Category: Observations

FiftyThree’s Pencil Stylus

byJon Westfall February 5, 2015 Observations Technology
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2015/01/fiftythrees-pencil-stylus-is-now-available-through-apple Thinking of picking up one of these this weekend, to add to the stylus collection I have. It’s funny how pencil and paper work so well for what they do, we’re still trying to find a good replacement in the electronic age. It’s very surreal when you consider that…

Out of Their Element

byJon Westfall January 16, 2015 Observations
It’s been cold the last few weeks in Mississippi, a contrast to the summer heat that seems more memorable and typical of not only the Delta, but the south in general. Southerners seem confused by cold – it’s not their native environment. The town seems to go into a low-energy…

Splash Mountain’s Origin

byJon Westfall November 13, 2014 Observations
Mental floss has a pretty interesting piece on Song of the South, the Disney movie that the characters from the ride Splash Mountain originate in (as well as the song Zip-a-dee-do-dah). It’s truly an interesting situation: popular franchise characters in a movie that hasn’t ever been released on home video…

25 Questions to Ask Walt Disney after Watching Cinderella

byJon Westfall May 6, 2014 Observations
Yesterday I watched Cinderella for the first time in 20 years. Here’s a list of 25 questions or comments I’d ask Walt Disney regarding this film… So it’s bad that Cinderella is a servant, but it’s apparently OK to exploit talking animals for slave labor? Who names anything Lucifer?!? How does…

Minimalistic Culture

byJon Westfall November 11, 2013 Observations
The last 10 years have seen minimalism as a movement take hold. Tips, tricks, and thoughts galore are online. One could say that the amount of how-to articles about minimalism is anything but.