Inscribed by hand (II) Published on May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The technology of writing Sometimes everything changed, sometimes it didn’t. Read More
Inscribed by hand (I) Published on April 28, 2020April 29, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Is handwriting necessary? Handwritten English is much less important than it was. But handwriting is not. Read More
More of the story Published on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Help from an old textbook Knowing just a little more is sometimes helpful. Read More
Archives and old software Published on April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Looking again We find ourselves agreeing with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Read More
It’s quiet Published on April 7, 2020April 5, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Noticing what’s not there Much has changed. It won’t stay that way. Read More
One of the in-crowd Published on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Doing popular things We come to contradictory conclusions. Read More
In the name of the King Published on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com But which king? We encounter a difficulty with studying Medieval history. Read More
A testing time Published on March 17, 2020March 16, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Without tests Students will learn something with their schools closed, though it may be unwelcome. Read More
Superficial writing Published on March 10, 2020March 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Not enough research Some writers don’t look deeply enough into the background. Read More
Comes the dawn Published on March 3, 2020March 1, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Early risers We notice an asymmetry between sunrise and sunset. Read More