Avid Reading

Since I cannot respond to him on X-Rated Twitter, I will write a response here on my blog. I think educational technology is the future. I think a smartphone is a good thing. And I am more than happy to relay why. In my educational journey, I found technology to be the key to unlocking — read more

Yesterday, I recorded a video entitled “The Golden Age of Language Learning,” which I put on Avid Language Learning. The term — “The Golden Age of Language Learning” — is not a term I coined but a term I heard from someone who greatly influenced me a long, long time ago. And that is Steve — read more

We have all seen tough times in America, but I am always a proud American, especially when I see my leaders, whether it is politicians, celebrities, bankers or intellectuals or in this case President Donald J. Trump, a builder, entertainer, father, New Yorker and mogul, just to name of few of the hats he has — read more

Ozzy Osbourne was a household name in the Fischer household. The Osbournes was a show that I remember watching day-in-day-out. It was so fun! And such a riot to see what they were getting up to. For a while, I had one of my websites link to a video of Ozzy. I have also enjoyed — read more

For politicians, businesspeople, celebrities and students of all stripes, a Spotify or YouTube podcast has become a must. It has become a mainstay for a slower, more personal type of interview or discussion that leaves the listener more at ease. — read more

My activity on Github — the most popular platform for Distributed Version Control, which makes use of Linus Torvalds’ Git — is proof-positive that over the last decade I had fallen head over heels for programming. To be sure, this is a different kind of love that in no way rivals that which I would — read more

I appreciate the older Americans so much. As I walk the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus, I am struck by how much things have changed. My parents are Boomers and I grew up in their wake. I love the Boomers and will always be there for them, for as long as I live, which — read more

I have read and seen some people, young and old, say mean things. Not me. I cherish my older parents, although my dad is over the hill and needs to go into a home. What I also know is most Baby Boomers expect a government that would just hum or just work. My parents voted — read more

I have written this before, but I will write it again: I would rather us focus on cruise ships than planes. It is a blue world after all. And we have a history of loving our time spent in cruiseliners and trains. The story of the Titanic exists for a reason. The movie, directed by — read more

Suffice it to say, my whole life I have looked at the British Royal Family and seen quite literally family. It is not simply a feeling. I felt it to such a degree it controlled me, even though I could not explain it. After Queen Elizabeth II passed away, I was quite moved. I kept — read more