Category Archives: random
Buy Yourself Better JIS Screwdrivers
The English inventor John Frearson patented a screw with a cruciform socket in 1873. His design was often used in marine hardware until the 1980s. However, the cruciform screw we in the USA are familiar with is the Phillips design, … Continue reading
Preparing for Retirement
Back in June 2024 I wrote about Oklahoma Teacher Retirement. Now, in early 2026, my preparations have begun for my mid-year retirement, which will occur about a month before I reach 60 years of age. I have filed my application … Continue reading
Okie Stereotypes
A memorable encounter with Okie stereotyping came in 1984, right after I graduated from high school. One boy and one girl had been selected from each state for an academic recognition in Washington, DC. I was flown out, on my … Continue reading
Four Measures of Personality
Hippocrates promulgated the first known personality model over 2,400 years ago, which led Galen to name four temperaments: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic, which were associated with proportions of four bodily fluids. Thankfully little of that nonsense survives outside of … Continue reading
My Cultural Ignorance
There are several cultural touchstones I remain rather ignorant of, despite countless references to them throughout my six decades of existence. Peter Pan, for example. As a child, I ate plenty of his peanut butter, saw the animated Tinker Bell … Continue reading
Meador Manor 