Monthly Archives: October 2011

Dr. Dan’s Fellowship Banquet

Family images from the 41st Annual Banquet of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development at which Dr. Daniel J. Press received his board certification in vision therapy.

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Las Vegas in and Around the Tropicana

Beautiful weather here feeds beautiful scenery, while the Northeast gets spanked by a quirky October snowfall.

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Clouds in Plane View

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The Cosmopolitan Herons on Little Silver Lake

Statuesque, almost regal, but so skittish that they scatter when you approach our herons, a stark contrast to our more sociable swans and aggressive seagulls.  

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My Thumbs Weren’t Made for Texting

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But at the Same Time …

Hey, I try to pretend I’m a clock when I’m at the plate, but all I get is this ticking sound in my ear.  This Albert, guy, he’s amazing.  Now there is a superstar first-baseman worth a huge multi-year contract.  … Continue reading

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An Expert On Fools May Be His Own Best Subject – Part 2

A perusal of Robert Trivers’ new book led me to conclude that his logic was flawed.  A deeper reading of it this morning helped me crystallize why that’s the case.  Trivers lays out his premise in the Preface by announcing … Continue reading

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An Expert On Fools May Be His Own Best Subject

I was browsing B & N tonight when I came across a new book by Robert Trivers.  I will admit I’d never heard of Trivers before, so I was taken aback by his framing of Israel as illustrative of deceit … Continue reading

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Social Media vs. Social Insecurity

No doubt social media has helped to galvanize popular occupation movements, the tired, nouveau pooor, and huddled masses now flooding Times Square and elsewhere in New York City exercising their rights under the watchful eye of the Statue of Liberty.  … Continue reading

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Scribe to the Tribe: Visual Learning as a Tool For Critical Thinking

I’ve gotten a few inquires already about the cool video on changing the education paradigm, so thought I’d elaborate just a bit on the visual learning concept used by cognitive media. The idea of the whiteboard drawings synchronized with the … Continue reading

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