I really hate that little sparkly icon which reminds me of all the human labor that was stolen to create a product that enriches the tech barons while contributing to the environmental destruction of the planet. I absolutely to NOT want to ask my book questions. I’m reading a book precisely because I want to…
I built a model of the two-pronged Starfighter (a really sleek and elegant vehicle that deserved a better name) and the one-engined Draconian fighter. I recall being impressed by the two-hour pilot I knew the series that followed was silly fluff. I was 11, so perhaps at the time I didn’t quite appreciate Erin Grey…
Similar:Cliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven't made time to watch TNG in probably …The cliffhanger for Star Trek: The Next …HistoryA full minute standing ovation after that rousing final “Alleluia.” Thrilling!PersonalProgress over 11 years of Blender3D practiceOver the past few years I have created l…AestheticsMy 10yo Launches a Soda Bottle Rocket http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNu8…Aesthetics"The…
Similar:A day may come when the strength of the girl fails and she must make more than one trip to…PersonalWhen it comes to the truth, point of view really does matter.You may have seen a version of this meme…DesignSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalOpening night. Support local…
Similar:Yeah natural born creative genius is a cool myth, but have you tried grinding through hour…PersonalFacebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping ensure the i… After FB crowed about this sup…BusinessOpening night. Support local artists in your community!PersonalColossal Cave: The Board Game by Arthur O'DwyerThe kids and I enjoy…
Twelfth-grade reading scores are at historic lows, and college professors, even at elite schools, are increasingly reporting difficulties in getting students to engage with lengthy or complex texts. Perhaps that is to be expected in the era of TikTok and A.I. Some education experts believe that in the near future, even the most sophisticated stories and…
Chimpanzees in Arnhem’s Royal Burgers’ Zoo in the Netherlands had learned zookeepers’ rule that meals wouldn’t be served until all had assembled. But one day, as reported by Time magazine in 2007, two teenage chimps were more interested in staying out to play than coming in to eat. The others had to wait for hours,…
Similar:The Geekling Worked a Shatner/Nimoy Tribute into GodspellMy geekling daughter, who in Willy Wonka…AmusingIdlewild's Story Book Forest Improves Its SignageIn the past, I have pointed out copy-edi…AestheticsA masked, socially distant museum visit. So nice to get away from syllabuses and email for… Ford built about a half dozen of the…AestheticsWe Tried to Do Vanlife Right.…
More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes in stories, paying sources, taking visual images out of context or doing favors for advertisers. Less than a third believe reporters correct their errors, confirm facts before reporting them, gather information from multiple sources or…
Pope Leo XIV, who has made peace and unity priorities of his pontificate, emphasized that “the more we are reconciled, the more we Christians can bear credible witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is a proclamation of hope for all” and, in the words of Pope Francis, “a message of peace and universal…
Similar:I can't really articulate why i enjoy crafting #steampunk control panels, but it's been a …AestheticsA former student contacted me to share her thoughts.A few years ago, I told myself I would s…AcademiaCarolyn as Maria in West Side StoryPersonalSummer photos of the daughter.Personal#4C18 snack still life.PersonalThis class has been everything that I expect it would…
Similar:At the chess club holiday party. Peter looks forward to his Wednesday…GamesSoldiers and Sailors Memorial and Museum Another visit to Pittsburgh with my his…CultureThe daughter is working hard as a dancer and Flaemchen understudy. @frontporchtheatricalsCultureMy Minecraft-obsessed tween made this blocky foam pig at art camp. Next up: Stage Right summer musical th…AestheticsTreasure peaceful moments in…
My classes are generally small enough that I have time to get to know each student’s writing. When a student who confuses “bias” and “biased” in a hand-written response later that day sends me an email later that day that uses “whom” and “betwixt,” I notice. I can’t prove a student is abusing AI, but…
AI is getting better at rote tasks, but it still takes a human to do 97% of typical freelance tasks (according to research published by a company that sells the services of humans who tag material to train LLMs). Last year I went through part of the training process for a job that offered “up…
I can’t stand Pinterest. I hate when Google sends me there, because Pinterest isn’t a source, it’s just a way to collect images from sources. I don’t want to interact with Pinterest, I want the images. For years I used a Chrome plugin called “Unpinterested,” which filters out the Pinterest results. Just now,…
Anyone seen “Hamnet”? I was not too impressed by “Shakespeare in Love,” which perpetuated the biographical fallacy — that the key to unlocking the one, true meaning of a literary work is listing how each detail in a literary work “could represent” some detail in the author’s life, and that once you’ve constructed that list,…
Madeline Cash reflects on her boomer mother’s use of ellipses. When I texted to thank her, she responded, ‘Enjoy . . .’ Why not Enjoy period or Enjoy exclamation point? Did she resent the gift? Are the treats poisoned? There’s an extensive online discourse on the Baby Boomer generation’s penchant for ellipses. ‘OK . . .’ ‘Thanks…
Similar:Grandpa Joe's Candy Store.Sugar rush at Grandpa Joe’s Candy Store….AestheticsMy parents doing their daily brain treasers in a coffee shop.PersonalBehind the bar in the officers' pub, from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my…AestheticsThat’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. G…That’s water under the bridge! Crowds…
Never again.
Similar:Another section of #steampunk control panel. #neovictorian #design #aesthetics #blender3d …AestheticsRandom sibling selfie.PersonalFinished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksBeing a deaf lipreader during a pandemic means increased social anxietyEven social events are a minefield. The …AcademiaYesterday my wife took this last known picture of our two teenagers. The boy is…
Similar:Books Come Alive! Catalina Magdalena Cast (Stage Right Greensburg) The cast for “Catalina Mag…BooksKinetic Theatre's "Hound of the Baskervilles" was hilarious. Kinetic Theatre’s production was ful…BooksEnjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesHaven (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 10) When a low-stakes rom-com shows Troi's beau and …Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaWhat if I design…
Similar:Dress Rehearsal for "My Son Pinocchio"My wife, daughter, and I waiting to star…AmusingMostly German, sometimes refreshing my high school Latin.PersonalThe Bremen Town Musicians (WAOB Audio Theatre) My daughter plays the narrator, my…HumanitiesHollow Pursuits (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 21) Misfit Crewmember Faces…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….Amusing"Jewish priests do this. It's where Leonard Nimoy got…
Rewatching ST:TNG (Not sure where this review went!) Similar:August Wilson Trifecta (Two Trains, Ma Rainey and Fences on the same day)Fences was performed in the backyard of …CultureMy mentor interrupted me. “Ignore your students from the neck down,” she said.Early in my teaching career, I noticed s…UncategorizedHow to fix the internet: If we want online discourse…
Rewatching ST:TNG (Not sure where this review went!) Similar:I'm really enjoying seeing how my students are responding to Hamlet.As part of a class assignment, one stude…AcademiaTaking Harassment Seriously Requires Serious DistinctionsEditor and columnist Jonah Goldberg ques…CultureOnline dating is a method of virus controlI first met my wife in person, but we we…UncategorizedFake News Is Not…
This the sunlight at that time is shown on the map above, when the sun is set on Pitcairn, there’s still around an hour until it rises in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, meanwhile as it’s just after the spring equinox, the sun will have set over the south pole beginning it’s 6 month long night, and therefore setting on British Antarctic Territory.
