Soliciting via insult
So I get a phone call at work. I hate talking on the phone as it is, and I can tell from the caller ID that it's probably going to be a solicitor. I'm still expecting a call from Sony about a laptop repair visit, so I take the call.
A day at the DBAP
File this under "some days things do work out for us."
With the Durham Bulls last regular season game taking place yesterday (with a 1PM start time) I thought it might be fun to take the boys to the ballpark. They've been to a few Carolina Mudcats games which went OK on some levels, but generally I'm asking for trouble taking the boys to a ballgame.
This Things I Believe
I intentionally stay away from religious discussion because I know my limitations. I know that I'm pretty pig-headed when it comes to my beliefs. I know I can be condescending when someone tries to argue a point that I feel is wrong. And I know I get prejudicially condescending when dealing with certain types of people. Aspies can be like that, and I think I feel it's a little to my credit that over time I've learned to back off from potential arguments and conflicts in conversations I'm passionate about, and knowing what others to avoid completely.
Religion is one of those topics. But it's one that I'm going to talk about because it has decided to greatly affect my family, and since few (if any) people read this blog, it's probably a place I can vent without getting into a confrontation.
Why I love Twitter
Short answer: because most of my "friends" from Facebook aren't on it.
Longer answer: Twitter still has a freshness to it that Facebook a while back when it because a Zynga gaming society. Not everyone who owns a computer is on it, but there are a good chunk of people who are. I can use it from my iPhone just as easily as I can from a desktop machine, and it's pretty damned easy to make new friends without having to feel like you're exposing your deepest darkest secrets like your pictures from a 6th grade class trip. There really isn't the "commitment" involved that Facebook forces on you; you can follow someone who seems cool solely for that reason and never interact with them, and the same goes in return.
“Learning” versus Understanding
I was listening to NPR on the way in to work today and they had a segment about Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, which is nearing its 50th anniversary as a published work. Mockingbird is one of my favorite pieces of fiction; one I actually read (instead of skimming) in high school and is one of those rare books where the movie is just as good; Gregory Peck will forever be Atticus Finch in my eyes. Did you know Harper Lee never published another book? Talk about going out on top.
Sleep
Been having some sleep issues lately, as you'd be able to tell by the timestamp of this post. It's not really stress-related, at least not obviously, but it may just be my frustration with a few things, my reactions to those frustrations, and the guilt I have with those reactions.
When I started to write this, I had more detail in mind, but getting sidetracked into updating WordPress and a few other things the inspiration has simmered. I'm going to try to sleep now - if it doesn't work, I'll go into more detail.
New Adult’s Guide Up At PopBunker
I feel the need to plug again.
In an effort to keep the series running, the second installment of the "Adult's Guide to Preschool TV" is up on PopBunker. I hit on the Disney Channel on this one (specifically "Playhouse Disney", as Disney labels its Preschool shows.)
I had a little less fun writing this one than I did on the Nick Jr. one. I don't know if I was just more inspired on the Nick Jr. piece, or if it was because I was getting back into writing in the first one and the second one just seemed "necessary", but it just kind of left me with an "I'm finished" feeling instead of being pleased. Maybe I'll get some good feedback on it and I'll feel a little better.
Third installment will come around eventually, but I might try a differently themed article for my next PopBunker post, just so I don't feel locked in. Figure that with the preschool series I can only go in two directions - PBS Kids stuff (most of which is pretty good and not that easy to make fun of) or picking various programs that I haven't mentioned in an effort to wrap it up. The latter is more likely, since there are some ripe targets out there (one of which probably deserves its own post) and it works better to wrap up the series.
New on PopBunker – The Adults Guide to Preschool TV: Nick Jr
Not that a great deal of you actually still come to the site, but for those of you who do, I've written an article for PopBunker.net called "The Adults Guide to Preschool TV: Nick Jr". As the title implies, it'll be part of a series - I'll touch on Disney Channel as well, along with a PBS one and possibly a fourth covering those that I missed in the previous three.
So check it out or something.
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