Category: A Day in the Life
This subject covers things (often events) related to every-day life. They are not necessarily profound, but simply things that just happen.
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Biphasic Sleep
I have found myself drifting into a biphasic sleep pattern. This is a pattern that consists of two distinct sleep phases within a 24-hour period, in contrast with monophasic sleep, where sleep occurs in a single, consolidated block, usually at night. Historically, biphasic sleep was a common sleep pattern before the advent of modern artificial lighting.…
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Retirement Day
Today marks 10 years of retirement. My last day of service was January 9th, 2015. January 10th 2015 was my first day of retirement. I haven’t looked back.
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Vaseline
It has been just over a month since the re-election of Trump. Many believe his election will be good for the stock markets. This may be true as evidenced by the DOW’s some 3,000 point surge since his victory. I’d think of this as something that eases the pain of all the other effects.
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Thanksgiving 2024
With life experience I’ve come to be able to recognize and distinguish the things to be thankful for. The value and importance of all those little things, indiscernible in youth, that have become visible with time. Looking back, I don’t recall Thanksgiving as a significant celebration. It felt a notch above a regular Sunday dinner,…
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Argumentum ad populum
The September update of the OED includes more than 600 new entries, among them is “Argumentum ad populum.” Argumentum ad populum, also known as an appeal to popularity, is a logical fallacy where one asserts that a proposition must be true or valid simply because many or most people believe it to be so. The…