A nice article about Yeats's poem, "The Second Coming," was published by the Wall Street Journal on July 24, 2015. You can read the article by Googling "A Poet’s Apocalyptic Vision by David Lehman". I like the poem, but have not studied it, so I found it helpful to hear the poem was published in 1919, after World War I. That helps explain why this poem has a dark view. David Lehman wrote a nice essay and I recommend it.
Robert
You can read the poem online here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172062
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Kin Kin Thai Food in Fort Worth
While in Fort Worth today I had lunch at the Kin Kin Urban Thai restaurant at the corner of West 7th Street and Foch. I was very pleased with my meal. I had Yellow Curry Chicken Over Rice. The dish was beautiful on top of being delicious. It was described as being hot and spicy, but being a guy who enjoys a pile of jalapenos on top of my hamburger, I found the curry flavorful. My wife enjoyed her Chicken Pad Thai. For an appetizer we split an order of Crepe Spring Rolls. The restaurant was very attractive. It had what looked like a full bar, but it was off to the side so I barely noticed it.
Next time I go to the Kimbell Art Museum, I'll have lunch at Kin Kin. Continuing West on 7th Street, the street forks at University Blvd and I can veer left to Camp Bowie Blvd and drive on to the Kimbell, which is only 0.6 miles from the restaurant.
I will be visiting down town Fort Worth more often. It is only 55 minutes from my home, driving on Sam Rayburn and 121 all the way there. Highway 121 dead ends in downtown Ft. Worth.
Go through the down town. Do not take I-35. The 121-to-35-to-30 transition is a nightmare. When you get onto 35 from 121 going south towards 30, the exit to 30 comes too soon to get across all 3 lanes of crowded traffic. Sometimes the transition is impossible because the traffic is too thick. It is much better to enter the downtown and take a leisurely drive to the museums.
Highway 121 used to be horrible when you got near the airport, but they have made big improvements to that intersection and the traffic flows smoothly. Now the drive to down town Ft. Worth might even be more pleasant than the drive to down town Dallas.
I loved the Kin Kin Urban Thai restaurant; I recommend it. The food was delicious and beautiful. The restaurant was attractive and the servers were attentive.
Robert
PS: If you have had Thai food before and did not like it, I can say I have too. But give Kin Kin a chance. There is a very wide variety of Thai dishes and I can say that the food at Kin Kin that I had was fantastic.
Next time I go to the Kimbell Art Museum, I'll have lunch at Kin Kin. Continuing West on 7th Street, the street forks at University Blvd and I can veer left to Camp Bowie Blvd and drive on to the Kimbell, which is only 0.6 miles from the restaurant.
I will be visiting down town Fort Worth more often. It is only 55 minutes from my home, driving on Sam Rayburn and 121 all the way there. Highway 121 dead ends in downtown Ft. Worth.
Go through the down town. Do not take I-35. The 121-to-35-to-30 transition is a nightmare. When you get onto 35 from 121 going south towards 30, the exit to 30 comes too soon to get across all 3 lanes of crowded traffic. Sometimes the transition is impossible because the traffic is too thick. It is much better to enter the downtown and take a leisurely drive to the museums.
Highway 121 used to be horrible when you got near the airport, but they have made big improvements to that intersection and the traffic flows smoothly. Now the drive to down town Ft. Worth might even be more pleasant than the drive to down town Dallas.
I loved the Kin Kin Urban Thai restaurant; I recommend it. The food was delicious and beautiful. The restaurant was attractive and the servers were attentive.
Robert
PS: If you have had Thai food before and did not like it, I can say I have too. But give Kin Kin a chance. There is a very wide variety of Thai dishes and I can say that the food at Kin Kin that I had was fantastic.
Monday, June 15, 2015
Karpov Defeated by 1. ... a6
From Wikipedia: "In 1980 at the European Team Championship in Skara, Tony Miles beat reigning World Champion Anatoly Karpov with Black, using the extremely unorthodox opening 1. e4 a6!?, the St. George Defence."
What a curious game! Here it is, the year 2015 and I still remember the astonishment when the English Grandmaster Tony Miles defeated the World Champion of chess, Anatoly Karpov with such an offbeat chess opening.
Most chess coaches would tell a young player not to play the opening used by Tony Miles, saying it is a mistake. This is where we have to be careful as parents and teachers. A superior craftsman can take a step that would be a mistake for a beginner, but use it effectively because of their skill.
We teach our children to write short, simple sentences in English class. We do not tell them, however, that once they have mastered the simple sentence that writing long sentences is fine, maybe even preferable.
I remember reviewing an essay by my daughter in middle school. The teacher marked her down for having a repetitive phrase. But repetition for emphasis is an acceptable practice. I promptly found a repetitive passage in literature and showed my daughter that her use of repetition was correct and was used by established writers.
We must be careful when coaching and teaching children to avoid being unduly negative.
You can see the game moves on the internet here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068157
If you hover your cursor over a move, the move will highlight in red. Click on the move and the chess board at the top will display the game board after that move.
Chess is a fabulous game, full of surprises. Children as well are fabulous and full of surprises!
Robert
What a curious game! Here it is, the year 2015 and I still remember the astonishment when the English Grandmaster Tony Miles defeated the World Champion of chess, Anatoly Karpov with such an offbeat chess opening.
Most chess coaches would tell a young player not to play the opening used by Tony Miles, saying it is a mistake. This is where we have to be careful as parents and teachers. A superior craftsman can take a step that would be a mistake for a beginner, but use it effectively because of their skill.
We teach our children to write short, simple sentences in English class. We do not tell them, however, that once they have mastered the simple sentence that writing long sentences is fine, maybe even preferable.
I remember reviewing an essay by my daughter in middle school. The teacher marked her down for having a repetitive phrase. But repetition for emphasis is an acceptable practice. I promptly found a repetitive passage in literature and showed my daughter that her use of repetition was correct and was used by established writers.
We must be careful when coaching and teaching children to avoid being unduly negative.
You can see the game moves on the internet here: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068157
If you hover your cursor over a move, the move will highlight in red. Click on the move and the chess board at the top will display the game board after that move.
Chess is a fabulous game, full of surprises. Children as well are fabulous and full of surprises!
Robert
Friday, June 12, 2015
What is NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe or NSDownloader.exe ?
When Norton Live Update broke my installation of Norton I looked at the installation files and I found a couple of files I was curious about. But when I looked on the internet, asking "What is NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe?" and "What is NSDownloader.exe ?" I found nothing.
Now that I've taken these out for a spin I can tell you about them. NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe uninstalls Norton Security. NSDownloader.exe installs Norton Security. Run NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe first and then run NSDownloader.exe. Both take time, but this will resurrect your broken Norton Security.
Here's what broke my Norton: when I ran Live Update before going to bed, Live Update said I needed to restart my computer. I said, "I am ready for bed, I'll shut it down and the software update will finish installing when I next start my computer." Surely stopping and then starting the computer is a restart, right? Well, that did not work. No matter how many times I restarted the computer the next day, the same message box would appear: "Restart your computer to finish the Norton Update." Yikes! Norton was broken!
I had to uninstall and reinstall Norton. "Start Menu > All Programs > Norton > Norton Installation Files" will take you to a folder with NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe and NSDownloader.exe and now you know how to use them.
Remember not to run Live Update unless you have time to restart your computer!
Robert
Now that I've taken these out for a spin I can tell you about them. NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe uninstalls Norton Security. NSDownloader.exe installs Norton Security. Run NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe first and then run NSDownloader.exe. Both take time, but this will resurrect your broken Norton Security.
Here's what broke my Norton: when I ran Live Update before going to bed, Live Update said I needed to restart my computer. I said, "I am ready for bed, I'll shut it down and the software update will finish installing when I next start my computer." Surely stopping and then starting the computer is a restart, right? Well, that did not work. No matter how many times I restarted the computer the next day, the same message box would appear: "Restart your computer to finish the Norton Update." Yikes! Norton was broken!
I had to uninstall and reinstall Norton. "Start Menu > All Programs > Norton > Norton Installation Files" will take you to a folder with NS-ESD-22.0.2.17-EN.exe and NSDownloader.exe and now you know how to use them.
Remember not to run Live Update unless you have time to restart your computer!
Robert
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Most Amazing College Football Play
On November 30, 2013, the Auburn Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide were tied 28-28 with one second left on the clock. What happened next was the most unforgettable moment in college football. Alabama attempted a long field goal and Auburn ran the missed kick back 109 yards to win the game.
There is a back-story to the game that makes the unfolding of this brief particularly amazing. There were events going back years to set up the circumstances for this unique play. You can enjoy this background information in this article. Google "Behind College Football's Most Amazing Play" by Ben Cohen and Rachel Bachman and you can read this article, written on January 3, 2014 in the Wall Street Journal. This is a great story, which is why I am writing about it now: I have just re-read the story and want to share it with you.
When I watched the game live on TV, I remember jumping to my feet and whooping and hollering. Thanks to YouTube we can see it again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIBNX0CXDc
You can go to YouTube and search with this text: Auburn Alabama kickoff return. You will have a number of videos to watch.
Here is another article, which has a video embedded. http://www.ibtimes.com/video-auburns-109-yard-missed-field-goal-return-remembering-chris-daviss-kick-six-1730788
Enjoy!
Robert
There is a back-story to the game that makes the unfolding of this brief particularly amazing. There were events going back years to set up the circumstances for this unique play. You can enjoy this background information in this article. Google "Behind College Football's Most Amazing Play" by Ben Cohen and Rachel Bachman and you can read this article, written on January 3, 2014 in the Wall Street Journal. This is a great story, which is why I am writing about it now: I have just re-read the story and want to share it with you.
When I watched the game live on TV, I remember jumping to my feet and whooping and hollering. Thanks to YouTube we can see it again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqIBNX0CXDc
You can go to YouTube and search with this text: Auburn Alabama kickoff return. You will have a number of videos to watch.
Here is another article, which has a video embedded. http://www.ibtimes.com/video-auburns-109-yard-missed-field-goal-return-remembering-chris-daviss-kick-six-1730788
Enjoy!
Robert
Tomorrowland is a Fun Movie
Movie review of Tomorrowland
I enjoyed the movie Tomorrowland and I recommend it. The advertisements feature George Clooney, but the star of the film, in my opinion, is Raffey Cassidy who plays a child named Athena. Britt Robertson is supposed to be the star child actor, but I think Raffey Cassidy upstaged her.
Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) was not in the advertisements, so his appearance was a delightful surprise.
The movie has good special effects and promotes optimism, a welcome relief from dystopian movies like Hunger Games. The movie is rated PG, a welcome change.
Robert
I enjoyed the movie Tomorrowland and I recommend it. The advertisements feature George Clooney, but the star of the film, in my opinion, is Raffey Cassidy who plays a child named Athena. Britt Robertson is supposed to be the star child actor, but I think Raffey Cassidy upstaged her.
Hugh Laurie (Dr. House) was not in the advertisements, so his appearance was a delightful surprise.
The movie has good special effects and promotes optimism, a welcome relief from dystopian movies like Hunger Games. The movie is rated PG, a welcome change.
Robert
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Vanderbilt University Persecutes Christians
The following article tells us how Vanderbilt University kicked the Christian student organizations off campus. The article was published in the magazine Christianity Today.
"The Wrong Kind of Christian" by Tish Harrison Warren (August 27, 2014)
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/september/wrong-kind-of-christian-vanderbilt-university.html
Here is a quote from the article: "I thought a winsome faith would win Christians a place at Vanderbilt's table. I was wrong."
It is my opinion, after reading the article, that Vanderbilt University persecutes Christians. What do you think?
Robert
"The Wrong Kind of Christian" by Tish Harrison Warren (August 27, 2014)
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/september/wrong-kind-of-christian-vanderbilt-university.html
Here is a quote from the article: "I thought a winsome faith would win Christians a place at Vanderbilt's table. I was wrong."
It is my opinion, after reading the article, that Vanderbilt University persecutes Christians. What do you think?
Robert
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