Gary J. Wolff's Blog Archives
October-December, 2020
This page shows archived posts for Gary J. Wolff's blog from
October-December,
2020.
Enjoy...
Cheers,
Gary
Dec. 28,
2020 - Ten Characteristics of People who end up Rich
Hindsight is 2020, and so it's time to look forward to a new start! Dan Miller,
author of "48 Days to the Work You Love," has some ideas on how to
enjoy a prosperous New Year. HAPPY TWENTY TWENTY-ONE, everybody!
Ten Characteristics of People who end up Rich:
Expect Success
Create a clear plan
Work Hard
Avoid Debt
Be teachable and a lifelong learner
Exercise self-control, persistence, and delayed
gratification
Accept Personal Responsibility
Keep Good Company
Remain Opportunity conscious
Enjoy the present but plan for the future
Dec. 26,
2020 - The New York Hudson Yards Vessel
A good friend of mine in London who's an architect with the Thomas
Heatherwick design studio there, recently introduced me to an amazing
project his firm designed in the Hudson Yards in New York City.
The "Vessel" is an open-air, 16-story honeycomb-shaped spiral staircase
for visitors to climb. Comprised of 154 intricately interconnected
flights of stairs – almost 2,500 individual steps and 80 landings – the
attraction offers remarkable views of New York City and the Hudson
River. WOW!
Dec.
19, 2020 - 2020 Tokyo Midtown illuminations (東京ミッドタウンのイルミネーション)
Highlights include the Snow Light Globe, Step Lights, Midtown Ice Rink,
and the Santa Xmas tree with 1800 mini Santa figurines. Wow! Don't miss
the ice skater with colorful lights on his skates! Merry Xmas,
everybody...
2020 Tokyo Midtown
illuminations, Roppongi, Dec. 5, 2020
(If player above is not visible, you can view video
at YouTube here.)
Dec. 3,
2020 - Santa Mickey (サンタ ミッキー) thrills the masses...
2020 was indeed a tough year for many folks, but the good news is
that 2021 is just around the corner! To help boost your spirits, back
by popular demand this year is the famous Santa Mickey, who for the
past decade has thrilled kids worldwide
with Xmas carol karaoke practice. Happy holidays from Santa Mickey!!
All 5 videos are in a playlist
and will play continuously, non-stop. Or click on the playlist symbol
in the upper right corner
above to select any of the other 4 videos. OR... play the
entire playlist in a new window here.
Nov. 25,
2020 - 'Tis the season....
...for the gorgeous fall colors in Tokyo! Let the fun begin! After SO
many years of living in this beautiful country, I can still never get
enough of the non-stop display of fall foliage which begins here every
year around mid-November. Hopefully I'll have more to share in the
weeks ahead!
Mizumoto Park, Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 5,
2020 - Motivating Students With the Quizizz Classroom App
The presenter, who has enjoyed success motivating students using
real-time online classroom games like Quizlet Live, recently added
another new game to his repertoire called Quizizz, a free online tool
for creating quizzes where students can use their mobile devices to
compete against each other in the classroom. This video introduces the
Quizizz app, including demonstrating the classroom Live Game mode, as
well as how Quizizz can be used for out-of-class study.
Motivating Students
With the Quizizz Classroom App
(If player above is not visible, you can view video
at YouTube here.)
0:00 Intro & presentation outline
1:33 Presenter’s background & experience with gamification
3:44 Intro to Quizizz
5:16 Quizizz Features
6:20 Quizizz Effects on Student Motivation
8:00 Quizizz website
13:23 Types of questions & creating questions
14:50 Video demo of a live Quizizz game
20:27 “Reports” feature for student assessment
23:59 Reference sources
24:23 Contact details
Oct. 24,
2020 - America in
Peril — America 2020 Predicted in 1961
America In Peril exposes the list compiled in 1961 that details the
specific goals necessary to destroy Christianity in America, destroy
the republic, and implement a godless Marxist, communist system of
government.
The 45-item list was published in 1961 in “The Naked Communist” by
former FBI
Agent W. Cleon Skousen and is shown at the conclusion of the video
below.
Most of the communist goals have been achieved, and our country is on
the brink of becoming a communist country where liberty is crushed and
the people live in fear and misery.
Watch this shocking analysis of what is going on in the United States
today and what we face in the crucial upcoming election. Conduct your
own analysis, pray, and vote. (Source: Buzzsaw
Media)
America In Peril —
America 2020 Predicted in 1961
(If player above is not visible, you can view video
at YouTube here.)
Oct. 17,
2020 - We can never be too careful...
...to protect ourselves against COVID-19!! Meanwhile in my home state
of Texas, this guy is Double-Filtered,
ha ha...
Meanwhile in Texas
Oct. 6,
2020 - Japanese
"high-jumper" (ハイジャンパー）
This interesting piece of Japanese playground equipment is known as a
"high-jumper" (ハイジャンパー）, to measure how high you can jump up and
touch. The little numbers range from 210-280 and indicate height
in centimeters, e.g. the red "225" represents 2.25 m (~7 ft. 5 in.).
Only in
Japan...
Hi Gary, I love your site as it is so informative. On August 1st, 3 of us will be attempting to climb Mount Fuji. My husband and I are comparatively fit
Hi, I have some questions about reserving a hut on Mt. Fuji. I'll be in Tokyo a few days before climbing season and am attempting to climb on July 1st.
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