Tag: conditioning

  • Everyone Eavesdrops

    Everyone Eavesdrops

    Tonight, I tweeted that I was wondering where the word “bobby pin” came from.  I had a few responses, but a new friend Natalie tweeted back the answer.  She also said that she didn’t “mean to eavesdrop” to which I tweeted back – Everyone Eavesdrops, it’s Twitter. It used to…

  • A Big Ten Identity

    A Big Ten Identity

    If you live in one of those states that has a school in the Big Ten, you have this – a Big Ten Identity.  I’m currently in one of those states, and I don’t currently live in one of those states.  I know that people pretty much grow up into…

  • Teleios 2

    About a year ago, I wrote a post on Teleios.  It was a big concept for something that I was writing.  The idea of teleios – a greek word that means perfect. Where do we learn that we need to be perfect?  We learn in school that a perfect grade…

  • It Makes Sense That It Doesn’t

    Have you ever heard anyone say that.  They’ll exclaim that whatever it is that happened – just doesn’t make sense.  What they’re saying is that it doesn’t make sense to them, but just because it didn’t make sense to them doesn’t mean that there’s not a logical reason for why…

  • Cell Phone Conditioning

    Today I was at my in-law’s house.  I don’t get cell phone service at their house.  It’s not the house – it’s not where they live – it’s my wireless service.  It’s not my choice.  It’s a work phone, and you can “get more” pretty much every where except for…