Ghost Town

So I was dictating a text to my spouse that Willamette (the street) was closed. I pronounced Willamette correctly and Google transcribed it correctly, but then said "Will-uh-met" when reading the text back to me. Which means Google Assistant knows damn well the correct pronunciation of our river but just chooses not to use it. Aye tell yoo whut, Google is skating on thin ice right now.

#AustintheBeagle attempted to apply the KonMari method to his books, but all the books gave him joy-sparks so nevermind. (This is what a beagle experiencing joy-sparks looks like.)

A lot of good information in this piece. The headlie-- like headlies everywhere-- is unhelpful: " How Mindfulness and Trauma-Informed Teaching Can Go Together" might fit better: There are bullet points! "[T]he public school setting with 30-40 kids in a classroom is already not trauma-informed. It’s a very difficult context in which to build relationships, and the architecture, policies and procedures that can make schools feel institutional only make it harder. That’s why often Himelstein sees mindfulness first-and-foremost as a self-care technique for teachers. If teachers can successfully use their mindfulness practice to create metacognitive distance, they can take their ego out of interactions with kids." #DiehardsSociety https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52881/why-mindfulness-and-trauma-informed-teaching-dont-always-go-together

#AustintheBeagle will miss the G+ Dog Park. He's been a part of this community since he was a puppy eating dolls and talking his brother #ClydetheBeagle (R.I.P.) into running away on adventures. He hasn't really found a good replacement for this Dog Park.

Other places you can find me: https://www.instagram.com/barry_cochran/ https://twitter.com/RSpacedark https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-cochran/ OK, and ugh (never could get my friends/family to change ships): https://www.facebook.com/barry.cochran I'm also trying out: http://mewe.com/i/barrycochran barrycochran@pluspora.com #signalflare #DieHardsSociety

Yogurt, bananas, and tiny candy bars: When the government is shut down and one is stranded by a blizzard, one finds breakfast wherever one can.

#AustintheBeagle: "Good morning. Why, yes, now that you mention it, it does appear that there may have been canine involvement in the illicit unwrapping activity that went on recently under the holiday tree. However, THIS dog is merely lying in bed on a Saturday morning. I suggest you make your inquiries elsewhere, good sir!"

Neighborhood Facebook pages are the worst. Worse than Fox News. At least Sean Hannity doesn't live across the street from me.

Kids, back before the Internet, you'd be browsing in a bookstore or something, and someone would pick up a new novel and say of the plot, "Hey! That's my idea! I thought of that a while back!" and you'd just roll your eyes. But now it's abundantly clear: Everyone really does have the very same ideas.

#AustintheBeagle : "May I borrow your meditation cushion, Dad?"

Generation Z doesn't have enough days in the week for your 1960's, Baby Boomers.

Been here since the beta; staying here and also using Inbox until the end of days; rehearsing "Nearer My God to Thee" on my kazoo.

Oblique Strategy for the day. (This would read entirely differently if the "semi" were removed from that colon.)

Look at me, reading my Nook and posting on G+.

Mine are almost 100% spam calls at this point. Originally shared by Keith Wilson Seems legit. source: xkcd.com

I am going to use Inbox until the bitter end and Google can't stop me. (Well, I guess they can stop me, but not until March.)

Beautiful https://vimeo.com/michaelkoenig/earth

Happy Saturday morning from Austin!

#AustintheBeagle likes to cover his eyes with his ears while he sleeps.

"Oh, bother!" (St. Johns Cinema, Portland, Oregon)