About Your Author

Cbeck is a Research Scientist that enjoys playing guitar, reading books, and spending time with his family. Even the vicious little dog. Staying abreast of trends in social psychology and technology are persistent hobbies, despite his lack of expertise in these areas. The former of those hobbies has been developed thanks to fascinating conversations with his wife, who is a professional counselor. Cbeck also has a problem with referring to himself in the third-person and the plural tense. His wife is working on him with that. We are also not sure if "plural" actually is a tense or not.

Comments

  1. ShaneMay 5, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Third person referral is ok. Most people think it conveys arrogance; I think it does the opposite. Better than I, I, I, me, me, me, my pants, my pants, my pants.

    And plural doesn't need to be a tense. It just needs to be.

    ReplyDelete
  2. cbeckMay 9, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Indeed, the web definitely needs fewer folks talking about their pants. for example, a search of "pants site:blogspot.com" yielded >46 million hits. That is too much talk about pants.

    From here on out, my plurals will simply be. Unless, of course, I am putting on a pair of pants.

    ReplyDelete
  3. ValMay 17, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Plural may not be a tense, but your wife will tell you that Plural can be tense. Sometimes, too, it can be dense. Or immense. Or whatever.

    ReplyDelete
  4. cbeckMay 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    ...sitting on the fence, while eating nonsense
    thinking of ex-inlaws-to-be, hence
    always plurals having future- and past-tense!

    That was fun! Thanks for stopping by!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Tom BakerMay 23, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Great blog cbeck and thank you for commenting on my site. I am a die hard WordPress guy. I'm referring to one of your posts I read about your blog showing. I'm glad I didn't choose blogger.com!

    ReplyDelete
  6. cbeckJune 6, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Hey Tom! My my, posting the dates on comments makes it impossible for me to think you just slipped in over the last few days. I really need to keep an eye on these pages better!

    Thank you too for stopping by here and having a look around. Cheers~

    ReplyDelete
  7. tinabeeSeptember 6, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    whoa you're back. randomly clicked on a comment you left on my blog and oh look, the link is alive!

    we are glad. we are the collective.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. cbeckJanuary 21, 2012 at 5:50 PM

      :D

      Sigh. I was gone again by the time you said I was gone... but this time I WILL NOT STAY DOWN!

      And thanks for stopping by...

      Delete
    2. cbeckJanuary 21, 2012 at 5:51 PM

      Whoa....... while gone, somebody up and put an indented reply system on me comments... trippy. I like it alot.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Unless someone signals that they've figured this out, I think I'll just turn in for the night

Image
Research Triangle, NC (TVN) -- A study published last week in the Journal of Genetic and Mechanical Engineering has experts everywhere questioning the very core of their scientific foundations. According to Dr. Harrison T. Bagsley, A renouned genetics researcher, the same process of evolution and adaptation found in mammals is also driving mutations in the automotive industry. Specifically, in our cars and trucks used for transportation. "When I first discovered this, I couldn't believe it myself," Dr. Bagsley said, "But the statistics are undeniable." Dr. Bagsley, a down-to-earth scientist who prefers his friends call him Harry, went on to describe the meticulous process in which he personally surveyed over 1000 vehicles. "Each vehicle had the same new mutation - an appendage protruding from the left side of the steering column that moves up and down like a lever." Dr. Bagsley urges the public to express caution around their transportation ...
Read more

A Brief History of the Americas (As best as I can recall it)

Image
On July 4th, Americans everywhere remember what is important in this country. That is, of course, the freedom to pay 5 dollars for a cup of burned coffee. Never mind that the coffee is sold to us from a company that was so sure we'd make them rich they figured their bucks would reach to the stars... what really matters is that we are not drinking tea. See, the British were once horribly odd folks that liked to put milk in their tea. Apparently no one ever told them this was gross. Tea without milk was not an option for the poor colonies. Adding insult to injury, King George W. Bush insisted the 'Mericans smear Imperial Margerine(TM) on their English Muffins and even began putting thumb-tacks in the tea. As time passed, people got fed up (probably sometime after the middle ages when famine was less prevalent). A group of individuals emerged that decided they'd had enough and were going to do something. No one knows for sure who they were, but at least 4 of them were...
Read more

Technical How-To: Changing Oil

Image
This weeks post is brought to you by the letters "L" and the number 0. Representing, respectively, the nature of my work (Lousy, lame, loathsome, loquacious Ok, that's not really an appropriate adjective, but I was running out of Ls and felt like 4 words was better than three ) and the amount of time I have available to write this (0 hrs). So then, I will today leave you with a slightly edited version of something I lifted off the net years ago. It's posted all over the place, but my version is better! :) Oil Change instructions for Women: 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee. 3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change -$20.00, Coffee -$1.00, Total - $21.00. Oil Change instructions for Men: 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, ...
Read more