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Benefits in addition to basic salary are recognized by the Board as an integral part of the total
compensation plan for full-time support staff employees. The benefits extended to support staff
employees will be designed to promote its present and future economic security and will include
the following provisions:
Health Insurance -- A group insurance program of medical coverage will be provided by the Board
for all support staff employees. An employee, at his or her expense, may choose spouse and/or
dependent coverage.
Dental Insurance -- The Board will provide all support staff employees with A, B, C, D, dental
coverage. Such policy will include a $25 deductible, an annual ceiling of $1,000 for A, B and C
coverage; and a lifetime ceiling of $1,500 for D coverage. An employee, at his or her expense,
may choose spouse and/or dependent coverage.
Vision Insurance -- Insurance committee to recommend specifications.
Life Insurance -- Life insurance will be provided for all full-time, support staff employees in an
amount equal to the individual's annual salary, not including fringe benefits or supplementary pay.
Premiums will be paid by the Board of Education. Additional life insurance may be purchased
by the employee at the district rate.
Support Staff Contribution -- Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Board's contribution
for a support staff employee's fringe benefit package (defined as health and dental) will not exceed
the annual sum determined by the Board. If the cost of providing such insurance benefits exceeds
the annual sum in a calendar year, the individual support staff employee will be responsible for
these fringe benefit costs in excess of the annual limit. Employee contributions for benefit costs,
if required, will be deducted from each employee's pay. The stipulated insurance cap becomes
effective on October 1 for medical insurance and on January 1 for dental insurance of the
subsequent year.
Available options:
► Employees hired prior to June 30, 1990, who chose the annuity option, may select to
participate in the district insurance program during the open enrollment periods. At the
time of enrollment in the district insurance program, the annuity contributions will cease
and may not be reinstated.
Duration of Benefits -- Should a support staff employee's employment terminate during the school
year, he or she will be eligible to participate in interim health and life insurance plans in
accordance with federal regulations. However, the employee will be required to pay the premium
for such interim coverage.
If employment terminates following the last day of the school year and before the commencement
of the ensuing school year, support staff employees will receive Board-paid medical insurance
through August 31.
Any plan of group health insurance shall include a provision allowing persons who retire, or who
have retired to become members of the plan if they are eligible to receive benefits under the Public
Education Employee Retirement System (PEERS), by paying premiums at the same rate as other
members of the group, pursuant to the limitations set forth in § 169.590, RSMo.
At the time of commencement of coverage under the plan, an employee shall be given his or her
first notification of rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Further notification is contingent upon the occurrence of a qualifying event and, in applicable
situations, notification to the district that a qualifying event has occurred, as required by law.
The contract for insurance will be submitted to competitive bidding at least every three (3) years.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this
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Legal Refs: §§ 67.150,.210, 169.590, RSMo.
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Elizabeth Smart meets with reporters after her kidnapper, Brian Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison.
Brian David Mitchell, the homeless street preacher who abducted, raped and kept a 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart captive for nine months, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.
A federal judge Wednesday sentenced the man who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart to life in prison, prosecutors said.
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More than eight years after a homeless street preacher abducted and sexually assaulted her, a beaming Elizabeth Smart said that a federal jury's guilty verdicts Friday sent a message that victims can find justice.
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Brian David Mitchell is convicted of kidnapping and transporting a child across state lines for sexual purposes
Jurors on Friday reached a verdict in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002, a court spokesman said.
The jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in 2002.
During testimony in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case, defendant Brian David Mitchell suffered a possible seizure.
Lawyers for a man accused of kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart rested their case Thursday afternoon, a day after the young woman stormed out of court during testimony.
Elizabeth Smart stormed out of the courtroom Wednesday during the trial of Brian Mitchell, charged with kidnapping the Utah teenager in 2002, CNN affiliate KSTU reported.
Testimony about her from a forensic psychiatrist makes her get up and leave
Brian David Mitchell is taken away in an ambulance after collapsing on Tuesday morning in federal court
Wanda Barzee tells how she stood by as Brian David Mitchell committed rape
The estranged wife of the man accused of kidnapping then-14-year-old Elizabeth Smart from her family's Salt Lake City home in 2002 testified Friday that the defendant manipulated her into doing things by saying his orders were divine law.
Elizabeth Smart testifies about her kidnapping. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
The elderly parents of Elizabeth Smart's accused kidnapper testified Wednesday that he was a troubled boy who grew increasingly self-absorbed as a man.
Maybe Elizabeth Smart wouldn't have spent "nine months in hell" if her mother hadn't burned the potatoes.
Witnesses recalled Brian David Mitchell as a clean-cut member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the defense case began for the self-described prophet accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart.
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"I thought I was having a nightmare," she testified at the trial of her alleged abductor
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Attorney Brian David Mitchell argues that his client has a deep history of mental illness
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Brian David Mitchell will stand trial for allegedly kidnapping Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City home in 2002.
Elizabeth Smart has long been silent about the details of an ordeal that began in June 2002 when a stranger crept into her bedroom, held a knife to her throat, marched her up a hillside trail and made her his sex slave.
Brian David Mitchell is being tried on charges of kidnapping and sexual assault
A federal appeals court cleared the way Friday for the resumption of the trial of Brian David Mitchell, the man charged in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
An appeal to switch the venue out of Utah puts the trial of Brian David Mitchell on hold
A federal appeals court halted the trial of a man accused in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart just as it got under way Thursday in order to review the defense's request to move the trial outside the state.
More than eight years after a Utah teenager disappeared from her bedroom on a summer night, the trial of the man authorities believe masterminded her kidnapping is expected to get underway Thursday.
Brian David Mitchell sang hymns for half an hour before a judge removed him
More than eight years after a Utah teenager disappeared from her bedroom on a summer night, the man authorities believe masterminded her kidnapping is set to stand trial in federal court.
After waiting seven years, "Elizabeth will be glad to see it all coming to an end," her father tells PEOPLE
A federal judge has denied a request to move the trial of Brian David Mitchell, who is accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart in 2002, but may revisit the issue depending on the results of potential juror questionnaires.
"You hurt our family in ways youâll never know," Lois Smart says at Wanda Barzee's sentencing
A woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002 -- and attempting to kidnap Smart's cousin a month later -- will be sentenced for both offenses in state and federal court Friday.
A November 1 trial date has been set for Brian David Mitchell, who is suspected in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart, said a spokeswoman for federal prosecutors.
Brian David Mitchell, accused of kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, is competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Monday.
A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.
A woman accused of helping kidnap Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart from her bed in 2002 apologized to the young woman Tuesday as she pleaded guilty to federal charges.
Wanda Barzee pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the 2002 abduction of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart.
Wanda Barzee agrees to testify against her husband, who allegedly masterminded Smart's imprisonment
"We all have our trials," she says, but we also "have angels on the other side"
The kidnapped Utah woman says she was drugged, bound, starved and repeatedly sexually assaulted
Dugard shouldn't let "this horrible event take over and consume the rest of your life," says Smart
Six years after her kidnapping, the now 20-year-old tells PEOPLE she "hasn't wasted time looking back"
Three years ago Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her suburban Salt Lake City bedroom and held captive for nine months. Brian Mitchell, a self-described "minister of the Lord," and his wife, Wanda Ilene Barzee, were charged in the girl's disappearance.
In March 2003, missing Salt Lake City, Utah, teenager Elizabeth Smart was found alive after being kidnapped and held captive for nearly nine months. Almost three years after her ordeal, the 17-year-old high school senior's life is getting back to normal, and she works as a quiet activist for missing children.
The man accused of kidnapping Salt Lake City, Utah, teenager Elizabeth Smart three years ago was found mentally incompetent to stand trial Tuesday.
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One of my personal favorite things to do in the summer is eat breakfast out on my back porch. There is something primal yet decadent about eating my gardens bounty while listening to the birds talking, watching the random and often unedible berries turn red, gasping as the dragonflies rush past my head on the way to their meal all while perched on my comfortable Menards patio set.
This summer I get to give other people the opportunity to experience my dream dinner. Not in my backyard but at the Food Farm and Birch Point Gardens. Imagine walking around Big gardens and seeing the lush plants and flowers then turning a corner to find a beautiful long white table set with flowers and surreal music playing in the distance. Now here comes my part. I cook you a fabulous meal of four courses, with wine pairings. Each one focusing on the fresh veggies that come from 50 feet behind you. They are creative and often new playful recipes, meant to intrigue you while still tasting the freshness.
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Did anyone notice the low number of female performers at the Homegrown Music Festival this year? I did. There seemed to be about eight male performers for every one female. If you don't want to count just look at the steering committee, it's pretty representative of the entire festival. There are a few wonderful women and a bunch of men.
The ladies are around performing with a variety of styles unique to themselves and Homegrown! They may be harder to find in that giant Homegrown Field Guide, but if you looked closely you'd find some on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, not peak days. Often these women have to be underground, persistent or be extra bad ass, which they are, to get noticed. They often try harder and get less recognition.
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After the recent comments of colts kicker vanderjhat about winning the age old question comes to mind. Are kickers players? They are part of the team and their kicking wins and loses games. If the NFL players have such a grudge against kickers considered players why is there such a position? Just ask any Vikings fan about the 98 season and they will tell you kickers make and break games. I am confident if Anderson makes his field goal against the falcons they had a good chance to take the broncos in the superbowl. Sure there was a lot of guilt put on the whole team for shanking that game, but why do coaches and players say the game shouldnt be decided by kickers, but then depend on them so much to score?
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Perry explained the abstract imagery in her music video to rapper Iggy Azalea on MTV on Tuesday.
"The music video is kind of inspired by a couple of different movies, like 'Dangerous Liaisons' and 'Anna Karenina,'" Perry explained. "It doesn't have a complete narrative.'Cause I do that all the time; I usually have quite a big story line and you see the beginning and the ending."
"This time I wanted to give a lot of gorgeous, beautiful, looks, which I don't usually go for," she added. "Then some heavy metaphors like the scene where I'm being hit by a car is kind of representational of when love hits you, you feel like you've been hit by a car, but it's mostly just a beautiful video that is supposed to evoke this power of love and beauty, which is unconditional love."
"Unconditionally" is the second single off "Prism," which was released on Oct. 18. Check out a track-by-track review of the album here.
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Saginaw Schools Superintendent Carlton Jenkins has submitted his proposal for the restructure of the school district.
It was standing room only at the noon school board meeting on Monday as the details were shown to the public for the first time. The meeting lasted for nearly five-and-a-half hours, which included an hour recess, and community members were able to sound off on the plan. Video of parents asking questions is available above.
In the end, the board voted 5-2 on a tweaked plan that would dig the district out of its financial hole.
Those tweaks include the decision that all eighth grade students would attend the high school buildings.
Jenkins' proposal would close Houghton and Merill Park elementary schools, Rubin Daniels Middle School and a staff development building -- but would not close any of the district's high schools.
The Saginaw public school district is expected to vote Monday on a plan that would close one of the city's high schools and lay off dozens of employees.
The school board voted on proposals to trim the district's $32 million budget deficit. District leaders must submit a viable, revised plan to eliminate a $6.1 million yearly deficit or face losing millions of dollars in state aid payments.
Superintendent Carlton Jenkins and the district's administration developed a plan that would eliminate $4.9 million of the deficit. Jenkins' proposal to the school board is as follows:
Personnel Reductions:
Total Personnel Savings:
Maintenance Contract Savings:
Utility Savings from the Three Buildings:
According to Jenkins' proposal, the Saginaw Public Schools redesign plan includes keeping the following schools in the district.
Heavenrich- District Wide Pre-K
K-5 Schools:
Thompson Academy 6th Grade District-Wide
The district must submit an approved deficit elimination plan to the state by Tuesday or risk losing millions of dollars in state aid.
Stay with TV5 for continuing coverage on the debt crisis facing Saginaw schools.
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Harmony, East And West
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 4:
Take the shortest route, the one that nature planned—to speak and act in the healthiest way. Do that, and be free of pain and stress, free of all calculations and pretension.Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, Verse 8:
The supreme good is like water,I love the philosophical similarities here.
which nourishes all things without trying to.
It is content with the low places that people disdain.
Thus it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
When you are content to be simply yourself
and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tags: philosophy
New Photo, 'Depth of Place' Series
Posted by Jason Carroll on Saturday, March 22, 2014
Tags: art, photography, pictures
Great Twitter Conversations, 10/1/13-11/30/13
From the recent archives—my favorite conversations on Twitter from late last year. Thanks to everyone listed for making it so fun and interesting!
- "To read, and think about: Why Doctors Don't Die Like the Rest of Us" — 11/27/13 (@komunik8 @thestile1972 @Bdreamer7 @MizMelly)
- "I'm buying everyone's coffee at the cafe this morning, anonymously (except on Twitter), and it's great fun to watch people's reactions." — 11/5/13 (@ShivaKap @Bdreamer7 @Politijoeblog @mkhajdin @mariarfin @Renonys)
- "News—particularly when it's consumed obsessively—is bad for you, and giving up reading it will make you happier." — 10/8/13 (@WilliamBDevittI @dougiepen @nitpickette01 @Mr_dk @thomasatmyporch)
- "Sometimes it's better to ask forgiveness than permission." — 10/2/13 (@TheGistOf @billraia @homesweetyeg)
- "Somewhere in the middle of America, a statue of a dinosaur is fighting on the front lines for ignorance." — 11/24/13 (@BrightEyedDyer @taminespr @DickeyFuller @Dena_K_)
- "Last night we were telling our Japanese exchange student about Christmas, Jesus rising from the dead, etc.; she was like WTF? #Christianity" — 11/17/13 (@theseedsowerz @wicked_cricket @Bdreamer7 @ArtByAlida @MGBazemoreJr @picklestfc)
- "I'm in the mood to make fun of religion today." — 11/4/13 (@lisapschneider @vickijee @homesweetyeg @NewReid @BrianDorn @NomdeB @TheGistOf @DickeyFuller @lajkirby)
- "The state of #religion in America: 'To Stave Off Decline, Churches Attract New Members With Beer'" — 11/3/13 (@ShivaKap @komunik8 @billraia @fleurdelivres @greenjustice428 @TheGistOf)
- "For anyone who doesn't already know what sick, religious propaganda #ChickTracts are…" — 10/27/13 (@MonasLists)
- "Ignorance combined with boldness is catastrophic: Taliban ban on vaccination exacerbating polio outbreak in Pakistan" — 10/19/13 (@GameBreakersCan @johnpocalypse @billraia)
- "I'm moving there — Vermont has passed a single-payer universal health care law: 'Everybody in, nobody out.'" — 11/19/13 (@edwscott @cantata21 @mmdoty @RedwoodGirl @Bdreamer7)
- "Utah's welfare drug testing requirements, which apply only to "high-risk" cases, seem to work better than Florida's." — 10/16/13 (@fleurdelivres)
- "'Drawbridge Conservatives': People who get theirs, then cut-off the bridge of opportunity for the rest." — 10/2/13 (@ShivaKap @Matthew_Barlow @WalterRosenfeld)
- "#Republicans are doing one good thing right now: Giving me strong examples I can show my kids on how NOT to be" — 10/1/13 (@GPBCNYC @fleurdelivres)
- "Bad #Twitter etiquette example number 2,467: Calling people out publicly when they unfollow you. #desperate #crass" — 11/14/13 (@Jenthulhu @GPBCNYC @Bdreamer7)
- "Unconscionable: Some Online Journals Will Publish Fake #Science, For A Fee" — 10/6/13 (@papicek @SimonRowe6)
- "Misguided attempts at austerity are damaging both the short and long-term health of the U.S. economy." — 11/9/13 (@fleurdelivres)
- "American capitalism conjures value into being chiefly by convincing everyone it's there." — 11/6/13 (@Brunothegrape @GPBCNYC @taminespr)
- "Capitalism and growth are not ends. They are means to enhance our ability to live well, and meaningfully." — 10/30/13 (@mmdoty @WalterRosenfeld @RayChatie)
- "A shorter work-week would improve health, allow more time for personal fulfillment and be better for the environment." — 10/28/13 (@ArtByAlida)
- "The incredible shrinking Internet: How ISPs are lobbying to dramatically restrict content and data speeds" — 10/2/13 (@allovus @SingnPlay)
- "My wife has a set of kitchen towels that we use, and then another set that hangs for display from various hooks. Two sets of towels. #WhyGod" — 11/5/13 (@fleurdelivres @CriminySTFU @NY2NC08 @Dena_K_ @mark_hobbs @kgoak201)
- "Amazing: Ceiling detail of Gaudi's Sagrada Familia" — 10/17/13 (@cantata21 @louise3anne)
- "Map of Hell, Dante's Inferno" — 10/12/13 (@cecimor339 @billraia)
- "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." — 10/11/13 (@marieke @Dena_K_ @cantata21)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Friday, February 21, 2014
Tags: memory, socialmedia, twitter
"Hacker Spirit"
My definition of the "hacker spirit" is:
- Exploration, playfulness, cleverness.
- Pushing the limits of a system (whether cultural, technical, or physical), but never in an illegal, harmful or immoral way.
- Working smart, not just working hard; getting the most output for the least energy.
- Being like water, which always finds the path of least resistance, and is not afraid to go into the low places.
- Using all the tricks of the trade to your advantage.
One need not be a computer hacker to embody the hacker spirit.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tags: philosophy
Posted by Jason Carroll on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Milemarker: Interesting Twitter Conversations, 8/3-9/30
Here are my favorite conversations from Twitter during August-September 2013. Thanks to all for making it so interesting!Non sequitur:
Values, society, morality:
Values, society, morality:
- "Rats and roaches live…under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy." (@aghastjan @dougiepen @MeierMac) 9/17/13
- "'We exist in a bizarre combination of Stone Age emotions, medieval beliefs, and god-like technology.' — Edward O. Wilson" (@cantata21 @linaolight) 9/16/13
- "For most Americans, life expectancy continues to rise—but not for uneducated white women. No one knows why." (@SuSmithJosephy @dianefischler @keishadarling) 9/5/13
- "Something to think about this #LaborDay: Why a medieval peasant got more vacation time than you" (@Comanchegyrl @phunphunphun @nitpickette01 @MmedeSevigne @On_Point_Prg @wisermann @maddie273) 9/2/13 *
- "We seem to be developing a culture in which we are fascinated by people with zero self-respect. #twerk #RealityTV" (@rdHunter7 @BombeRouge @JulesAboutTown @bollbar @_NIKD_ @RDeanCutting) 8/29/13 *
- "These superb #maps detail the racial #segregation in America's cities" (@MatthewStuart20 @boris3324 @CleanHouse2014 @DariMD) 8/27/13
- "'I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.' —Benjamin Harrison" (@TheGistOf @AuntieMEK @shereedre10 @nyzap @Dena_K_ @ddsnorth @bicchinella @bettyaberlin @ConsiderThis1) 8/27/13 *
- "You cannot separate spirit from science, art from finance." (@mmdoty) 8/24/13
- "Consciousness is the 'hard problem', the mystery that confounds scientists and philosophers." (@cantata21 @jaglister) 8/22/13 *
- "Unbelievable that people like this still exist" (@CriminySTFU @fleurdelivres @picklestfc) 8/9/13
- "If I teach my daughter to be smart about how she dresses, not to go overboard with selfies, etc…am I encouraging a #VictimShaming attitude?" (@tinacapalbo @ShivaKap @AuntieMEK @mpanutsos @luckylindy31 @fleurdelivres @ElizabMcCormack @Bill_McL @picklestfc @cantata21) 8/7/13
- "Sad reality…and likely not the only place this is happening: Suicides rise by 40% as Italy's economy slumps" (@MiekeInc @cantata21 @AuntieMEK @jaglister @RandyAW @Comanchegyrl) 8/4/13
- "Are Republicans afraid that heath care reform may prove popular? (Answer: Yes)" (@AuntieMEK @donthebear @Barr16Linda) 9/28/13
- "What can we do to speed this along? RT @GlenHess: Texas Official Is Preparing for Secession" (@GlenHess @_NIKD_ @Bdreamer7Helene @luckylindy31 @dhvibe @cantata21 @Editright @fabianaugustus @Joycecurrier2 @Iservedrinks) 9/14/13
- "If verified, I'm pissed: RT @SarahBurris: Staffer from Koch-backed group indicates @Yelp has become a corporate member of #ALEC." (@SarahBurris @ArtByAlida @BerinSzoka @KagroX @sowsearsoup) 8/13/13
- "Celebrate the day of rest with this: One-Third of Americans Under 30 Have No #Religion. That's a bright future." (@homesweetyeg @McCarmee) 9/22/13
- "The stupid is strong: #OneMillionMoms (really not a million), is trying to distribute a new anti- #evolution video" (@Britonomics) 8/18/13
- "I can't decide whether it's better to have goals or goats." (@bch11 @KSPbama @DincusMincus @vote_out_haters @LennyTheGoat @TheWanjiru @AdamOICU) 9/20/13
- "Having a moment of clarity: I don't doubt that I'll achieve my earthly goals within 10± years. So I wonder, are my aspirations high enough?" (@cantata21 @bombidil @fleurdelivres) 9/17/13
- "I'm 40 and don't rule the world yet, thus I'm a failure. #HowMyMindWorks" (@billraia @IronicHeathen @swirlOsquirrel) 9/7/13
- "The 'wisdom' of crowds and the fallacy of #CommonSense." (@fleurdelivres @docrocktex26) 9/7/13
- "My goal is to buy a #Porsche before I look like the creepy old guy driving a Porsche. #materialism" (@rwrabbit @billraia @fleurdelivres @Comanchegyrl @CrookedKitty) 8/20/13
- "OK, this is really, really interesting: 'Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness'" (@picklestfc @ColdDimSum) 8/3/13
- "File under: Strange musical instruments - MT @billraia: Guitar-harp from 1910." (@Resoguitar @billraia) 9/29/13
- "Wow, this is amazing: Secret Paintings in Early 19th Century Books" (@beebearninja @SingnPlay) 9/10/13
- "Wow, check out this old hulk of a steam locomotive" (@josephstokesbar @Renonys @Stanmatthias @DavidJCole1948 @ozigeekette @juniber) 9/3/13
- "As we continue to observe the death of the English language - Oxford dictionary adds 'twerk', 'derp', 'selfie', more" (@CriminySTFU @SimonRowe6 @JBucknoff @VegasJessie @Whatawhich) 8/28/13
- "Dumb-asses have killed English a little bit more: In the dictionary, 'literally' now also means 'figuratively'" (@OverQuill @Jeanine_OConnor @G_times) 8/26/13
- "Dolly Parton's original recording of 'Jolene' slowed down by 25% is surprisingly awesome" (@ArtByAlida @TobyMeadows @allovus @G_times @TaylorCarman @distributedcog @keith_wilson) 8/17/13
- "Beautiful: An abandoned fishing boat, Point Reyes, California" (@G_times @allovus @Stanmatthias @driver_bob) 8/16/13
- "I'm always surprised at the level of response to my midnight tweets. What the hell are you people doing up?" (@tinacapalbo @ArtByAlida @allovus @Pamduckling @fleurdelivres) 9/14/13
- "Mind-blowing how many people are in the world, each interesting in some way. Wish I was a god; wish I had the time to get to know each one." (@BrightEyedDyer @DeputyDriscoll @taminespr) 9/2/13
- "Just passing this along: Plastic surgeon falls in love with woman after performing designer vagina surgery on her" (@sailorboyj @liberalboxer @YEGlifer @RichHeelan @Pamduckling) 8/28/13
- "I'm surprised it took so long: The adult-sized #BigWheel" (@Renonys @mmwlawtaos) 8/6/13
- "The problem with #SocialMedia is it makes everyone believe that their every thought should be publicized." (@YEGlifer @Comanchegyrl @Resoguitar @MGBazemoreJr) 8/19/13
- "Unlike some people, I don't freak out when interlopers engage me on Twitter. Remember, everyone: This is PUBLIC!" (@albertaadvocate @oMG_ITS_HER2 @AlphaNano @ArtByAlida @MGBazemoreJr @allovus) 8/14/13
- "Sign me up, too - RT @ModernSauce: 'As soon as there's an interpretive dance version of Twitter I'll be ON it!'" (@theflutterbee @ModernSauce @oMG_ITS_HER2) 8/13/13
- "I wish all my friends on Twitter would change their avatars to their real faces…maybe just for a day. Why the anonymity?" (@ShivaKap @proudliberalmom @BrightEyedDyer @renshaw_emma @TaliaFarrow @Sasa2455) 8/13/13
- "I'm surprised at how many active Twitter users seem to have no VOICE; they just post links all day with little opinion or interaction." (@ModernSauce @Dianora_1 @kaneguindreamz @thecookiebatch @Steve_SR_ @tinacapalbo @Comanchegyrl @notcreative388 @homesweetyeg) 8/9/13
Posted by Jason Carroll on Saturday, November 09, 2013
Tags: memory, socialmedia, twitter
Hiromi Arrives!
Hiromi, whom we met five years ago in Japan, is staying with us for three months while she studies English at Case Western University. We are excited to host—looking forward to learning from her, and showing her our corner of the world!
Posted by Jason Carroll on Saturday, November 02, 2013
Tags: experiences, family, japan, travel
Fortune Favors Chaos
When I think of the Earth as something created by God, it is not impressive. Although it is beautiful, it is full of pain, suffering, destruction, defects. What god would allow such flaws?
However, when I think of the Earth as something that evolved by chance, it is an amazing, serendipitous place. Although it still contains pain and suffering, these are merely the result of an indifferent universe. And when I consider that the tremendous beauty of the world has largely come from chaos, that is when I realize how profoundly fortunate I am to be alive, to be a part of all of this.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, October 27, 2013
Tags: god, life, philosophy, religion
Interesting Twitter Conversations (6/21 - 8/2)
Conversations I want to remember from my Twitter timeline from the past couple months:
- "On the precipice of the period where we 'evolve' into a more cooperative species than we are now. I'll hold onto that." (@jaglister) 6/21/13
- "'Should I give to the poor?' - 'No,' says #RepublicanJesus. 'They should get a job like everyone else!'" (@Dena_K_) 6/20/13
- "Republicans seem intent on downgrading America's middle class to 'peasant class'." (@IndigoSky @sailorboyj @LindaWildes @Lvci_frr @smartboyohboy) 6/21/13
- "Not making this up: Ted Nugent 'I have 9 children from 7 women, and I'm running for president'" (@padresteve @creditease @RustiResta @ChristiAnne67 @Yecora51 @mmdoty @Dena_K_ @CriminySTFU @BrianBuchbinder @taminespr) 7/5/13
- "I'm initiating a #Kickstarter to buy Texas and Florida, and then auction them off to some other country." (@nitpickette01 @MiekeInc @caracabe @picklestfc) 8/1/13
- "Anti-abortionists aren't 'pro-life', they're 'pro-birth'—no concern for the development of the child's actual life." Part 2 (@CleveNole @AMFKNole @NoleFan86) 6/23/13
- "Truth is stranger than fiction: 'Gay cure' ministry closes down after its leader admits he's attracted to men." (@SingnPlay @thomasatmyporch) 6/23/13
- "Chief Justice Roberts says, 'Our country has changed.' Yes, it has. Racists have become much more adept at obfuscating their racism. #VRA" (@ModernSauce @kokobyrd @AaronWorthing @Teddyshouse2II @GregPiperMP @Edzones @Matthew_Barlow @ShivaKap @NerdKing52 @geo_love1 @jstines3 @JetNo) 6/26/13
- "Every morning, hundreds of thousands of workers show up for jobs that are unseen, uncertain & underpaid." (@Dena_K_ @EdDarrell @pfontes95) 7/2/13
- "This does NOT speak well of the profession: Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops" (@Siiiimonsays @GodlessAndHappy @BombeRouge @vditucci @Green_fille) 7/15/13
- "Well. Doesn't Juror #B37 sound like a real class act."(@NANDEE218 @fgsweetdog @Bdreamer7Helene @mmboucher8 @SharonGibson3 @geekchicohio @mdrfl @mary73534 @lsalander13) 7/16/13
- "…aware of any study that correlates retailer locations by racial makeup?" (@thestile1972 @schmangee @lynnphares) 7/18/13
- "I work in #RealEstate, can confirm this: "Retail Redlining"—One of the Most Pervasive Forms of Racism Left in America" (@ShivaKap @jben1129 @alakshya2) 7/19/13
- "Most psychopaths don't become criminals they become CEOs & politicians" (@pfontes95 @SuSmithJosephy @cantata21) 7/25/13
- "'Crack baby' study finds #poverty is worse for child development than exposure to drug in womb" (@G_times @NicoleBonnet1 @nyzap) 7/25/13
- "How to pretend you're Canadian when you #travel." (@De8or4h @SuSmithJosephy @tinacapalbo) 7/1/13
- "The unstoppable stupid: After Spending $11,000, Woman Sues Psychic For Not Lifting Curse On Her Love Life" (@tinacapalbo @G_times) 7/12/13
- "Behold the ineffable cosmos within the forest's cathedral" (@SisterBhugto @pjsirrah) 7/27/13
- "Quackery: About 50% of Americans use "alternative" medicine, and 10% use it on their children." (@tinacapalbo @RayChatie) 6/20/13
- "Study: Skipping Breakfast Could Increase Risk Of Heart Attack" (@ledfist) 7/25/13
- "I endorse this research 110%: Harvard study finds #coffee drinking tied to lower risk of suicide" (@Rebecca_Raphael @tinacapalbo @G_times @bombidil) 7/27/13
- "Inspiring: New #Alzheimer's blood test is 93% accurate in clinical trials" (@JRChristenson @MikeConundrum @ladyotomoofsaka ) 7/30/13
- "Christian poll finds #atheists commit fewer crimes, divorce less, are better educated than Christians" (@amorYvida62 @joeman42 @gatheiststl @Lee123Sue @mksinsa) 7/3/13
- "I keep seeing these #Christian women on Twitter who are constantly posting semi-provacative #selfies with Bible quotes. Beyond weird." (@ShivaKap @Promethus_ @RayChatie @Dena_K_ @HollyTheNurse1 @Ms_PriyaS @BrightEyedDyer @MizMelly) 7/4/13
- "Ugh: Russia makes it illegal to insult the 'feelings of religious believers'" (@nais1998 @RedScareBot @Bonnieinchgo @pfontes95) 7/21/13
- "If we eliminated #religion & started from scratch, it would be different. If we rediscovered all scientific knowledge, it would be the same." (@ShivaKap @JonDrobny @SisterBhugto @HuntWithThimble @Resoguitar @ArtisanTheory @homesweetyeg) 7/24/13
- "A goddamn sad state of affairs: #WalMart is the largest U.S. employer…and second? #KellyServices, a temp agency." (@YEGlifer @mierzwei @DesautelsLuc @pbtrue1 @GrainOfSands @Juicexlx @TheDavidMcGuire) 7/9/13
- "Now this is a damn good idea: Oklahoma City hospital posts surgery prices online; creates bidding war" (@taminespr @thomasatmyporch @RayChatie @CriminySTFU @bollbar) 7/11/13
- "Technology has boosted productivity without spurring job growth." (@milo9) 7/18/13
- "Due to low wages & employee reliance on government subsidies, a typical #WalMart costs taxpayers $904,542 per year." (@Princesswikki @diamondave13 @lfredsson @YEGlifer) 8/2/13
- "The illusion of choice: 6 companies control 90% of the #media in the U.S." (@Resoguitar @magda196 @Bdreamer7Helene @RanyhynRider) 7/14/13
- "Trendy, pathetic, 'extreme' tourism: Mount Everest Is Now Covered in Litter and Human Poop" (@nitpickette01 @WilliamBDevittI) 7/25/13
- "Adaptive re-use: An abandoned #WalMart has become the largest single-floor public library in the United States" (@homesweetyeg @CriminySTFU @MindFreeZone @phunphunphun @YEGlifer @realtmo) 8/2/13
- "I don't really have a schtick. Should I develop one? Twitter seems to like that. #SM" (@jlturpen) 7/24/13
- "I wish more people would use their real name & face on Twitter. Hiding behind anonymity gives a sort of 'hollowness' to one's voice." (@SingnPlay @YEGlifer @billraia @albertaadvocate @ElizabMcCormack @Truthseeker_013 @RedAnneBolynn @kma916) 7/28/13
Posted by Jason Carroll on Friday, October 04, 2013
A strange dream
Last night I had a strange dream: My family and I attended some sort of non-denominational morning church service. There was a forgettable message, at the end of which a large screen slid down into the stage opening. We spent the last part of the service watching a film of various nature scenes, accompanied by symphonic music. It was a bit like Roth's "going home" scene in Soylent Green. I whispered to my wife, "Well, this minister is taking a few shortcuts, isn't he?" Another member of the congregation turned around and attempted to explain the purpose of the film, but his voice was drowned out by the music. Near what I thought might be the conclusion, the theater became disconnected from its moorings: the entire room tilted toward the stage, to about an angle of 60 degrees. Everyone held onto their seats to stop from sliding and falling. No one seemed particularly bothered by this.
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Posted by Jason Carroll on Monday, September 30, 2013
Birthday Kids
Posted by Jason Carroll on Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Signpost: Interesting Twitter conversations, 4/28 - 6/18
I continue to enjoy the varied and deep conversations I have with people on Twitter.
Philosophy, Spirituality & Religion:
Philosophy, Spirituality & Religion:
- "…man is a moderately gregarious, not a completely social animal—a creature more like a wolf, let us say, or an elephant, than like a bee or an ant." (@jaglister @mmwlawtaos)
- "I'm sick to my stomach: 'Faith-Healing Churches Linked to 2 Dozen Child Deaths'" (@LC_of_LA @GameBreakersCan @Ibti @jaglister @NabilAbuAmirah @The_Ben2832 @ledfist @OldIgby)
- "I wonder if there is an alternate universe where there's no suffering?" (@MizMelly @Bailey649 @darwinsbulldog)
- "What do you do when your religion is losing influence? Have more kids & indoctrinate them from birth! #QuiverFull" (@donkeyception @Socknitster @TheSurlyShirley @kerriet11)
- "How about we start with a discussion of the harmonic nature of cortical neural function? Those suckers are always firing." (@jaglister)
- "Today I learned about something—apparently real—that bothers me quite a bit: The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement" (@capelessT @allovus @alexa_v @laNitpickette @kropotsky17)
- "Dear Christians: Please read Matthew 26 carefully, and then let me know if you think Jesus would approve of your owning an assault rifle." (@JoeG2001 @geraldpeterson4 @ShivaKap @ASH_auldshaman @tillytoogood)
Urban Planning:
- "Bye-bye middle class: The share of national income going to workers continues to fall." (@tinacapalbo @BombeRouge @ShivaKap)
- "Ridiculous: Since 2011, Republicans have spent no less than 15% of their time trying to repeal Obamacare." (@jxjs12 @sweetsmithie01 @hrhsar @1Dad2Four @hausdorff80 @ScrewFoxNews @Didikatz)
- "A question about this #IRS thing; What if the supposed targets of the IRS were targeted because they were trying to avoid paying taxes?" (@FranchiseKing @mdrache @ftdatl)
- "I just realized that 'Fox & Friends' is almost exactly like a children's show. It's got the rhythm & content structure of Sesame Street." (@ASH_auldshaman @JoeG2001 @tillytoogood @BevinsElizabeth)
- "Politics aside, let's just appreciate this: #Crime is diminishing across the developed world (but no one knows why)." (@JoeG4Freedom @geekchicohio)
- "James Clapper says the @guardian's leak of #NSA data collection is 'reprehensible'. And the people of the world say: 'thank-you'. #privacy" (@ShivaKap @vickijee)
- "Something NEEDS to be done - American Society of Civil Engineers grades U.S. bridge condition 'C+'" (@joecimperman @Dena_K_ @sjf1 @TheeMattMarquis @Matthew_Barlow @TheGistOf @Another_Wench @ODOT_Cleveland @TeacherReality)
- "Did you know that NASA is *actually* working on faster than light travel? This is not #SciFi." (@LisaToddSutton @TheGistOf @johnpocalypse)
- "Slow and steady wins the race. But I'm a little goddamn tired of slow and steady right now." (@BrightEyedDyer @TinaMorphis @mrbabypants @mbattistella @mmdoty @Tehelmin)
- "Last night I dreamt of a wonderful street fair, on a wonderful street that actually exists. The problem is, said street fair does not exist." (@MonasLists @allovus)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Closing of "Space-Time" photography-video exhibition
"Space-Time" features photography from Jason Robert Carroll and a video installation from Elena Harvey Collins.
"Jason Carroll and Elena Collins explore the complexities of space, both physically and conceptually, taking long looks at some of our most abandoned, mundane, and subliminal spaces."
Closing: Friday, May 17, 2012, 5-11 PM
Location: Survival Kit Gallery - 1305 W. 80th Suite 303, Third Floor (Located in the W.78th St. Studios Bldg.), Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Click here for the event page on Facebook.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Friday, May 17, 2013
Tags: art, photography, video
Interesting conversations, through 4/28/13
Memorable thoughts & conversations on Twitter over the past couple weeks:
The Internet: "A little help: there was an article circulating a while back about how viral internet stuff isn't really viral." (@kayaoakes @ChurchSnobTEC @malawijay @adamgurri)
- "Decided to start a campaign to eliminate the abomination-word 'webinar' from the lexicon. Anyone with me?" (@BeKind2Other @mrbabypants @Gary_R_Walker @allovus @tree_hug_r @ShivaChimp @CriminySTFU)
- "Putting cheese after most words will make said word sound unpleasant. Foot cheese, scalp cheese, tree cheese, mustache cheese." (@FalconPiss911 @Another_Wench @PerturbSecular @ObservantLynn)
- "Hmmm… Inside India's 'No-Frills' Hospitals, Where Heart Surgery Costs Just $800" (@ledfist @MattTaylor)
- "The level of stupidity here is profound: Sustainable Development could be outlawed in Kansas" (@Uppity1 @De8or4h @treehuggeruk)
- "Could we consider weather tweets to act similarly to bads in that they artificially inflate GDP?" (@CavsFangelo)
- "Read God's laws in Leviticus14. Explain how it differs to voodoo. - Voodoo has dancing." (@ratminer @dawkinsassange)
- "Heartbreaking new poll: a third of Americans want Christianity as the state religion" (@CriminySTFU @drcreek @mariarfin @kahrviacree)
- "I present as an extrovert, but I also have very high social control, strong empathy and I recharge alone." (@picklestfc @DEATHxBLACKHOLE @susancain)
- "What you say and what you do represents who you are. Your intent means nothing. Your effect is everything. Take responsibility." (@picklestfc @indieKari @MiekeInc)
The Internet: "A little help: there was an article circulating a while back about how viral internet stuff isn't really viral." (@kayaoakes @ChurchSnobTEC @malawijay @adamgurri)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, April 28, 2013
"Space-Time" photography-video installation featuring Jason Carroll & Elena Collins opens April 19, 2013
"Jason Carroll and Elena Collins explore the complexities of space, both physically and conceptually, taking long looks at some of our most abandoned, mundane, and subliminal spaces."
Opening: Friday, April 19, 2012, 5-11 PM
Location: Survival Kit Gallery - 1305 W. 80th Suite 303, Third Floor (Located in the W.78th St. Studios Bldg.), Cleveland, Ohio 44102
Click here for the event page on Facebook.
"With their intent gaze visually manifested through multiple exposures, and exhaustive film shots, they implore us to think twice about our assumed surroundings, digging past their immediate appearance and assigning them heightened significance. We are forced to consider our personal relationships with these spaces, as well as the histories of others there before us."
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, April 14, 2013
Tags: art, photography, video
Interesting conversations for the week ending 4/6/13
You'd think that 140 characters would limit one's ability to carry on interesting discussion. Apparently not…read on.
Urban planning: "In Cleveland, philanthropic foundations, for christ's sake, help fund highway projects…Unbelievable." (@schmangee @thestile1972 @CLEstreetcar @thisismycle @chezrebellion @theGreaterMarin @lynnphares @danmoulthrop)
Urban planning: "In Cleveland, philanthropic foundations, for christ's sake, help fund highway projects…Unbelievable." (@schmangee @thestile1972 @CLEstreetcar @thisismycle @chezrebellion @theGreaterMarin @lynnphares @danmoulthrop)
- "'Why do you have to go after religion? It gives people comfort; it doesn't hurt anything.' Oh, really?" (@jaglister @Bailey649 @SimonOkill @homesweetyeg)
- "'You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.' - Anne Lamott" (@BevinsElizabeth @homesweetyeg)
- "Can God create a future event of which he has no foreknowledge? If 'no', he's not omnipotent. If 'yes', he's not omniscient." (@jdvanlaningham @homesweetyeg @thestile1972)
- "And this is why people keep laughing at Christians - Woman sees God in her goldfish cracker." (@homesweetyeg @JansensDickSays @Jessica_Effect)
- "Interesting idea - Democrats propose $10,000 fine for gun owners who don't have insurance" (@JoeG4Freedom @SarahSecord @ledfist @mariarfin)
- "RIGHT. WING. NUT. JOB. - Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) links popular gun safety measure to bestiality" (@cheerbear34 @JoeG2001 @JoeG4Freedom)
Health: "Why has Obama approved a law giving immunity to the production and sale of genetically modified food in the US?" (@2008Cornish @Bailey649 @DemsChgTheTalk)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, April 07, 2013
This week's interesting conversations, ending 3/30/13
- Urban Planning: "…who wins the land use lottery in Cleveland? Not the people." (@schmangee @thestile1972)
- Religion: "What a horrible story Passover is…the killing of your enemy's first-born children by a 'just' God? Not telling my children this nightmare." (@G_times @Ibex67 @ShivaChimp @TeriInk @BombeRouge) - "What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt?" (@G_times @mmdoty @alaindebotton)
- Social Media: "You scared avatar cartoon c---s. You egg c---s. Who are you f-----g Toons anyway?" (@FalconPiss911 @bustermante @Little___Sister @qx) - "Today I had a thought, and decided to keep that thought to myself. Because sometimes it's better that way." (@JoeG2001 @indieKari) - "Why must people always bicker on here. I mean really?!? Everyone just has to comment, just has to make a fuss! It's frustrating!" (@Skeptical_Lady @JenniferZenda) - "We are in the midst of a 'narcissism epidemic', enabled by the Internet. Enough selfies, people!" (@MiekeInc @mkhajdin)
- Politics: "PDX is considered one of the friendliest cities in the US and we need a politeness campaign? How could that backfire? Let's count the ways." (@picklestfc) - "LOL: So-called 'small-government' conservatives in Idaho want to forbid any reference to premarital sex on television" (@JoeG2001 @JPHaukkavaara) - "Help me figure this one out (#GOPbubble): 'Fox News Calls Obama 'Enemy Of Israel' As Israel Gives Him Highest Award'" (@CriminySTFU @JohnWallace30 @JenniferKWarden)
- Economics: "'Trickle-down consumption' puts the middle-class in debt & leads to bankruptcies, divorce, longer commutes." (@ledfist @wcgirl1) - "Americans need only work 1/3 the time they did in 1975 to afford a common bundle of household goods." (@ledfist @thomasatmyporch)
- Futurism: "In 'Mining the Sky', planetary scientist John Lewis argues that our solar system can support 10 quadrillion people." (@ArtisanTheory)
- Non-sequitur: "Found in one of the dressers. [a small animal skeleton]" (@CriminySTFU @BombeRouge)
- Tech Security: "So I've been shopping 4 dresses because I'm going 2 Vegas show Sat. Google noticed, now every site I go to is advertising dresses." (@chellegaylor24 @Da_Philosopher)
- The Weather: "Everyone in #CLE is complaining about the snow today…but it's absolutely beautiful. Thankful to see this one last time before it warms." (@cheerbear34 @forgottentq)
- Personal: "Nobody is ever really "too busy". If it's important to them, they'll make time." (@LadyGirlPerson) - "Trying to be cool is…a sickness. Being cool means being aloof. It means that you don't get excited about life…you don't get it." (@Stanmatthias @tinacapalbo) - "My subconsciousness has been actively rewiring the neural networks in my head. True story." (@JoblessJeri)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, March 31, 2013
Posted by Jason Carroll on Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Tags: art
Interesting conversations, week-ending 3/23/13
- Politics: "'I'm a libertarian' invariably means 'I don't give shit about anybody but me and mine.'" (@SarahSecord, @QrysBinThynkn, @Jason89, @leight75, @qx, @picklestfc, @PeacefulConserv, @ledfist)
- Economics: "Elizabeth Warren: Why isn't #MinimumWage keeping up with productivity? It should be $22 per hour." (@MitchNutter) - "Copyright wasn't meant to be near-permanent. Culture should be recycled to make more culture." (@G_times, @beebearninja) - "Why an MRI costs $1,080 in America and $280 in France" (@Maddog_Squid, @DrLearnALot)
- Gun Control: "N.R.A. Can't Believe How Well National Conversation About Guns Is Going" (@cheerbear34, @forgottentq, @FranchiseKing) - "A global arms trade treaty would keep weapons out of the hands of war criminals. Of course, the #NRA is objecting." (@BraveBrewer57)
- Science & Technology: "The concept of #QuantumComputing blows my mind. It BLOWS. MY. MIND." (@HovellingHermit, @allovus) - "Don't fool yourselves, all those 'white collar jobs' are just people emailing each other all day." (@joshwalsh, @mtheoryx) - "Why do #Mac users never seem to use their apps full-screen? Don't they have a 'maximize' button? They're always squinting. #tech" (@MiekeInc)
- Non sequitur: "Liquid lunch..." (@jlqiv, @badmouthblonde) - "One of my favorite hobbies is doing nothing." (@Guri02, @johnpocalypse, @fgsweetdog)
- Health: "He should have had the quadruple bypass burger, he would have survived!" (@MadameRamotswe, @RainerPerlitz) - "I'm envious of your target. But call that a calorie spike? When doing 4HB we hit 5000+ on cheat day ;)" (@qx, @thelittlepecan)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, March 24, 2013
Antidesign is an inquiry into 'that which is not designed'—recognizing that design can sometimes obstruct or detract from function and beauty. It examines human constructions (and sometimes natural occurrences) that have zero focus on aesthetics.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Tags: antidesign, design, pictures
Interesting conversations, week ending 3/16/13
- Genetic modification, neo-feudalism & patents: "I got Monsanto to genetically modify me so that I produce my own caffeine." (link)
- Non sequitur: "Suburban moms are worse. Throw SUVs at them." (link) - "I just made a regression of my relationships. In chronological order vs. length of relationship and the results are very very depressing." (link)
- Racism, morality: "Albert Einstein called racism 'a disease of white people.'" (link) - "A liberal Muslim homosexual ACLU lawyer professor and abortion doctor was teaching a class on Karl Marx…" (link) - "If you lack empathy, then you are evil. It's just that simple." (link) - "properly implemented (ie no bias) eugenics is fully functional" (link)
- Economics: "Free markets are excellent at allocating resources in the short term. But they fail miserably at steering society in beneficial directions." (link) - "Perfect example of why capitalism doesn't always work: Male baldness research gets more funding than malaria." (link)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Welcome, cats.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Friday, March 15, 2013
Lin Yutang Quote #1
"The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious, is it has need of a wise and merry philosophy."From The Importance of Living (1937)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tags: humor, life, philosophy
Thoughts on RISK as one gets older
I just turned 40, and there is something I've been thinking a lot about recently: RISK. But perhaps not in the sense you might suspect. …Assembled from several of my posts to Twitter (1, 2, 3, 4)
… I've been thinking about risk in the sense of 'opportunity cost'—one of the few useful philosophical constructs from business school. …
…At some point in one's life, it becomes more 'risky' NOT to take a risk, than to take a risk, start a business, pursue a passion, whatever…
… At some point, the opportunity cost of waiting around, forgoing your passion, overwhelms the potential risk from the venture itself.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Monday, March 11, 2013
Tags: life, observations, risk, self
Interesting Twitter conversation round-up, week ending 3/9/13
- Life: "… At some point, the opportunity cost of waiting around, forgoing your passion, overwhelms the potential risk from the venture itself." (link 1, link 2)
- The Beautify of the World: "'I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.' - Michelangelo Buonarroti" (link) — "I found the National Trust for Historic Preservation Barn Again.program. Texas has the most old barns!" (link) — "The…object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land. - G.K. Chesterton" (link)
- Religion: "Question for Christians: Does God deserve credit for creating HIV as punishment for homosexuality, or credit for the cure being developed?" (link) — "Why does God miraculously heal cancer sometimes, but never, ever, ever amputees?" (link) — "The Bible story of Job teaches us that God wants followers so mindless & utterly servile that they will praise him even as he tortures them." (link) — "Mental illness - 'Jesus is watching you vote!'" (link) — "Growing up Baptist, I can report that the parties hosted by preacher's kids were always the wildest." (link)
- Social Media: "Even though Twitter is public, people sometimes don't seem to like being challenged in their views. Seem to prefer the echo-chamber. Not me." (link)
- Economics: "I love this - 'Warren Buffett to American CEOs: Please Stop Complaining About Uncertainty'" (link) — "Wealth in an age of corporate personhood…why should it exist at all?" (link)
- Politics: "Racism: Israel introduces 'Palestinian only' bus lines, following complaints from Jewish settlers" (link) — "Most experts believe North Korea's latest rhetoric is just the usual propaganda engine cranked up to 11." (link)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Sunday, March 10, 2013
Michelangelo's Unfinished Slaves
From the Accademia in Firenze:
Posted by Jason Carroll on Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Twitter roundup, week ending 3/2/13
So many (too many?) great conversations on Twitter this week:
- The best one was about, of all things…MILK! "Headed out to milk the cows, milk leaves my farm driveway in pure whole form." - @NYFarmer (link)
- More on CATS: "OMG…and just like that we have cats…" (link) — "By the end of today, two black #cats will have taken up residence with us. We're almost as nervous about this as we were about having kids." (link)
- More on GUN CONTROL: "Owning a gun for anything other than hunting is a signal that you do not believe in our ability to maintain a civil society." (link) — "#Facepalm: Walmart Customer Shoots at Shoplifter to "Mark" Him for Police" (link) — "One year after fatal Chardon High School shooting, superintendent isn't interested in having teachers carry guns" (link) — "MIT campus on lockdown after reports of armed gunman wearing body armor" (link)
- On MEDIA: "Last night I watched the entire Oscars. I truly hope I never have to do that again." (link) — "Considering how intertwined 'real' life is with 'digital' life, I believe that all of existence is becoming a sort of #AugmentedReality." (link) — "My brain is starting to function in 140-character bursts. #SocialMedia" (link)
- On PHILOSOPHY: "'God sees murder and homosexuality as the same level of sin.' Sure He does, Sweetie!" (link) — "'I learn by going where I have to go.' - Theodore Roethke" (link)
- On URBANISM: "I love being a tourist in my own town." (link) — "Rankning the happiness of cities by tweets: #CLE is 329/373 (bottom quartile). Buck up people!" (link) — "Well said - RT @schmangee: "'In NE Ohio, we treat land with the same respect we treat toilet paper.' And the reason is: Land is cheap here." (link)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Saturday, March 02, 2013
Great conversations on Twitter, week ending 2/23/13
- Dear Twitter counsel: Our household is thinking of acquiring two 6-month old black #cats. Making a huge mistake? They are fixed, healthy. (link)
- Religion requires faith; you're never really sure if it's 'working'. Science can be checked, confirmed. (link)
- What is 'community' in the connected world of 2013? I'm thinking a lot about this lately. (link)
- If you're white, you can be oblivious, passively accepting the status quo, and reap the rewards. (link)
- Is it of any utility at all for an atheist or agnostic to pray…perhaps in a meditative sense? Currently pondering this. (link)
- When I hear people home school their kids, my first reaction is why? Inside voice, of course. (link)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Observations on the social media ecosystem
Physical reality: connection by proximity. Facebook: connection by propinquity. Twitter: connection by predilection and proclivity.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Tags: internet, socialmedia
On The Condition of Being Highly Receptive to Stimuli
A consolidated post containing a series of thoughts I posted to Twitter in late 2012:
Via @JasonRobertC (me) on Twitter.
I believe that most people have pretty heavy filters through which they see the world. Some people perceive the world without these filters.
When certain people perceive the world without the protective filters that most have, these people are called 'sensitive'.
'Sensitive' people often have a very high-bandwidth pipeline of stimuli coming into their brains. This can be hard to handle at times.
People who are highly receptive to stimuli can often get distracted by the smallest things; their mood can change at the sight of a color.
Those who are sensitive, who are highly observant, can be hypnotized by emotionally resonant art, architecture. Literally stunned by it.
As a sensitive, highly observant person, it can be tough living in a world with so many stimuli. But it's also incredibly rewarding.
Highly sensitive people do not need drugs, alcohol to get high. These things can be dangerous to them. All they need is a walk in the woods.
With so much beauty in the world, those lucky enough to be highly sensitive have the ability to be 'high', so to speak, just by living.
Posted by Jason Carroll on Friday, January 11, 2013
Tags: introvert, life, observations, self
I Love Specs—Upgrade Time!
We purchased our 'main' desktop computer on February 1, 2007, from a reputable local computer shop (AVA Direct). Since then, I've upgraded most of the PC's major components, including, most recently, the motherboard and CPU (which basically makes it a new computer). It's interesting to think that if you buy a good physical case (in this case, a Thermaltake Lanbox), you can basically upgrade forever within the same physical frame. If you're interested, here's the evolution chart:
1. Intel Core2 Duo (2-Core) E6600 2.4 GHz (original to system 2/1/07)
2. Intel Core2 Quad (4-Core) Q6600 2.4 GHz (upgrade 9/13/11)
3. AMD FX 8350 (8-Core; 2 logical x 4 physical) 4.0 GHz (upgrade 12/29/12); upgraded stock CPU cooler to Zalman CNPS8900 on 12/27/13
1. 2 GB (2x 1 GB) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 SDRAM
2. 4 GB (4x 1 GB) OCZ Gold DDR2-800 SDRAM (upgrade 1/7/09)
1. Radeon X1950XT 256 MB
2. Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 512 MB (upgrade 12/26/08)
3. MSi Radeon HD 7870 2 GB (upgrade 3/31/13)
Hard Disk
1. 1.0 TB: 2x Maxtor 500 GB, 3.0 Gb/s, 7,200-RPM, 16 MB cache
2. 3.5 TB: Seagate Barracuda 2.0 TB + Hitachi Deskstar 1.5 TB, 6.0 Gb/s, 7,200 RPM, 64 MB Cache + 64 GB Samsung Solid State Boot Drive (upgrade 11/5/11)
1. Lite-On 20x DVD±RW Dual-Layer, LightScribe
2. LG 12x Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burner, LightScribe (upgrade 10/12/11)
1. Asus P5B-VM Intel LGA775
2. Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 AMD AM3+ (upgrade 12/29/12)
802.11n + Ethernet
1. 2x Sony SDM-S73 17" SXGA (1280x1024) 16 ms TN panel LCDs, 2.6 MP
2. 2x HP LP2465 24" WUXGA (1920x1200) 6 ms S-PVA panel LCDs, 4.6 MP (upgrade 01/13/10)
1. Thermaltake Lanbox with 550W Rosewill PSU
2. Upgraded PSU to Thermaltake 850W (12/29/12)
1. Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
2. Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (upgrade 01/09/10)
3. Windows 8 Professional 64-bit (upgrade 12/29/12)
1. Logitech wireless keyboard, mouse
2. Razer Black Widow Ultimate Keyboard, Razer Naga Epic Mouse (upgrade 1/3/11)
Posted by Jason Carroll on Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Tags: computers


text: UFC 140: "Jones vs. Machida" from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is officially in the books after a fantastic night of fights. As usual, the stars of the show -- well, the ones that could -- joined UFC President Dana White to dish the dirt on the event. Both Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida were in attendance to talk about their main event mash up. To watch the highlights of that fight click here. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira could not attend but that's only because Frank Mir, who was there, broke his arm and sent him to the hospital. To see the highlights of that click here. For complete UFC 140 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.


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Let's Review: Broken Glass cast deftly portrays pain of assimilation at North Coast Repertory Theatre
By Diana Saenger
The 1930's backstory in playwright Arthur Miller's "Broken Glass," is revealed in the first moments of the play. Phillip Gellburg (Ralph Elias) is meeting with Dr. Harry Hyman (David Ellenstein) about a new problem with his wife, Sylvia (Elaine Rivkin). All of a sudden, Sylvia has lost her ability to stand or walk.
After delving into the couple's situation, Hyman learns that Sylvia is obsessed with reading newspaper reports of how the German Nazis are treating the Jews, old and young. She continually cries from her bed in Brooklyn for someone to intervene and stop the cruelty.
When Dr. Hyman meets Sylvia, he senses that nothing is physically wrong with her; this is most likely a psychosomatic case of hysterical paralysis. The more Hyman visits Sylvia, the more she becomes enamored of him. There are a few times when he might also reciprocate her feelings, but then he reminds himself of his lovely and faithful wife, Margaret (Shana Wride).
The more Phillip sees no changes in his wife, the more embittered he becomes. He hasn't been a pleasant man for some time. He's a Jew upset about his ethnicity and this affects everything from his job to his personal life. When Dr. Hyman presses with questions about the couple's relationship, Sylvia is mournfully honest, while Philip is indignant and dances around his answers.
Miller's pacing of the play is somewhat slow, however, the cast does a good job of maintaining the intrigue. Ellenstein is superb as Dr. Hyman. Rivkin has a tougher role to play because Sylvia is never out of a wheelchair or her bed; still Rivkin makes the woman's painful plight feel real. Elias gives us the perfect character to dislike; he never cracks from Phillip's rude, abrupt and stiff persona, and even in a moment when Phillip confesses how much he truly loves Sylvia, he confirms that actions speak louder than words.
Kerry McCue has a short time on stage as Sylvia's sister, and is genuine in revealing her sister's history to the doctor. Wride is very effective as Margaret, Hyman's wife. She's funny when trying to converse with the annoyed Phillip. She's very clever at delivering slight digs about her husband's relationships with some of his patients.
Miller's work is always interesting to watch. "Broken Glass" is not one of his most popular plays, but the NCRT production, with seamless direction by Rosina Reynolds, is worth seeing.
If you go
What: "Broken Glass"
When: matinees, evenings to Nov. 10
Where: North Coast Repertory Theatre
987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach
Tickets: $37-$54
Box Office: (858) 481-1055
Website: www.northcoastrep.org
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While Sports Illustrated model Jessica White awaits her trial for allegedly assaulting a woman outside a nightclub in New York City, she opened up to People magazine about her drug-troubled past and history of abuse.
White told the weekly that she only struck the other woman after she pushed her from behind and hit White in the face. "I never denied getting into an altercation," she said. "But people painted me to be the bad girl, which was 110 percent false… I don't lash out at innocent people."
White also says that there is a video supporting her side of the story and adds that the accusation of abuse hits close to home. Writes People:
White, in fact, says that she hates violence, particularly because she was the victim of abuse herself. Revealing her story for the first time, White explains that as a child in Buffalo, New York, she not only watched helplessly as her loved ones coped with abusive relationships, but, at 14, she was molested by a family member.
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White is scheduled to trial on May 17.
Jessica White: I'm Not Guilty of Assault [People]


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When I first created my surface model, any point I moved would snap back to its original position like a rubber band. I had to do some edits so I unlocked this by .... Survey Tab>My survey database>Survey Points>Points, and then picked "Unlock In Drawing". This command unlocked All points in the drawing so I could edit them.
Now that I am done with my edits, how do I reverse this command globally, so as to get ALL points locked again (so they snap back to their original position like a rubber band if moved, like before) ??
Solved! Go to Solution.
This depends on where you want to points to live.
If they belong in the Survey database, you will need to create a Survey Import Event. When you told it to Unlock in Drawing, that disconnected the drawing-based version of the points from their Survey database counterpart. You moved things around, but the Survey database has not updated. Hence the need for the import event.
If you want the points to be drawing-based and not tied to the survey database, just leave them be, but on the Prospector tab right click Points and select Select. Move to the drawing screen, right click and select Lock Points.
Thank You Tcorey