Philosophy
Today the Philosopher's Playground turns four years old. We've had 1278 posts to bat around (at least three or four of them were goods one, too) and almost a quarter of a million hits. I want to thank all of you who have come out to play, whether you are regular commenters or lurkers. I do strive, above all, to make this a fun place to exchange ideas.
I love the mix of old friends, family members, colleagues, former students, fellow Comedists, and on-line folks I know only through the Playground. You keep it fresh and enjoyable because even after four years, whenever I think I know what conversation will come from a post (and yes, sometimes I write things that I KNOW will bait one or another of you into commenting...) the discussion often takes a turn that I never foresaw and find fascinating (o.k., except for the threads about tipping etiquette which are pretty much always the same and which I keep putting out there to annoy Kerry).
So, the question for today is where to go now. Things change over the years. My posts now are shorter than they used to be, often less political. I write fewer op/ed type posts and have more open questions. Are there occasional features that you'd like to see come back or come out more often? More or fewer "auto mechanics to quantum mechanics" weeks? More snark? Fewer language questions? New ideas?
Thanks everyone for four fun years.
- The Playground's Sixth Blogoversary
We're six years old today. That's 59 in Twitter years. So, time for our annual meta-post. How should the Playground change? Longer posts? More politics? Less politics? More academic type philosophy? Less academic type philosophy? Any old features...
- Everything Below This Post Is Kaput
My oldest friend Gwydion asks, "Do you ever get tired of blogging? If so, how do you reinvigorate yourself?"I've had this Playground up and running now for almost six years with six posts a week. I am closing in my 2,000th post. I do not want to begin...
- Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics: Any Questions?
We'll put this weekend's post up a day early to get things rolling. I have a schtick I do at the beginning of every class where I take a few minutes and let the students ask me any question from auto mechanics to quantum mechanics. When I started...
- Auto Mechancis To Quantum Mechanics: Any Questions?
It's been a while since we've done this and I've been meaning to get back to it for about a month or so, so let's have at it. For those new to the Playground, I have a schtick I do at the beginning of each class where I let the students...
- Any Questions?: Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics
For those new to the playground, I have a schtick I do at the beginning of each class where I allow the students to ask me any question, auto mechanics to quantum mechanics, I tell them that any question at all will be entertained. I had some former students...
Philosophy
We're Four! It's Our Blogiversary
Today the Philosopher's Playground turns four years old. We've had 1278 posts to bat around (at least three or four of them were goods one, too) and almost a quarter of a million hits. I want to thank all of you who have come out to play, whether you are regular commenters or lurkers. I do strive, above all, to make this a fun place to exchange ideas.
I love the mix of old friends, family members, colleagues, former students, fellow Comedists, and on-line folks I know only through the Playground. You keep it fresh and enjoyable because even after four years, whenever I think I know what conversation will come from a post (and yes, sometimes I write things that I KNOW will bait one or another of you into commenting...) the discussion often takes a turn that I never foresaw and find fascinating (o.k., except for the threads about tipping etiquette which are pretty much always the same and which I keep putting out there to annoy Kerry).
So, the question for today is where to go now. Things change over the years. My posts now are shorter than they used to be, often less political. I write fewer op/ed type posts and have more open questions. Are there occasional features that you'd like to see come back or come out more often? More or fewer "auto mechanics to quantum mechanics" weeks? More snark? Fewer language questions? New ideas?
Thanks everyone for four fun years.
- The Playground's Sixth Blogoversary
We're six years old today. That's 59 in Twitter years. So, time for our annual meta-post. How should the Playground change? Longer posts? More politics? Less politics? More academic type philosophy? Less academic type philosophy? Any old features...
- Everything Below This Post Is Kaput
My oldest friend Gwydion asks, "Do you ever get tired of blogging? If so, how do you reinvigorate yourself?"I've had this Playground up and running now for almost six years with six posts a week. I am closing in my 2,000th post. I do not want to begin...
- Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics: Any Questions?
We'll put this weekend's post up a day early to get things rolling. I have a schtick I do at the beginning of every class where I take a few minutes and let the students ask me any question from auto mechanics to quantum mechanics. When I started...
- Auto Mechancis To Quantum Mechanics: Any Questions?
It's been a while since we've done this and I've been meaning to get back to it for about a month or so, so let's have at it. For those new to the Playground, I have a schtick I do at the beginning of each class where I let the students...
- Any Questions?: Auto Mechanics To Quantum Mechanics
For those new to the playground, I have a schtick I do at the beginning of each class where I allow the students to ask me any question, auto mechanics to quantum mechanics, I tell them that any question at all will be entertained. I had some former students...