Pete Carapetyan's blog
Goodness me.
I only thought I was clueless. Which rock was I sleeping under to not "get" this perspective about the Generation Y population, before now? It's a different world for us all, now.
Perhaps it is odd to feel the most sadness that she can no longer talk, here in these very last of her days.
There is so much to feel sad about, yet grace and time have allowed us to accustom ourselves to each loss as it has happened over the last few years. Her gradual loss of vitality, then her loss of mobility bit at a time, and then in the last years the loss of her mental acuity. This dementia seemed to come with either Parkinsons, or all the pain medication that is required to manage the effect of the falls, we were never sure. Read more »
HER DIARY
You might not think a few 4th -8th grade girls would make a blog worthy moment, not unless you saw it anyway. Read more »
What is a Neural Net and why does it matter to a normal person ?
There are plenty of online resources to search on Neural Nets, so instead I'll expand on why it matters to a normal person.
The words or concepts that will be explained a little bit here are Read more »
If you're in Austin, Texas and you get this unexpected feeling "Hmm, there would have to be a very rich and colorful history underneath this layer of skyscraper glitz and contemporary 6th Street glamour" you would be right. So here's my question: How could you tap that rush of feeling that comes from getting intimate with a town (now city) so rich and exciting with history and geography?
The answer to the question will cost you, but not much. Howie Richey has made it his life’s work to take people back through time, to explore the geography that was Texas, to scratch deeper than the surface, to share stories that enliven the personalities and events that make up the lore that is Texas, its capital city, and the hundreds of Hill Country and prairie miles surrounding it. Read more »
I'm not a real photographer, have no plans to ever be one, and don't own the right equipment. There. I've said it. I can't be held accountable for something I didn't try to do.
....
Having said all that, it is a point of great personal pride that I am able to release, today, 35 of my own photos on this site for use of the banners which appear as a header. Hit 'F5' a few times and you can see it cycle through more, on this or any page on the site. Read more »
Paulette from Barbecs is my nomination for The World's Best Waitress.
If you want the best service in the world, just sit at Paulette's station. Tell her I sent you.Paulette serves me every week at Barbec's on Garland Road in Dallas, just East of White Rock Lake.
It's the midpoint of my regular cycling route, and I like to stop there for breakfast. Read more »
Look to other sources for a scientific point of view. What follows below is a purely subjective perspective.
Endorphins
Google Endorphins and you'll get a raft of info, so here's the short version: When you take heroin, or do more than a 25 minutes of physical activity, you release a substance into your body that creates a feeling of well being. That can be a good thing, in the latter case. Read more »
