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Tonight,  I saw an unanticipated result of our current administration's influence on today's youth. Chandler was describing an efficiency report for Fort Stewart that he had accidentally  "over-seen" while we were in Savannah recently. His grandfather, an engineering contractor for McLean, had some reports lying on a desk, in a closed binder in the same room the boys were bunking. Total happenstance report reading,  really. What Chan was impressed by was the efficiency of the Army as detailed in the report.He was describing how the report listed amount of wattage used per army barrack. And that's when I spotted it.  He said " Army Buh-Rocks " Bunk houses by this name would be the current President of the United States. (And I'm pretty sure he didn't serve...)  We often tease ChanMan about his creative pronunciation skills, and it is a homonym, so, I won't devote any more of this post to something that may embarrass him. However, it is an ide...

BrainBender: Togglers

Problem is posed in first 5 minutes. Give yourself 24 Hrs to solve, then watch the second half to check your solution (or find relief).  Taking the "Truth-Teller Amongst Togglers Dilemma" to bed with me-- find the truth-teller in only two questions:

Intro To JavaScript: Drawing & Animation

I am learning new things. Thank you, Khan Academy .  Project: Shooting star From THAT :    ASSIGNMENT Decide what side of the canvas you want the star to start from, the top, bottom, left or right, and position your star there. Decide what direction you want the star to move in. Change the variables inside draw so that the star moves the way you wanted. Add another star or other shape, and animate it going in a different direction. Bonus: Change the star into a different shape, or have it shoot out of a cannon. Bonus: Add a backdrop, like a starry night or skyscrapers. To THIS : *REFRESH MAY BE REQUIRED TO VIEW ANIMATION, I HAVEN'T LEARNED LOOPING QUITE YET*