Contemplating Life with Chris Young

This week we continue my nostalgic look back at my college days specifically my third semester at IUPUI in which most of my classes were at the downtown campus which had notably better wheelchair accessibility and girl-watching opportunities.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

IUPUI interactive campus map: https://map.iu.edu/iupui/index.html

Cavanaugh Hall: https://exploring.iupui.edu/index.php/building/37

Lecture Hall: https://exploring.iupui.edu/index.php/building/42

Taylor Hall formerly known as the Blake Street Library: https://exploring.iupui.edu/index.php/building/38

Engineering and Technology Building:  https://cs.iupui.edu/~jzheng/digitalcity/CampusCompass/et071.htm

TECO text editor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TECO_(text_editor)

“The Big Bang Theory” TV show on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898266/

Penny's maiden name: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898266/trivia/?item=tr3450764

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This week we continue my nostalgic look back at my college days specifically my second semester at IUPUI and my first-ever programming class.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Demonstration of a 2-5 Chinese Abacus: https://youtu.be/PbGft644WUE?si=HIjzXcdWnPPW1rRS

More about types of abacus than you ever wanted to know: https://youtu.be/DSrAvn_znlc?si=-Ksn82F_orOGcpVW

Bowmar Brain Calculator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calculator#Development_of_electronic_calculators:~:text=901B%20(popularly%20termed-,The%20Bowmar%20Brain,-)%2C%20measuring%205.2%20by

Slide rules on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slide_rule

Addiator Mechanical calculator: https://youtu.be/ryST18JJ7VU?si=kSUE-Y4oTgHg3kUV

Another Addiator video: https://youtu.be/cT8fSGHHiAs?si=aBR7YCFamWqs6ImD

DigiComp demonstration: https://youtu.be/chrURgrkd44?si=U28LSayBdXEqFlEF

IBM System/360 Model 44: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_System/360_Model_44

IBM punch cards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punched_card

Herman Hollerith: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Hollerith

Keypunch machines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keypunch

FORTRAN programming language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran

Karnaugh map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnaugh_map

IBM 1620: https://t-lcarchive.org/ibm-1620/

Binary Coded Decimal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary-coded_decimal

Line Printer art Mona Lisa: https://www.gloveboxoptions.com/shopping/impact-printer-products-ascii-art#ascii-art-product-AART112

ASCII art: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art

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In this episode, I continue reminiscing about my college days at IUPUI. Specifically this week we talk about my trouble learning a foreign language.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Computer languages…

FORTRAN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran

BASIC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC

IBM 360 Assembly Language: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC

Algol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC

Pascal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language)

PL/I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PL/I

COBOL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL

PLL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic_Programming_Language

C: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)

C++: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B

Java: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)

JavaScript: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

Python: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)

PHP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP

HTML: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML

CSS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS

“Michelle” by the Beatles on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DvYhIotxgOA?si=O3QIkW3l7ejD7RCI

Paul McCartney on “60 Minutes” discusses “Michelle”: https://youtu.be/DvYhIotxgOA?si=O3QIkW3l7ejD7RCI

Paul McCartney sings “Michelle” to Michelle Obama: https://youtu.be/mF_fjhiPXbc?si=v4bWDzOsweCuKNC1

“It’s Not Easy Being Green” Kermit the Frog original version: https://youtu.be/rRZ-IxZ46ng?si=hgYmTBAuh1yHeMI3

Andrew Bird sings “It’s Not Easy Being Green” in French: https://youtu.be/8ehISMOqcdw?si=cXxLfklh0y9clBih&t=23

Ray Charles sings “It’s Not Easy Being Green”: https://youtu.be/KHR6HkHySWY?si=5dIpRTCwH2jPMb9-

Conjugating the verb “to be” in French: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/verb-conjugations/etre/#:~:text=sois-,Present,%C3%A9tant,-tu

Various Google translations…

“It’s not easy speaking French”: 

https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=Ce%20n%27est%20pas%20facile%20parlant%20fran%C3%A7ais

“How do you find rock music?”: https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=Comment%20trouvez-vous%20la%20musique%20rock%3F

“I look for it in my room.”: https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=fr&text=I%20look%20for%20it%20in%20my%20room

“It’s Not Easy Being Green”: https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=Ce%20n%27est%20pas%20facile%20%C3%A9tant%20vert.

“I’m full”: https://translate.google.com/?sl=fr&tl=en&text=Je%20plein

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In this episode, I begin a series of episodes about my college days working towards a degree in computer science at IUPUI. This week we talk about getting into college. Not just being accepted but getting in the building in a wheelchair which wasn’t exactly easy.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

FAQ about the split between IUI and PUI: https://www.iupui.edu/vision/faqs.html

IUPUI on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_University%E2%80%93Purdue_University_Indianapolis

Indiana Department of Vocational Rehabilitation: https://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/rehabilitation-employment/vocational-rehabilitation-employment/

Butler University: https://butler.edu/

Marian University: https://www.marian.edu/

Burger Chef on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Chef

Vintage Mechanical Calculator similar to one used in the IUPUI Calculations Lab: http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/madas_20azs.html

Star Trek 1971 computer game on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(1971_video_game)

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In this episode, I conclude a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. I discuss the struggles I had with our new inexperienced pastor in my experience of a miracle worthy of canonization of a saint.

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Article about Bill Clinton and the meaning of the word “is”: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/1998/09/bill-clinton-and-the-meaning-of-is.html

The Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: https://spsmw.org/

About Saint Mother Theodore as told by their Sisters of Providence on their website: https://spsmw.org/about/saint-mother-theodore-guerin/her-story/

Video about Mother Theodore on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dELPn595CA4?si=n111hjBC4KRKljQn

Théodore Guérin on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Gu%C3%A9rin

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In this episode, I continue a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. I discuss more work on the church finance committee and talk about my relationship with my pastor and good friend Father Paul Landwerlen

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Film “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984) on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258/

Clip from “Spinal Tap” – “Amp goes to 11”: https://youtu.be/uMSV4OteqBE?si=MQPuh_6e7_27TrWo

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” season 3 episode 4 “Who Watches the Watchers?” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Watches_the_Watchers

Movie “Jesus Christ Superstar” (1973) on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070239/

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, Shelbyville Indiana: https://svdpcc.com/

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Correction to this episode: I mentioned that Father Paul would be 95 in January. Actually he is 95 now and will be 96 in January. Also I said he retired at age 70. Actually he was pastor until 70 but was appointed as administrator of St. Vincent Depaul Parish on an annual basis until he was 85. He is currently the oldest serving priest in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

In this episode, I continue a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. We talk about the struggles of maintaining a budget in a Catholic parish in the various strategies we used to meet those challenges.

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Dynamic Catholic Welcome program purchased Christ Renews His Parish in 2017. Here is their website: https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/welcome.html

Song “Outside the Wall” Pink Floyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ZlWEQ17ns

Film “Pink Floyd: The Wall” (1982) on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084503/

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In this episode, I continue a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. We talk about the struggles of maintaining a budget in a Catholic parish in the various strategies we used to meet those challenges.

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Dynamic Catholic Welcome program purchased Christ Renews His Parish in 2017. Here is their website: https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/welcome.html

Song “Nothing But the Blood of Jesus” sung by Carrie Underwood: https://youtu.be/L6XMSPJzfEU

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In this episode, I share the story of two relationships that I had in 1989-1990. One of them left me bitter and angry. The other one left me fulfilled and affirmed. This was originally written for the writing seminar I’m attending. I hope you enjoy it.

Links of Interest

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Author David Gerrold on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gerrold

Author David Gerrold on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DavidGerrold/

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In this episode, I begin a series of episodes about my life of ministry in my local Catholic Church. So that time was serving as the parish’s computer consultant setting up a database of parish records. I talked about the ups and downs of automating parish communications.

Links of Interest

Contemplating Life episodes about religion in my faith journey: https://contemplating-life.com/blog/category/religion/

St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church Indianapolis: https://www.stgabrielindy.org/

Cromemco Z-2 my first personal computer on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromemco_Z-2

Quattro Pro spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quattro_Pro

Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_1-2-3

Parish Data System: https://www.acstechnologies.com/parish-data/

PDS founder Father Mike Boyle: https://www.acstechnologies.com/parish-data/reverend-mike-boyle/

Zenith Data Systems computers on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_Data_Systems

WordStar word processor for CP/M: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordStar

Microsoft Multiplan spreadsheet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplan

Kaypro Computers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaypro

Osborne 1 "portable" computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_1

Tithing on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithe

National School Lunch Act on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_School_Lunch_Act

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