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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Take time to learn about Route 66
"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: @phikappaphi I found this article about Route 66 in an edition of Phi Kappa Phi's magazine. Main point: "Although it’s no longer a designated federal highway, Historic Route...
Burning questions: Horatio Hornblower vs Jack Aubrey
"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example..." (1 Timothy 4:12)Find online: OpenAI.com X.com I have a lot of fun with AI. Here's a question I put to ChatGPT with an image from Grok: Who would win in a naval engagement between Horatio Hornblower and Jack...
Picks and pokes: A prayer before exams
Students have started final exams at U of Alabama. Here's a prayer for them attributed to St Francis of Assisi. Aquinas’s prayer before studying is second to none pic.twitter.com/58RDTUOmJQ— Nᴀᴛᴇ ⚓️ (@oblatenate) December 11, 2023
Notes and quotes: Is quiet quitting still a thing?
Notes and quotes: A call to self-reflection
Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing helps veterans launch careers after military service
I came across a short article from Veterans Affairs about a training program for getting into manufacturing careers. Main point: "The ATDM program (Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing) offers not just a solution, but a promising path forward in the...
Strategies for shy people in unstructured social situations
Young people can benefit from strategies for shy people in unstructured social situations. Out of curiosity, I put this request to ChatGPT: Suggest strategies for a shy person to quickly engage people in an unstructured cocktail party where small groups of people who...
Notes and quotes: In what kind of communities do older people want to live?
Via Instapundit, I found an article about age-restricted communities vs intergenerational living. Main point: "'I don’t know, if you asked people, if that’s what they want [age-restricted or intergenerational],' said Susan Popkin, a fellow and housing researcher at...