Posts Tagged “quasi-deep thoughts”

The Ultimate Closing Thought.

by Dan Oshinsky on August 30, 2010

Since April, I’ve been working on an experiment for my Twitter feed: I start each day with a bit of #AMinspiration, and I close each day with a #closingthought. A few weeks back, I expanded the latter, and started running #closingthought weeks. I had one inspired by Beatles songs. Another one featured overly-existential 90s pop (…)

These Things I Know To Be True.

by Dan Oshinsky on July 25, 2010

Jorge Chávez International Airport is not a fun place to be, especially after midnight when you’re leaving Peru but your flight back to Houston has been delayed yet again. But my delay at Lima’s airport gave me a few minutes to reflect on my recent trip abroad, and especially on a few things that I (…)

Why We Need to Change the Concept of Time — Immediately.

by Dan Oshinsky on May 16, 2010

Today is my birthday, and my annual reminder of how much I dislike the concept of time. Truth is, time is unfair. When I see someone wearing a watch, I don’t see someone with punctuality in mind. I see someone slowly counting down the seconds until the grave. What is a day, after all? It’s (…)

Why I Have Clearly Not Asked for God’s Help While Blogging.

by Dan Oshinsky on April 13, 2010

What follows is a brief thought about the nature of God. It is not a serious thought. I hope you do not find it blasphemous. — Dan I have recently begun to consider the idea that if there a God, he is probably not very good at multitasking. I’ll direct you to this recent study, (…)

My Scoreboard.

by Dan Oshinsky on March 15, 2010

Soon, I found myself keeping score. About to graduate, aimless, preparing for joblessness and possessing a degree worth about as much as the paper it was printed on, I realized — belatedly — that I wasn’t exactly a modern guarantee of potential. I started searching for something tangible, something worthwhile to get me through my (…)

My Generation is Totally Screwed, and It’s All the iPhone’s Fault.

by Dan Oshinsky on January 13, 2010

There is a very good chance that my generation is totally screwed. Certain jobs are disappearing, and that’s a shame. It’s a shame that copy editors at newspapers are being fired. It’s a shame that accountants are being replaced by inexpensive computer software. It’s a shame that elevator operators are out of jobs (and have (…)

My Grandson, The Chipotle Apprentice.

by Dan Oshinsky on December 20, 2009

Of note: What follows is a work of original blog fiction. Only the business card printed at right is real. (Also: Chipotle does make quesadillas; they’re just on the secret menu.) My grandson is named Charlie. I love him very much. He is 22 years old. He has a degree in fine arts from SUNY-Schenectety, (…)

The Bird Who Sticks His Head Out.

by Dan Oshinsky on December 13, 2009

My parents weren’t big on idioms when I was a kid, and I’m probably happier off as a result. Idioms have a way of summing things up a bit too perfectly, of providing a universal answer to a singular context. Not ever wound demands a band-aid, I guess is what I’m saying. The other thing (…)

Three Cool Thoughts.

by Dan Oshinsky on December 4, 2009

What could be the first of a regular segment on danoshinsky.com: three thoughts I heard this week that made me stop and think: 1. Make small stuff do big things. (via Professor Wade Adams, Director of the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology at Rice University) 2. Some things aren’t rocket science; (…)