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Monday, June 6, 2016 1:39:31 AM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled The Fractal Trinity, and other things to look and listen for:
Robert said, "This past weekend marked Trinity Sunday on the church calendar. So naturally I thought of fractals.What, that doesn't seem natural to you?The Holy Trinity is possibly the most obscure thing a Christian ever has to explain. Most Christians..." more
Monday, June 6, 2016 1:39:31 AM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Mountaintop Experiences:
Robert said, "Between El Niño and a sore foot, my 2016 hiking season got off to a later start than the past couple of years. But now things are really rolling along. After taking my old Saturn out for one last adventure, two weeks ago it was time to take my..." more
Monday, June 6, 2016 1:39:30 AM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Mercedes Benz Not Required:
Robert said, "What did you pray for as a kid? Even if your family didn't have any religious practices, you must have prayed for something somewhere... you know, "just in case." Did you ask to get what you wanted for Christmas? For your favorite sports..." more
Monday, May 9, 2016 8:02:38 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled My Heroes Have Always Been Boffins:
Robert said, "The Apollo 11 moon landing was the defining moment of my childhood. I was a couple of months shy of my fifth birthday, but I still remember my parents getting me out of bed at some unbelievably late hour (9 or 10pm, actually) so that I could see..." more
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 5:01:07 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled A Glowing Anniversary:
Robert said, "For a time after the movie Titanic came out, my sister was intensely interested in the history of the real disaster. I remember her showing me some of the books she had read one time when I was visiting. It must run in the family, because I get..." more
Sunday, April 24, 2016 5:53:59 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled One More for the Road:
Robert said, "You may recall that a few weeks ago, I was trying to decide what to do about my car situation. I ended up getting a new Toyota Prius c (that's the smaller version of the Prius), which I like very much - but parting with my Saturn has still..." more
Sunday, April 10, 2016 8:49:52 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Nothing Like the Real Thing:
Robert said, "In some ways, A Ring of Endless Light is my favorite Madeleine L'Engle book, even over A Wrinkle in Time. It's not your typical YA novel. On the surface, it's about a girl who discovers she can communicate with dolphins. But in..." more
Friday, April 8, 2016 3:23:39 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Car Talk:
Robert said, "For all practical purposes, I've been driving the same car for almost twenty years. I bought my original Saturn Coupe in November 1996, and drove it for more than 100,000 miles before it met its end in a freak 2005 accident while it was being..." more
Monday, April 4, 2016 5:31:23 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled The Storyteller's Story:
Robert said, "I've become a big fan of BBC Radio 4's documentary podcasts. They're the perfect length for my lunchtime walk around the industrial park. Sometime late last summer, I listened to one called "Time Noodles." With a title like that, I..." more
Friday, April 1, 2016 6:13:01 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Climb Your Own Mountains:
Robert said, "My younger brother lives the life that I was supposed to live. At least in our mom's eyes, anyway. I was the one who was supposed to get the PhD in some scientific or engineering field from a top-rated university. I was the one who was..." more
Friday, April 1, 2016 2:33:09 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Jobs Well Done:
Robert said, "I'm coming to the end of an absolutely fantastic four-day Easter weekend.I take Friday and Monday off from day-job land every year, Friday so I can sing in the Good Friday service at All Saints and Monday so I can get some rest after the Holy..." more
Saturday, March 19, 2016 10:01:53 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Perspective:
Robert said, "I got a very important reminder today.Rocks, dirt and grass don't care about Donald Trump.Lizards don't care about Ted Cruz.Cows have nothing to say about the possibility of a brokered convention.Birds don't worry about voter..." more
Monday, March 14, 2016 7:38:48 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Getting Out the Word:
Robert said, "I showed up early in day-job land yesterday, so I could slip out for a couple of hours and go over to Juan Lagunas Soria Elementary School, just south of the Oxnard Airport. The kind book enthusiast who owns Mrs. Figs Bookworm in Camarillo had put..." more
Monday, March 14, 2016 7:38:48 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled The Things They Say:
Robert said, "Hey Mr. Trump, I love the poorly educated, too. In fact, I love them so much that I want them to get a better education. Maybe then they'll know better than to vote for you.Of all the crazy things Trump has said, none have stuck with me more..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 6:28:52 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Precarious Times:
Robert said, "I would not have been a friend of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. I know people have been talking about what a swell guy he was, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg was his best buddy even though they disagreed 93% of the time. It wouldn't..." more
Monday, February 29, 2016 8:54:57 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Excuse me, but you've got something in your hair...:
Robert said, "I watch most of my anime through Crunchyroll now, but there are still a few fansubbers out there doing shows that Crunchyroll doesn't carry. The BitTorrent site where I find them always has these banner ads for a company that sells... er,..." more
Saturday, February 20, 2016 4:15:16 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled The Safe Zone:
Robert said, "One reason I haven't been posting so much lately is because the things going on in the world just aren't much fun to write about these days. I'm something of a pessimistic optimist, or maybe an optimistic pessimist. That is to say,..." more
Sunday, February 14, 2016 1:10:55 AM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Silent Running:
Robert said, "Yes, I'm still around. I don't think I've gone this long without posting here before - and it's not just here. I've been less talkative overall lately.I'm still working through my thoughts of what I want to write..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2016 6:06:23 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Lipstick on a Pigskin:
Robert said, "It was a few years ago, during my family's Thanksgiving gathering, and I was settling down to watch the Vanderbilt football game. My oldest niece, who was almost seven at the time, came along and decided she was going to watch the game with..." more
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:56:19 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Freak out, reshuffle, and then back to business...:
Robert said, "You may recall my entry last month about the award I didn't win. Well, now the winners have been announced, and in my category... nobody won. They named a couple of "Honor Books" that were published before last year, but in the Grade 6-8 age..." more
Saturday, January 9, 2016 9:28:44 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Off to a Fast Start:
Robert said, "For me, anyway, 2015 was a largely forgettable year in anime. That's not to say there were no good shows. Plenty of them were enjoyable enough, but only the spring season's Sound! Euphonium left a lasting impression. But here we are,..." more
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7:12:19 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled A Mentor's Passing:
Robert said, "All through high school, I was a math and science kid, so you might be surprised to know that one of my favorite and most influential teachers belonged to the English department. C.J. Foxlow, or "Jim" to those who weren't too intimidated to..." more
Thursday, December 31, 2015 1:22:07 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Notables of 2015:
Robert said, "It's another long holiday weekend, and without any singing to do, I'm hoping to make some progress on my manuscripts. But before I do that - and also as a way of getting myself into a writing-friendly mindset - here are a few things that..." more
Monday, December 28, 2015 1:20:34 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Doctor-palooza:
Robert said, "BBC America ran a Doctor Who marathon through the entire holiday weekend, and I believe they've got another one set for New Year's Eve. The experience taught me a couple noteworthy things.First, Doctor Who just isn't the same with..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2016 8:53:58 PM
Robert Black wrote a blog post titled Lost in the Desert:
Robert said, "Since my birthday hike last September, when I discovered that the road up to Mount Gleason had been closed since the Station Fire, I've been tempted to try making the entire trek from the road closure point to the summit - a round trip of about..." more