Concerning Energy-the Human Kind
Interesting thing – paper shuffling. I am the worst. The problem seems to be NOT taking care of the piece of paper completely the first time you see it. If we were to do that consistently, then the papers would disappear. Same thing happens to emails as they accumulate on your infinite capacity hard drive. I have the hardest time with these. And why does the stuff accumulate for me? I have to do something with it and I don’t want to, or it’s not fun, or it’s just a bad necessary evil that can be postponed, or it costs money we don’t have, or … or. My excuse list can go on for many paragraphs.
Thanks for the food for thought. I now have to postpone the paper shuffle/email chores because my wife wants to go out to lunch! Cool beans.
Gene Canavan
Prattville, Alabama USA
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Jim,
First, Laura provides you fodder for your articles. Now, you turn on me. Evidently, you have not considered the full extent of our wrath…
Call me for a beer when you are in town.
Ken McDaniel
Atlanta, Georgia USA
Dear Readers:
Some explanaition is in order. For the majority of you who do not live in the greater Atlanta area, you need to understand the significance of Ken's invitation. First of all, you need to know there is a ring road around Atlanta, locally known as the Perimeter. I live in a suburb 11 miles outside the Perimeter, so I am an OTP (Outside the Perimeter) person. Ken lives inside the Perimeter (an ITP--Inside the Perimeter) and they tend to look down on us OTP's. A parallel for New Yorkers, for instance, would be living in lowly Larchmont and being invited to my ancestral home, Beekman Place, Manhattan (just north of the UN, between 49th and 51st Streets). Hence it is a great honor for an ITP to invite an OTP for a beer, an invitation I plan on accepting with grace and humility this coming Monday.
Jim
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Concerning Cricket
Jim,
Does the following agree with your information?
Eric Eisert
USA
By 1787, the nobility had become annoyed with the crowds of commoners who gathered around the field to watch them play. Thomas Lord, a bowler with the White Conduit Cricket Club, leased some land on Dorset Fields in Marylebone and established a private cricket ground, so gentleman could play without commoners gathering to observe. Lord founded the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which staged its first match between Middlesex and Essex on 31 May, 1787.
In 1788, the MCC published a set of Laws of Cricket, which contained the first complete codification of the rules of the game and the dimensions of the pitch and equipment. Other cricket clubs across England quickly adopted the MCC's Laws and cricket became standardized for the first time. The MCC remains the custodian of the Laws of Cricket to the present day, updating them with new or changed rules from time to time.
Dear Eric:
Please see above. Also, it is probably time for a confession. The riddles and the pieces for “Closing with Creativity” are supplied by my son-in-law, Travis Hale, of Houston, Texas. I think he is doing a great job of keeping us scratching our heads and hope you do, too.
Jim
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Concerning Nip Impressions
Jim,
I just wanted to say thanks for sending Nip Impressions to me. I haven’t a clue how I got on the mailing list, but I find it to be a nice diversion to the everyday ratrace. At first I ignored them as they came in because my job is primarily environmental (water, wastewater, sludge, compliance) for our facility and I honestly don’t care too much to muddle up my mind with all the cares of the production end of things. I thought it was just a bunch of technical articles for which I already get my fill. Now that I’ve read a couple of these I look forward to the next mailing. I liken your Nip Impressions to the publication we used to get from Houghton Chemical ( I can’t remember what they called it). Now that was a nice piece of work. It always impressed me that someone would take the time to routinely assemble some bits and pieces of information and other “now you know the rest of the story” kind of articles for people like me to read. I don’t do much extracurricular reading because there isn’t a whole lot out there that I really feel like reading or that fits my routine. Nip Impressions is kind of like snack food: convenient bite sizes, not too heavy, and it doesn’t give me heartburn. Thanks again for putting this out.
David Bailey
Ladysmith, Wisconsin USA
Dear David:
Thank you very much. Whether you know it or not, letters like yours are a vital link in this little capitalistic enterprise. It works like this: (1) I write something that has broad appeal to professionals like you, (2) potential advertisers see your letter, think, “I should be on a site where people like David wants to visit,” (3) they buy advertising, (4) I make a living, write more, employ others, and (5) the cycle continues.
That is what free enterprise capitalism is all about.
Thank you again for your letter,
Jim
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