Monthly Archives: January 2025
Staying Stoic
The dichotomy of control of the Stoics is what a modern psychologist might refer to as an “internal locus of control”. Here is an illustration: A more popular form of The Dichotomy of Control is Reinhold Neibuhr’s Prayer of Serenity: … Continue reading
Edwin E. Foster’s Spiral Spring
One of my favorite tools is from the early 1960s and has been superseded by its cousins. My parents received it around 1963, when Mid-States Supply Company of Kansas City, Missouri opened a warehouse in Oklahoma City. It’s a metal … Continue reading
Molded for Play
Children’s toys usually require materials that are cheap and durable. My dad, who was born a century ago, recalled playing marbles with his cousins, mumblety-peg with a pocketknife, spinning tops, darts, yo-yos, jacks, and stilts. He later graduated to bean … Continue reading
Social Media Status in 2025
Like most adults of my age in the USA, my use of social media is primarily YouTube and Facebook. I have accounts with some other services that I created just to access something specific at some point in time, but … Continue reading
Vintage TV
Life is all about change, and television technology, programming, and my own viewing habits have evolved significantly over the past half-century. As broadcast and cable television diminish in favor of streaming, and the optical disc fades away, I’m taking a … Continue reading
Meador Manor 