Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?
Earlier this week, after I dropped my wife and one of our children off at the airport, I decided to make a small detour on the way home. The airport was only about a mile away from the college I attended, so I thought I’d swing by the townhouse where my roommates and I used to live, just for old time’s sake.
As I made the turn off the freeway down The Alameda, the memories came back swiftly. I pulled up close to the townhouse complex where we lived, but I had forgotten there was a gate leading into the parking lot, so I couldn’t fulfill my desire to stroll around the place and think about old times. So I just parked in front of it, gazing up at the balcony where we used to throw water balloons at the unsuspecting traffic (Puerile, I know, but one of the better memories of my misspent youth).
(more…)Sixty/Four (Part 1 of 4)
Preface to all four parts: I presently have sixty short positions. I have divided them into four equal parts, so I will post 15 charts in 4 separate posts. Posts 1 and 3 are for everyone, and posts 2 and 4 are only for Gold and Diamond members. Click on any chart for a large version, and use the left/right arrow icons on the large chart to navigate the entire set.
