jim.liebert

jim.liebert

Gamification

Gamification I have a trip planned in May to the French speaking part of Switzerland and since my French is pretty much limited to Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?, I decided to learn some French. I had tried Babbel…

Tracks

A locked room mystery. Tracks Revenge, a dish best served cold. And snowy. It was a Saturday morning in December, made eerily quiet from the just ended snowstorm that swallowed all the ambient noise. There were a half dozen snow…

Slang throughout the years

Whether something is the cat’s meow or all that and a bag a chips, slang serves the purpose – splitting “those in the know” from “the others.” But how is your grasp on various slang throughout the years?

Confessions of a slow runner

I starting running as a hobby in 1980. I was never a fast runner, but I was decent. I would often finish at the top for local neighborhood races. For larger races I would shoot to finish ahead of the…

Covers I like better than the originals

Covers Sounds of Silence by Disturbed Twist and Shout by The Beatles Wish You Were Here by The Milk Carton Kids The Dutchman by Steve Goodman Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt Oh So Quiet by Bjork Originals Sounds of…

Palate cleansers

One leftover Christmas wish What if we were monks, sworn to silence, but we loved Handel’s Hallelujah chorus? Innovate! Some New Year resolutions Face your fears. Well, some of us are better at this than others. Dance like no one…