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Thought Porridge: You don't feel your speed until it changes.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013. You don't feel your speed until it changes. The glasses that I wear have been with me for a long time. I can’t really remember how long, to tell the truth. I think I got them in high school. When I came to Indonesia, I brought two pairs (in accordance with the recommendation of Peace Corps, which also advised us not to bring contact lenses). My dad had bought me a lovely new set: titanium, rimless on the bottom, and with larger lenses than I’d had previously. I don’t know...
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Thought Porridge: Tigergate Revisited
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013. More than three years ago, back when I started this blog, I posted this. About the Tiger Woods scandal then brewing. I was interested in the public and media reaction to the whole thing, and I thought we were entering the second act of a very old story structure:. Act I: The Rise. Act II: The Fall. Act III: The Redemption. My prediction was: Tiger will be back, both in golf and in the public's good graces. This week, we officially enter Act III, as Nike's new ad confirms.
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Thought Porridge: June 2012
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Monday, June 18, 2012. Four Noteworthy Items from the Last Month, and some other stuff. 1 I finished my first year of teaching. Also, from Tim’s Data Department: Now that I have a full year of data, here are some interesting statistics:. Having tracked diligently, the final. Defined as the percentage of scheduled class periods that don’t actually take place, including any period where no teacher is present) for the second semester in my classes was. An illustration: the schedule indicated that 11. One of...
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Thought Porridge: April 2012
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Sunday, April 22, 2012. Posted an announcement and description of a plan to hike Gunung Raung in Bondowoso, he was met with enthusiasm and interest from at least 20 PCVs. This being Indonesia, stuff—scheduling difficulties, weather, etc.—got in the way. By the time a date was fixed, only four volunteers remained: Jay, John Alford. Karaoke singers, one of whom actually set up shop right next to our seats. And surrounding us, a swarm of smokers bent on hotboxing the bus. If you’ve read carefully, you...
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Thought Porridge: Tigergate
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Sunday, December 13, 2009. Okay, so this whole Tiger Woods drama. Continues to play out in the media. In a way, it's the perfect story. From winnings and endorsements, making him by far the world's richest athlete. Interested in, however, is society's reaction to the Scandal of it all. Feel they have a stake because of Tiger's star power. Magazines like TIME and Forbes take an interest in his status as an American icon and one of the richest, most powerful men in sport. Than us. They had all the succ...
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Thought Porridge: November 2012
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Monday, November 12, 2012. When people ask me how I'm doing—I mean actually ask, not out of politeness—I think they must see the perplexity on my face and fill the initial lack of a response with their own conjecture. I usually have no answer ready. After that it’s an uphill battle to convince them that I’m not actually doing badly, and I’m probably doing well, even. But the reality is I’m not sure exactly how I’m doing right now. Boredom because this is my second year, and everything is more familiar.
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Thought Porridge: I mean, brothers and sisters...
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Saturday, February 2, 2013. I mean, brothers and sisters. I mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short…For the present form of this world is passing away. The passage above comes from Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians, which advises the members of that church on how to conduct themselves in order to avoid sin and in the face of Jesus’s impending return. He hasn’t come back yet, but the line often comes to mind when I feel that an end is drawing near. Gone are the days of feeling...
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Thought Porridge: December 2012
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012. My Top Albums of 2012. I kind of want to call this The 3. Annual Thought Porridge Awards. But nothing is actually awarded. Is it December already? It must be, because the internet is filling up once more with all sorts of Best of 2012. Loyal readers of this blog will already be familiar with TP. 8217;s stance when it comes to ranking art. With that in mind, it bears repeating that this list does not claim any of these albums to be the best of anything. This list is subjective.
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Thought Porridge: April 2013
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013. You don't feel your speed until it changes. The glasses that I wear have been with me for a long time. I can’t really remember how long, to tell the truth. I think I got them in high school. When I came to Indonesia, I brought two pairs (in accordance with the recommendation of Peace Corps, which also advised us not to bring contact lenses). My dad had bought me a lovely new set: titanium, rimless on the bottom, and with larger lenses than I’d had previously. I don’t know...