Just spent two hours today getting my deep blue peepers (eyes) examined. It has been about two years since my last exam so I was a bit overdue. What pushed me into getting it scheduled was the fact that my right eye has changed and my eyeglass prescription was nowhere close to my needs. I could easily but fuzzily see the problem. Nothing was in sharp focus at any distance with my right eye. I...
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Making The Numbers
I just read a thought provoking short article about learning. It was written rather critical about how poorly the USA education system works today. Being short it presented a vague generalization of the situation. But to me it seemed disturbingly probable. It stated how education today is missing the goal of teaching how to think. The goal today is to teach results and provide the answers so no child is left behind. It’s no longer...
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I love aircraft and I love to fly as the pilot. I am sadden by my most recent travel experience with commercial aviation just a few days ago. I must admit it is mostly my fault. I was looking and purchased the lowest cost, two person quick round trip. My wife and I participated in Saturday night to Monday morning round trip between Dallas, Texas and Cleveland, Ohio. Via American Airlines on a Boeing S80...
Continue reading...Privacy Opinion
This is an unimpassioned observation, not a rant… 🙂 We American people and certainly the folks in all foreign lands have totally surrendered our privacy to social sharing and government scrutiny. I am aware that everything I do today is being recorded into massive electronic databases for present known and future unknown exploitation. Every public and internet purchase I make using credit cards is stored and examined for information about my habits. This includes every tank of gas or...
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