Monthly Archives: November 2015

On the Needles

I have a mere three projects left to finish before I can dive into my stash-busting extravaganza: 1) Shannon’s socks, 2) my log cabin blanket, 3) finger-less mittens for Kerry.  Just the other day I finally blocked and wove in the ends of a Clapotis scarf.

Shannon socklog cabin blanket unseamed Kerry's fingerless mitts My Clapoti 1

To err is human…

When I started this blogging adventure I was hoping to post a bit more frequently, but this is the time in the semester cycle that always finds me frantically making lists of all the things I don’t have time to finish that have crushing deadlines.  All the little balls I have flying around in the air will soon start crashing down on me.

I offer this image, then, of the BEST example of Type I and II errors I have seen (thanks to a colleague for sharing this on Facebook):

Type I and II error example

 

 

The Digital Turntable: Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

In the next week or so we will consider the subject of atheism in the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.  This song speaks to the concept of “foxhole faith”, the idea that when confronted with such existential issues as death “no one is an atheist”.  Not sure I agree with this sentiment, but this Regina Spektor song speaks to the larger issues we will discuss in class: Laughing at God