I run the Streets of this Town

Literally.

I made it my mission to explore Lincoln in the best way possible, by putting my sneakers to the pavement. I decided to explore a very specific region, only the lettered streets and only between 1st and 27th streets. It took me just under 3 months to do, but I learned a couple interesting facts about streets in the process. Here is a short list of facts.

1. Certain lettered streets don't exist. Both I Street and Z Street are absent from downtown Lincoln. I can only assume this is to avoid confusion with 1st and 2nd Street.
2. V Street does exist in Lincoln. Some people might think that V Street was simplly replaced with Vine Street, but there is also a V Street.
3. There are some really nice houses between 20th and 25th Streets on B and C Streets. It would be really nice to have a place in that area.
4. One way streets are awesome. It makes crossing the street outside of the crosswalks a whole lot easier.

With all of downtown under my belt, I think my next exercise activity will be biking to the various parks and trails in Lincoln. Hopefully the weather will stay warm for a couple more weeks!

Apple's Unheard Announcement

With all the hype over the last couple weeks for Apple's new products, the Apple Watch and the new iPhones, another one of Apple's implied announcements went unnoticed, the death of the clickwheel.

For a long time, it was the identifying feature of all Apple products. Everyone knew the motion of rolling their thumb in circles just to get to that song that they wanted to hear. Now, Apple has removed the Classic iPod from the iPod lineup, leaving nothing but touchscreen devices on the iPod section of their website. Everyone please, pause for a moment of silence as we mourn the passing of our good friend, the clickwheel.

I'm such a good guy... or am I?

I like to think of myself as a good guy. I doubt that you're surprised by this, I think that most people like to think of themselves as nice people. I also try to be fair. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to get something they want. Sometimes, these two things are at odds.

I was proctoring a Physics exam the other day. This gives me many opportunities to be nice. I can smile at students as they hand in their tests, I can walk to the students when they have a question, rather than having them come to me, the list could go on and on.

I also have many opportunities to be fair. When a student has a question, I have to be careful not to give the student a hint about how to solve the problem when I answer the question. Often, this just means that I am limited to re-reading the question to them aloud.

Something that I discovered isn't so clear, is loaning materials to students. If someone forgets their calculator, my nice guy instinct says the I should give it to them. But then, what if another student needs a calculator. For can I be fair with my limited resources? After giving it much thought, I've decided that I have no fairness qualms with loaning my calculator to a person. All students are supposed to bring their own calculators, so it's their own fault if they don't bring one, but I can make a difference in at least one student's day by letting them borrow mine.