Category Archives: Serendipity

At the risk of losing the small number of readers I have managed to attract to this blog, I wanted to share a great piece from Lifehacker, “How to Boost Your Reading Comprehension by Reading Smarter and More Conscientiously.” The piece recommends winnowing your information sources down to a few select ones while maintaining aContinue reading “Don’t Hate the Internet, Hate the Game”

As we look to a new year with new rewards and new challenges, John Maeda shared a quote via Matt Goldman from George Bernard Shaw that sets a nice tone. This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature insteadContinue reading “Starting the New Year”

Kudos to the HWC Student Government Association for the delicious scheduling irony of sponsoring both the Chocolate Party and the Health Fair on the same day. The ELL Chocolate Party packed a lot of students, faculty and staff into 203, pumped up loud music, and stuffed everybody with chocolate. It was, as you may imagine,Continue reading “Like Water for Chocolate”

At the request of President Munroe, I am spreading the word regarding opportunities to see the Chicago Sinfonietta on November 1, 5 and 7. Student tickets are $10. Personally, I have always loved events celebrating Dia de los Muertos. Flyers for both performances are below. Enjoy.    

Someone made the uncomfortable observation that the decrease in my blog post production seems to have coincided with the honeymoon of my stalwart assistant, Gabe. I do want to assure readers that Gabe is not ghost writing my blog. To prove it, he is off on an island with limited internet access and would beContinue reading “Ghost Writer”

Yesterday, my stalwart assistant, Gabe, took time out from keeping me productive and away from searching for TED videos on turning lead into gold to join in holy matrimony with the talented and lovely Kacie. In a lovely ceremony in front of adoring family and friends, Kacie and Gabe tied the knot and then ledContinue reading “Nuptials”

A friend at the District office gave me the heads up on Chicago Ideas Week. From what I can tell, you can sign up for a fee to attend a variety of lectures and discussions. It is probably best summarized by their own tag line: 100 Speakers. 7 Days. 1 Electrified City. Appears worth checkingContinue reading “Chicago Ideas Week”

I recently logged in to the Harold Lounge to catch up on current events and was surprised to see ads. “Doh!” I yelled. (Gabe, my stalwart assistant and avid Simpsons fan can provide you with an evaluation of my Homerian authenticity.) “PhiloDave must be raking in the big bucks with the blogging thing.” (This commentContinue reading “Dreams Dashed”

As you can see from my somewhat inartful HTML coding, I have migrated from Blogger to WordPress. Mostly I did so because I was jealous of Kojo’s WordPress blog; I was also aware that some users were having issues posting comments. I hope former Blogger followers will follow us to WordPress. I also hope youContinue reading “We’ve Moved”

I am still getting used to living a more public life after years of relative anonymity toiling in the private sector. Even so, I never expected this kind of coverage: “DON CONTINUES TO HAVE A SHEARED APPEARANCE ON SATELLITE IMAGES WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER DISPLACED NEAR THE NORTHERN EDGE OF AN ELONGATED AREA OF STRONGContinue reading “Tropical Storm Don”