant that it would be wholly impossible to perceive them all at once. Right now you’re looking at the computer screen, but the foreground is the word you’re looking at,…

Hey all, not much interesting going on today, so I thought I’d write a little primer on the world of blogging. (How should one pronounce ‘primer’? I lean towards the ‘prymer’ pronunciation, while I have heard ‘prim-er’ used often as well.)…Let’s get started. Some of you may have no idea what the word ‘blog’ means.…

Went to Indianapolis this morning for lunch with J…I’ll let him have some semi-anonymity, despite the picture. We went to Shapiro’s Deli, apparently it’s kinda famous in this area. It was pretty good…my first real corned beef sandwich in a while. Mmm mmm good food, and good to see J. His theory is that people…

Went for a drive out to Brown County State Park this morning. I must say, it was rather breathtaking. Mid-October is the peak of the “changing of the colors” season. I can’t think of a more descriptive term for that. Basically, all the trees have changed from green to yellow, red, orange, or some mix…

So I skipped yesterday as far as blogging goes. I’m disappointed in myself. Before that I had been so diligent for nearly a week. I hope I did not lose many from my legions of fans. But seriously, why are you all so demanding!!?? “Josh, you need to update more often,” said one reader. Jeeez!…

In these last weeks before the presidential election, everybody is looking everywhere for reasons to get people to vote for their team. In this matter, I think symbolism is very important. Has anybody noticed the ties worn by the candidates during the three debates? In case you weren’t paying attention, I’ll give you an update:…

I experienced something this morning that I have not experienced in a long long time. The other day I wrote about the first test I’ve taken in grad school, and it turns out that my score set the curve. Wow, that hasn’t happened since high school. There is a certain sense of pride that one…

I really have to write a paper, but I’ll make a quick entry just to keep myself happy… Just had a discussion with E and W over some good lasagna about the role of parenting and the ability for one to be responsible for their situation in society. Sounds rather complex, and it is…especially when…

Check out this company: Approtec Pretty cool company, me thinks. Perhaps if an internship opens up and I can get some departmental (or other) funding, I can do some work with them…just keeping my options open.