Viral Vicissitudes

"R'nt U Re:ady yet?!"  "Sure would be nice!" "Asked and answered" That is, the question of the day as well as your pre-inclinations, if you were to be completely honest about your in-complete ("can I just have one more day teacher, I didn't expect the un-expected...did not prep, came here empty handed...") state of mind, being, feeling ill----equipped, for this "grand pre-sentation!" -- even if you are to be just audience, an "innocent by-stander", let alone being 'tapped' (trapped is more like it) for "audience participation". "I didn't sign up for this", came here just to re-lax, be left a-lone, get some R&R be-fore I have to re-turn to action, some well-deserved rest...after I had to entertain or, at least, act like I was being well, entertained, in the presence of, even when/if I got one (present), I wasn't all that enthralled with...my parents told me to at least..."act...

Re: Be-holding, Part 1: Cyber Monday - it's a launch! (sneak peak) Behold, celestial bodies; It's what's showing...just cast a glance, take a chance... In and around, above and below: The (snow) globe, of course. If you're a late arrival, just turn back to the last post here for a pre-view of the two party system, that gave rise to the bi-cameral divided house re:garding those that consider themselves the "movers" which I will take the executive action of assigning it to the lower chamber, whereas the "shakers" are the upper, but they end up, in the end, having almost equal say, representation, depending on the matter 'in hand', at least here among US, if not all around the globe...speaking of... Anscestry.com: Intra-inter-planetary, your own constellation...it's all relative..."what's in a name, anyway?" Well, it's what's showing, at least today...if you crane your neck enough. Who, what, where...??? Well, Orion, of...

"Twitter, clatter, what's all this chatter?!" Up on the roof top, all through the House, re:divided "Do you see, hear what I..."♫ Be-fore the be-holding:  and just following a brief time of being united, at least "gathered together", whether for a "good cause" or just 'cuz, (the latter being what many parents tell their children as to why, once a year, we force ourselves...) we find ourselves, here, U.S., once again a House divided (at last count one party has control of the upper, the other a slight advantage in the lower😕😕, in our "bicameral legislature", almost as if by design). Almost two years ago to the day, right here, in the safety and freedom of this space, I informed you of the many ways, way before the most recent House races, clashes, factions were predicted, from those that were previously mis-LED (like a light bulb suddenly, or more gradually turning on), to even such an apparently benign, strands of material, co...

Re: Heating: from...hot deals to...cold cuts; the day after, a month B4...  Thermal, dynamics: (comma, intended) what happens when we consider both separately and together, the interaction of, the concept of temperature (what a lot of people we knew were taking yesterday, as various flus seem to have proliferated despite most we know having gotten vaccinated😓😡)...or, of course, the type of underwear lots are starting to "layer up" with this time of year, or just the concept of heat all by itself...and the concept of "constant change, motion...dynamic!" The combo of which gives us the "branch of physics that deals with heat, work (especially in the kitchen yesterday and the day before, even the day after), temperature...their relation to entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation" 🌞!!  As overheard, yesterday, here and there..."My, how things have changed!" Today..."...bodies in motion..." Static, cling: (comma-tose)...

"THANKS!" Giving, a Re:vue Giving, beneficence magnificence it's due: This, just after you had barely enough time to cleanse your palate, in between courses, or at least posts, here, re:garding "due diligence"..."here he comes again to re-mind US" of yet another thing we should all be doing, not just at a certain time, such as "well ahead, so as to not get left behind, save yourself some grief" -- even if you're one of those who ostensibly work best under pressure😰... When you have put in all the hard work and finally pause, even to "give thanks" and enjoy the company of others😉...to be in good cheer😒...here comes a re-minder of those who are among the "have- nots", the ones that we tend to easily miss, those who re-main in need, even after we may have given this time last year....Ranging from some people who are ringing bells outside of grocery stores accompanied by a red kettle, which are strategically placed, or ...

Getting in the Spirit, Technicality Speaking: DD 3.0 - Re: (Dis)-Approval, Appointments Universal, Omni-presents: That gets US, all around the globe now, in the spirit of the Season,..."there's something about the book, movie (the latter endorsed by surveys as the one that ensures us getting there, in the Spirit, the quickest and bestest)..." (see November 20 post for more context, as well as pretext). Here, today, along with hundreds of thousands of other types of "Info-"mercials, I am offering you a sneak peek, before the sneak peek, before the...all this to get into the right mood, frame of mind (before we all "lose it!") , and the full-ness of the Spirit...of over-spending, eating, indulging...in the spirit(s). Here, in the Spirit of Full 'Dis'Closure, which will hope-fully for you bring closure to this whole "due diligence" subject, which I have been subjecting you to the last few days here, in an attempt to get you to see all si...

Re: Doing, Re-doing, Over-duing...diligence, that is.    Quotes and Votes, from both sides. "Everything in Moderation" A (pre)cautionary phrase we heard early, often, sometimes on our own behalf, at others a call for moderation in judging others' lifestyles, whether it was what we were consuming ("a decision to eat and live a certain way", is one way to put this...) while also a subtle call for toleration...up to a point...Soon to be joined by "A place for everything, everything in its place" -- while attributed to Benjamin Franklin, we have all heard various iterations, which generally and at the same time, more specifically, refer to time, place...even persons (a place for everyone...."where everyone knows your name...Cheers!"). Finally, to be supplemented, augmented if you like, by "Don't over-due, over-think, over-analyze, a good thing, like diligence" OK, I'll take credit where credit is not quite due here, for this der...

"It's way over-due!" Diligence, that is. Part 1: Coming to (the end of the) Terms - Re: Quotes, Notes, Votes...  In Terms of: Agreement, school periods, election cycles...it's all there, in black and white...all we gotta' due is read, study it, prior to... Term-in-ology: "Taking the reasonable steps to satisfy a legal requirement, especially when buying or selling...a comprehensive appraisal of assets, liabilities, before you sign the final agreement, the bottom line...casting more than a casual glance, looking beneath the surface, doing a deep dive, vetting before getting, to the voting booth...investigation and exercise of care a person is expected to take before entering an agreement, contract with another person... Ed-You-Cational: "Crossing your t's...take good notes, check, re-check prior to handing in...show your work...take your time...focus on the details...check the due-dates...do over! Courting, Disaster, Playing Dirty: "Final answer....

Re: Sources: Part 2 - The Ins- Out- $ources; Vettering Days   Ahead Setting US Apart, Dates WE Re: Member: Days that we as a nation, united, set apart, designate as those to honor those who have served US, to keep US a free and sovereign nation, enjoying many rights many of US take for granted (such as the right to vote), a few dates of which have become "time honored" to honor the millions who have willingly, elected to serve -- while there is currently no active "military conscription" (i.e., what we, college age-ish, during the days of the 20 year Vietnam War called "The Draft"), federal law has provided for a process whereby "nearly all male US citizens 18-25 are required to at least register" -- a system to ensure maximum coverage in times of need, "in defense" of our country, as in the "Selective Service System". Regardless of how "they" got there, the millions who served US, we take time out as a nation, and h...

RE: Source(s) - Primary, on through Secondary: Part 1: no-ledge, schooled ("What's up, Docs?")  "Go to!" The source(s) of course, what did you think I meant?! Back in our days, of growing up, in the 'age of innocence😁😂😉' all we had to say, when we wanted to "tell someone off!" was just utter a few words, give them a glimpse of what we meant, a "tacit indication" of "where to go!" Yes, tacitly stated... "You know what I mean" Perhaps in only a few words, we "implicitly" state, contrasted with "explicit, formal, codified...knowledge that is more difficult to transfer by others by means of writing it down or verbalizing it..."...without actually saying, not even having to say so, even by "remaining silent on the subject"...in a way that is partly unconscious😔😕 or cannot be expressed adequately through ("use your words")...If you do this a lot, of course, you could become kn...

Re: Packing - "Show, no Tell Time" Part 2 - Time to Execute! After-Affects: The range of emotions, affects , as well as effects , the "after parties" depending on your own party of affiliation, your locale, and political preferences. And, perhaps just after many parents finished cleaning up from the "after parties" following the high school "Homecoming" dance, which seem to be-coming an all night affair, leaving parents longing for a "return to simpler times" -- "what happened for just dunking for apples...now we have to make sure the cider is not too hard..." And parents, left to themselves, after all the promises of their children, to clean up after doggie, if you would "please, please, please..." and now, you find yourselves once again, swearing (perhaps) that you would not "get suckered again"... Sent packing: What you may have accomplished in concert with many dis-contents, managed to "vote the bu...

The Great Re:Veal: "Show-And-Tell Time!" Part 1 - Rationale, Purpose (or, why you voted for me) In States of Red, Blue, and White Staples: (and paper clips), or anything more modern that allows US to "keep it together". In educational parlance, as a noun, it can actually refer to the real thing -- "a thin piece of wire, driven by a stapler, used to fasten, keep things together..." -- which is in turn the reason that at least a "mini" might be suggested, if not "required" in the "back-to-school" list of supplies (along with personal Kleenex, hand sanitizer and other cleaning supplies, these days) -- so much to fill one backpack, a lot to expect for children to lug. Here, "staples" as mentioned by Webster et al. more 'secondarily' but in educational settings, more 'instrumentally', as referring to the "chief commodities or by-products" as well as the ways in which these products are produced, ...

Re: Current Events, Classroom Dis-ruptions: "Is there really anything new(s) here?!" Historically Speaking: When written history becomes oral, or when "current events" assignments first get taken home by students, after parents are "roped in" or subtly recruited to give them a news feed, as during the dinner table convo "junior" is all of a sudden, less disruptive in the conversation, at least feigning rapt attention, asking questions ("where did you hear this; what are your sourses...wait, let me put this into my phone...") After which they put it down in writing, perhaps right after dinner, when they are simultaneously catching up on the "real news of the day" on social media, what their "friend group" (highly current term) will be talking about tomorrow, even the day after the election...Yup, as long as "public education" has been a thing, which eventually brought us, the real consumers of ed, the "...

Drop and Ad; Bored, with Ed. (?) - Part 2... And "Just in the nick of time" That is, just before I was "getting bored to death"...drooling on my desk (see "Ferris...") And when you/I may be getting "fed up to here, hear") with the "crappy" (see Paul Simon, 1973, "Kodachrome" and for context, here yesterday) courses, the course these politicians, both nationally and locally (i.e., "Board of Education") have set for us, once they were elected, after the "dog and pony" shows in their political ad campaigns, that have been incessant the past several weeks, assaulting, insulting our "Sense and Sensibility"...leading up to, for most of US, even the ones that have selected to not be "present" (see "Bueller...Bueller...Bueller...") at the appointed time, elected instead via "absentee" In any case, form, we finally get a choice, assuming we, as "responsible citizens"...

Bored, of Ed (?): Your choice, course, electives - Part 1 Mean-fullness, at its core: Of course, one of the cornerstones, which influence the choice of courses, of a core curriculum, by boards of education, for example, in setting the course(s) for both current and prospective students, those who will be the products of "public education", many of which will be compelled to go beyond the requisite years, and others nonetheless compelled to be "present" (as in "compulsory education")...courses that make up a "curriculum" which may have been envisioned by some early educational pioneers and refined in the ivory towers of colleges by those who learn how we best learn, which may for them earn a Ph.D. or "Doctor of Curriculum"😔. Other-wise, we can only hope, us aspiring students, that the courses that have been designed, initially selected for us, are relevant today, as well as hold meaning for all our tomorrows...useful, meaningful, relata...

Re: Conditioned, Re-focused, Part 2 Naturally, by Association: "Of course, naturally, you are judged by the company you keep...guilty by association" 😟 This, warning, admonishment from our elders (most often our parents) regarding how, when others see us, or hear we are keeping certain company, are "paired", "coupled", with nefarious fellows, we might in turn be assumed to be of similar character, at least aspiring to be...While that's "in the ballpark" of associations that might condition us, I am referring here more to the pairings ("stimuli"), especially those close in time, even simultaneously, that might bring about a "natural" response, such as salivating, in dogs -- even some which are sudden, initially unexplainable, "involuntary". These days, among those with whom I may be keeping company myself, in the office that is, I spend a good amount of time trying to increase awareness of these "stimulus-re...

Re:Focus, Re-focus, Conditionally -Part 1 (of Two) Two by Two: Side by side, in pairs. As in ways to look at how we "focus" as well as how we are "conditioned" to do so (or NOT, in many cases). In the latter case(s) two types of conditioning that affect us every day, that in turn affect how/what we focus on -- two types of "human conditioning" that were first demonstrated with various "lab animals" before being unleashed on us gown-ups, after some early experiments in conditioning an unsuspecting uninformed ("uninformed consent"😟😠) child in the form of  "Little Albert" conducted by a "full professor" and his graduate student just over a hundred years ago, which has become a "classic" tale in the annals of psychology, of the strong forces of "classical conditioning" as well as a follow-up, even stronger discussion of ethics. One of the two types of conditioning I was introduced myself to in high ...