Tuesday, July 30, 2019
A movie I enjoy tremendously is Finding Forrester, which stars Sean Connery. Jamal Wallace is a 16-year-old black kid known for his basketball prowess. A lover of literature, he is able to befriend reclusive writer William Forrester. Jamal himself wants to be a writer. Forrester ends up mentoring... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, July 22, 2019
No Granulocytes
I received a letter from the American Red Cross asking me to be a granulocyte donor. I will not do so. Donating granulocytes is an on call gig. One gets called the day before. Because I have so many things booked throughout the week, I'm not able to do it. One also has to take a steroid in order to... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
So Many Darn Remotes
Nowadays, it seems like televisions need multiple remotes to operate them. Throughout years of various televisions in my family's inner circle, two remotes, one era three, is the norm. I do not know why that is the case. I guess with televisions being so complex with multiple devices, multiple... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
A Long-Term Problem for Local News
Local newscasts has a problem that it needs to solve if it wants to be viable for decades to come. Most people who watch local news are senior citizens. They are people who have not adapted to the online world or watch out of habit. Most people who are not seniors only watch the local news when... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, July 4, 2019
No Way I'd Skydive
There's no way I ever see myself skydiving. I hate heights. I don't even go up one rung on a ladder, so the idea of going thousands of feet in the air to come out of a plane is not for me. That reason pretty much sums it up. I've never been an adrenaline junkie. As for what would be a neat view, I'm... Sign in to see full entry.