Madison High School – 1964 State Champs In Football [Ugly first draft]

Madison High School – 1964 State Champs In Football [Ugly first draft]

Coach Ted Monica and a crew of experienced seniors took the Madison High School Dodgers football team to an undefeated season and the Division II New Jersey State Championship. [I will develop a narrative of the season and take the reader on a journey of about 2500 words from the beginning of the season in…

How Best To Learn

How Best To Learn

I’m a big fan of Nicky Case’s work.  She is a hard-to-describe creator, making online simulations, zines, tools (e.g., Nutshell – a tool to make expandable explanations), simulators, etc.) as well as giving talks, offering YouTubes, etc. She created a few things that addressed, in a brilliant synthesis of available cognitive science on the question,…

Directory of Laser Talks

Directory of Laser Talks

Citizens’ Climate Lobby has an intranet for members.  It has a lot of great reference material.   Here is a representative sample.  If you want to read any of them, just join Citizens’ Climate Lobby (no cost, no duties) and login to the “Community” intranet (https://community.CitizensClimateLobby.org) What are Laser Talks? Just as a laser is powerful…

Chapala Bus from Ajijic to Guadalara

Chapala Bus from Ajijic to Guadalara

There are two classes of service: Servicio Plus (aka “Chapala Plus” or “Directo” service). This is express service on cushy, air conditioned busses that make limited stops between Ajijic and the old bus station in southeastern Guadalara — the “Central Vieja” (map).  Running time: about 60 minutes.  Cost 65 pesos. Servicio Regular (aka “Regular Service”…

Baby Sofia's first Christmas

Welcome, Sofia Mae Willis!

Sofia Mae Willis was born on December 3, 2023, my fifth grandchild … another beautiful, healthy, smart girl. She comes from a long line of independent-minded, beautiful, and intelligent women, including her Mom and the women on her father’s side. Here are some ancestors who share her middle name, from her father’s side of the family. As soon as I can, I’ll add more slides to document her mother’s side!