Yesterday, I wrote about human interactions and their complexities. I also mentioned that I would walk away from a questionable interaction with another person with absolutely no qualm, and I would not second guess myself. That’s true. I understand that another’s actions and words are not my responsibility, and I feel no compunction to hang…
Complex Human Interactions
Human interactions are complicated. We misunderstand each other. We miss clues to another’s intent. We might misinterpret what another says or does or needs. Others might misinterpret what we say or do or need. We can be unclear, vague, duplicitous. Others can be just as unclear, vague, or duplicitous. When there is a misunderstanding, we…
What I Have Learned from Tik-Tok
Over the past couple of months, I’ve found myself viewing Tik-Tok videos. In fact, I spent quite a bit of time (<cough> hours </cough>) scrolling. (OK, don’t judge. I’ve been stressed, and this is an interesting way to relax.) Anyway, I’ve learned some things that I didn’t know, and I’ve spent quality time thinking about…
Starting Again (Again) (Again)
I was once a prolific blogger. I had a couple of blogs under the pseudonym “PartsnPieces,” and I once wrote a collaborative blog (ProfHacker) for the Chronicle of Higher Education. I return here again today after a six-year absence because I miss this form of writing. I write on other forms of social media, but…
Starting Again (Again)
The post directly beneath this one was written in 2014, and it was a post about starting up the blog again. It’s 2016, and I’m about to write the post again. OK. I’m not going to write that again. I know that I’ve had a lot going on these past three or four years and…
Starting Again
Three years and no postings here at all. To be fair, though, I have posted elsewhere….in places I’d just as soon forget. So maybe a revisiting to this blog? My life has changed in some inexplicable ways, and I should document some of that. Here. Again. I start over. But my life has changed. …
19/365: Flock of Flamingos
They are the cousins of the 80’s band, Flock of Seagulls, but pinker. And more plastic.