Thursday, January 17, 2013

Odds and ends

Whew, now that I know that it was probably just a minor store baking error that caused Subway's footlong sub to be only 11 inches long, I can move on with my life.

Overheard: "OK then, what do we know about the angles of a triangle?"  "There are three of them."

I haven't read a word of any article about the football player and his fictitious/kidnapped girlfriend but I already know it's one of my favorite stories of the year. What a coup for the age of social media! And the reporting! Breathless repeating of statements by interested parties, no probing questions and lack of independent thought, analysis or research. How did the Washington DC press corps get on this story?

Went on the school ski trip yesterday. The conditions weren't that good, so I didn't ski that much. Mostly I sat in the lodge and read and worked. I positioned myself the way all 21st century people must, near an electrical outlet. How do we find electrical outlets in a public place, class? Think like a cleaning person.

Because I was sitting there with charging apparati, I had visits from students who needed some juice for their devices. This was a nice way to socialize without having to go to any effort. These days, it's probably always best to be near a power source when you're wanting to be sociable. It's almost as useful as having a good personality.


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