Conor Grennan's Blog

This is how I know there are robots living among us: Because every once in a while you run into a person who says something to the effect of “I’m really good at remembering names.” If somebody says that to you, excuse yourself and run and grab a bucket of water then run back and [...]

You think you know YouTube, right? Well lemme tell you something: YouTube is like those robot traffic cops in science movies where all they do is bumble around at intersections until one day they realize that they can do more than help old ladies cross the street. They can also fight off the invading alien [...]

I’m really bad at giving directions. Not because I’m too vague, but because I’m far too specific. For example, to get to town from our house, it’s easy: Left out our driveway, then your first left, then your first right onto the main road. That’s it. But when we have guests, I’ll tell them this: [...]

Look at this drink, people. This drink has candy in the drink.  I'm not, like, offended by this or anything. Would I want to drink it? No, I would not. But this kind of drink, a drink with gummy worms in it, can be super fun for kids, right? (Kudos, Dave and Busters.) Also, this [...]

I imagine that in the earliest days of human education – like, the teacher is standing up there in a leopard skin tunic with crazy hair and waving around a petrified femur, pointing and ugg’ing at cave drawings - there were probably three things in that cave classroom that we still use today. Ready? 1.) [...]

(Liz wrote this post today for a Christian affinity group at her work to mark the first day of Lent. I asked if I could post it here. She said yes because she's my wife and she loves me. Also, I want to get her writing more.) It’s Lent. Today is Day One.* Today many [...]

You ever try to explain a rotary phone to your kids? The whole circle of numbers with this plastic Frisbee with holes in it thing? You put your finger in the number hole and you whip the little Frisbee around until your finger hits the metal stopper and then you let it spin back the [...]

Back in college, when I was having trouble falling asleep, I used to crack open my Economics textbook. It was as if the mere act of opening it sent up a flume of sleeping powder. I’d collapse head first into the book like I’d been chloroformed. I don’t think I’m alone here - there’s just [...]

Happy new year! How long do I get to say that after new year? Are we still in the window? Because we haven’t seen each other and it’s only January 9th, and it sounds like the right thing to say. The new year is a great time for people like me because it gives us [...]

I was getting on the train the other day when I realized my belt didn't match my shoes: Brown shoes, black belt. I was wearing a suit, so this was a serious faux pas. Admittedly, I am far more conscious of my outward flaws than anyone else (aren't we all?), but even by that measure [...]