Category Archives: Rambling Ruminations
Aurora Borealis Trance
This past Saturday night, we had a nice display of Northern Lights up here along the shores of Lake Superior. Not as dramatic as last October, but unexpected (no advance notices from Space Weather) and reasonably impressive. The sight got me thinking, and I recalled an unusual experience I had with the Aurora Borealis up in Alaska some 30 years ago. Continue reading
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University Grammar
We attended the annual Winter Carnival this past week at Michigan Tech University. Lots of great snow sculptures accompanied by the usual brisk winter air and stiff breeze. At about the halfway point of the walk across campus, we ducked into the Van Pelt Library to warm up and use the restrooms. In the library, we came across this cart with books for sale (a money-raising effort by the Friends of the Library) with its grammar-challenged wording. Continue reading
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Is This a Good Time for You?
Common courtesy and politeness seem all too rare these days. Even a minimal effort can go a long way when you’re trying to get somebody’s attention or want them to act on your proposal. With that in mind, herewith one of my pet peeves. Continue reading
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How to Keep Meetings Short
I just read an interesting article on the Time Management Ninja website titled Why The 1-Hour Meeting Is Too Long. The author makes a lot of excellent points, and his article brought to mind a solution implemented by one of the squadron commanders I worked for in the USAF something over 25 years ago. Continue reading
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Dooley’s 8th Ride
OK, probably nobody really cares about this but yrs trly, but here it is anyway. A short video clip of me riding my 3-year-old Palomino gelding Dooley. Although I’ve been ground training him since summer 2010, I only started riding him two weeks ago. This video was taken three days ago. Continue reading
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