Sign Language – quirky sign photos from the UK publication: Telegraph.co.uk
So far this one is my favorite:
Honest – it would make ME keep a VERY close eye on my child…
Archive for June, 2009
Another place to sped too much time…
Posted in Cool stuff, Silly Stuff, tagged pictures on June 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Doing my part for the economy
Posted in Glass Status Report, Serious Stuff, tagged economics on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UT economists released a study today on the economic impact of the University-Knoxville on the TN state economy.
According to this study, because I am employed at UT, 1.8 other persons have a job, and $140,000 of income has been generated for others in the state.
And that doesn’t count the long-term impact of what I DO (support [...]
New Link – Robert L. Peters
Posted in Cool stuff, Serious Stuff, Silly Stuff, tagged cool sites, pictures on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ok yesterday’s sudden post was actually found on someone else’s blog.
Robert L Peters is a designer whose blog follows his whims and thoughts. Most of what he posts to his blog is cool stuff that he has found elsewhere. WAY cool stuff. He seems to have a good sense of humor, international contacts, and a [...]
Old Words in Trouble – Can you spare some time?
Posted in Cool stuff, Serious Stuff, tagged pictures, words on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am totally overwhelmed at work. No time for ANYthing.
So what does it take to get me to write a blog post?
This: Save the Words (by Oxford – the dictionary folks)
Oh man. Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man.
I had to tear myself away. “Pick me” indeed.
I re-read…do you?
Posted in Serious Stuff, tagged books, words on June 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am a voracious reader. I read to relax, to escape, to be entertained, to consider new ideas, and, occasionally, to learn. Even with an under-2 year old child, I still read at least 3-4 books per week. They put me to sleep at night, relax me when I am too wound to rest, and [...]
Laws of collective organization (math geek stuff)
Posted in Cool stuff, Serious Stuff, random thoughts, tagged geek stuff, math on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have recently been made aware that my “math geek” side has been understimulated. I ‘get’ many math jokes, and am really enjoying the math online course development work I am currently doing.
So this NYT article sent by Ed was fascinating to me: Math and the City
In particular, I am fascinated by these 2 concepts:
1) That [...]
