Observations from this week at our conference: Someone vigorously buffing shoes with the table cloth. Someone not leaving the meeting room to loudly blow nose with a honking sound approximate to that of 12 geese. This happened at least four times in two days. Someone pouring water into a glass slowly and loudly. And as [...]
Pekoe, Andrea’s adorable dog, spends a lot of time – and would spend ALL of his time – playing soccer. If Andrea is to get any rest at all, she has to put all of the toy balls high up where he cannot get to them. The result of this is a very focused canine [...]
There ought to be a law against embedding lyrics like the following in my brain just because I happen to be walking around in your hotel’s public spaces or using the ladies room: Don’t cry out loooooooooooooooud Just keep it insiiiiiiiiiiiide Learn how to hide your feeliiiiiiiiings Fly high and prooooooooooud And if you should [...]
The first night in a hotel is usually not good and this one is proving no exception. Although I do not have to rise early tomorrow and could luxuriate in glorious sleep, I am wide awake at almost midnight which is very bad for me. I am now completely off my sleep routine and cycle, [...]
Researchers have found evidence for referential gestures in wild chimps. Humans commonly use referential gestures that direct the attention of recipients to particular aspects of the environment. Because the recipient of a referential gesture must infer the signaler’s meaning, the use of these gestures has been linked with cognitive capacities such as the ability to [...]
Remembering Sunday School with Ms. Divine. Many thanks to Jess for sending this to me.
My cousin Leslie and great aunt RJ recently attended a talk in Floyd, VA by a favorite author: Lee Smith. This is an event that Trasherati and I desperately wanted to attend and were willing to drive hours for but couldn’t because of our schedules. I shouldn’t be selfish however. I did see Smith several [...]