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Drive Forward but watch out for blind spots

Life lived in the rearview mirror… you’ll crash. Life staring out the windshield… you’ll risk missing hazards behind. Drive forward but understand your blind spots. This thought came to me while teaching my 16-year-old daughter to drive. As you recall when learning to drive, it is difficult to know when to take your eyes off […]

Krypto for Crypto

Maybe it’s just me but every time I hear “crypto”, I think of Superman. “Kryptonite” is a fictional substance used in Superman stories. In the most familiar form, it is green and a crystal that comes from Superman’s home planet of Krypton. This Krypto emits radiation that weakens Superman. It is harmless to humans in […]

Pass me the Oobleck

Each year Merriam-Webster adds words to their online dictionary. This year 455 new words made the list. New Dictionary Words | October 2021 | Merriam-Webster. The one that I find the funniest is amirite. Not sure why, but I keep coming back to it. It is slang for “am I right?” Hard to beat the term Oobleck: […]