Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Socrates I sometimes feel that I’m improving on the work of others without actually contributing anything new of my own, because I read a lot. It’s not true, of course – this blog [...] Read more »
aluminum boats
Here’s a quick and simple game for kids. Give them some aluminum foil – an equal amount for each kid. Tell them to design a boat, and then take the boats outside and float them in tubs of water. Start adding pennies to each boat, and see which boat can hold the most pennies before [...] Read more »
Steve Jobs – an obituary
I’m sure I’ve made it clear during the four years I’ve written here at brip blap that I’m no fan of Apple. I don’t like the pretentious nature of their advertising, their closed source software, or the fawning attention paid to their products that command a tiny percentage of the market. But when I learned [...] Read more »
always embrace life
I posted this before, because from time to time I like to put a video up that’s unrelated to finance, etc. This one is touching and relates to health, if nothing else. Call me a sucker for sentimental safety reminders, but I imagine that the number one health tip – in terms of extending your [...] Read more »
friday quote: learning versus creating
It is better to create than to be learned, creating is the true essence of life. — Barthold Georg Niebuhr Niebhur was a German statesman and philosopher in the late 18th/early 19th century, whose most well-known contribution is his “Roman History“ (shameless affiliate link, natch) . He’s probably not therefore that well-known, but his quote is excellent. [...] Read more »
rapid early acquisition of tech adaptability
What is “rapid early acquisition of tech adaptability”? It’s a term I made up. I haven’t yet Googled it to see if I’m ripping something else off, so for the time being I’ll keep it as my own term. I’ll call it REATA because I’m not going to type that unwieldy phrase more than once. [...] Read more »
