In the depth of night, I tossed aside the many blankets. (It was cold, and we were glad for those blankets, especially the one plugged into the DC socket in the teardrop galley). I opened the door. It was a moonless night. Except for the brilliantly shining stars, it was pitch black outside. As I […]
Yearly Archives: 2024
Soup and Sandwiches
Tue, 24 Dec 2024, 11:53 AM (-06:00)
1. Lunch The Soup Peddler is a small place — just a shack on a busy corner beside a strip center with a small covered patio and a small fence-enclosed greensward. There are picnic tables on the lawn and a ping-pong table under open sky. It’s an Eden in the city. Trudy and I stopped […]
Golden Oreos
Mon, 23 Dec 2024, 02:07 PM (-06:00)
After all the students had the final exam, scratch paper, and the factor sheet. After they got out their cheat sheets. That is when the test started. I slowly walked around and between their desks, looking over their shoulders, gazing across the room, turning to look behind me. And then I added a word of […]
Not-So-Silent Solstice
Sun, 22 Dec 2024, 10:03 PM (-06:00)
photo credit : The fair and industrious Trudy Not-so-silent Saturday sunset on the solstice with Minor Mishap.
The Value of Q
Sat, 7 Dec 2024, 09:26 AM (-06:00)
I dashed out of my room heading to a meeting and almost bumped into two girls in the hallway. “Hello Mr. Hasan,” one of them said, waving her hand with a smile on her face. I tilted my head. “Do we know each other?” Sadly, this happens often. So I just ‘fess up to not […]
Googling Around or Not
Wed, 4 Dec 2024, 07:18 PM (-06:00)
“Can you help me with test corrections?” he asked. “Of course,” I said. “But I’d like you to do some work, first.” Then I gave him some examples of what I meant. You may use your notes, or the copies of mine. You may work together with friends. You may use the Desmos graphing calculator […]