Question of the day catch-up
Sep. 12th, 2023 06:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petrea_mitchellI paused to think whether I just wanted to stop doing these, but I think I'll complete the year.
Grew up watching laserdiscs of the original series, didn't think much of the first season of TNG and stopped watching it, didn't care enough after that to check out any of the later series. I did watch the first reboot film and have many thoughts about it, none of them positive.
I've been doing the ones in various Dell puzzle magazines since back in the '80s when they were called Number Place.
Art was a required part of the day up through middle school. In high school I took a photography class and a more traditional art class. Mainly I learned that I have no talent for them, but I think arts education needs to be there for the kids who take to it.
General news I get mostly from mainstream sources: big-name newspapers, NPR, the BBC, CNN. My favorite tech news site for the last 20-odd years has been The Register.
I occasionally take a break when there's one big news story everywhere and I feel like I've learned everything there is to know about it at the moment, but not very often.
Ever since we finally moved off of cable this past January, I've really missed being able to watch BBC World News.
Yes! The operative word here being "tries". I'm not sure how much I'm really helping.
9/8 - Star Trek Day: Star Trek speaks of a hope-filled future where our nationality no longer matters, and yet each of our personal heritages is still something we can be proud of. We are all citizens of the same quadrant of the galaxy, and at the end of the day that’s all that matters. Are you a Trekkie/Trekker? If you are at least somewhat "into" Star Trek, which series have you watched at least some of? Do you have thoughts on the JJ Abrams reboot films?
Grew up watching laserdiscs of the original series, didn't think much of the first season of TNG and stopped watching it, didn't care enough after that to check out any of the later series. I did watch the first reboot film and have many thoughts about it, none of them positive.
9/9 - International Sudoku Day: Do you sudoku, or are you more of a crosswords puzzle person?
I've been doing the ones in various Dell puzzle magazines since back in the '80s when they were called Number Place.
9/10 - Arts in Education Week: Every year beginning the second Sunday in September, National Arts in Education Week celebrates the transformative powers of creative skills. Sadly, governments everywhere are cutting arts programs in schools, citing budget concerns, or to favour more "career-oriented" programs. Did you take any type of art courses in school (art, music, dance, etc.)? What benefits are there to arts education?
Art was a required part of the day up through middle school. In high school I took a photography class and a more traditional art class. Mainly I learned that I have no talent for them, but I think arts education needs to be there for the kids who take to it.
9/11 - No News is Good News Day: From where to you get most of your news? Do you find the daily onslaught of usually pretty bad news overwhelming? Do you take, or have you taken, breaks from news – essentially avoiding all news as much as possible?
General news I get mostly from mainstream sources: big-name newspapers, NPR, the BBC, CNN. My favorite tech news site for the last 20-odd years has been The Register.
I occasionally take a break when there's one big news story everywhere and I feel like I've learned everything there is to know about it at the moment, but not very often.
Ever since we finally moved off of cable this past January, I've really missed being able to watch BBC World News.
9/12 - Day of Encouragement: Are you the type of person who naturally tries to encourage others when they need it? Does anyone in your life do the same for you?
Yes! The operative word here being "tries". I'm not sure how much I'm really helping.
