Martin Luther King event at SHU.
Redefining the Dream: Justice, Faith and the Call to Change Within
Just reminding myself that these moments do and will exist. I’ve evaluated every student submission in my queue.
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10 years later it’s so much worse.
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I’ve spent 8 hours with 24 different Verizon agents who keep transferring me back and forth
It’s not a Verizon Wireless issue. It’s not a Verizon Fios issue. It’s a problem linking my 5G Wireless and Fios accounts. The technology is working fine, but I can’t log in to pay my bill for the 5G service I purchased in July; I only see my bill for the landline account my wife…
Alphabet in Motion: How Letters Get Their Shape: pop-up book by Kelli Anderson
A fascinating concept. (Thanks for the suggestion, Mom!) Ever wonder how we ended up with so many different styles of letters? Open any text editor, email client or design app and you will immediately be bombarded with a buffet of typographic choices. Serif or sans serif? Display or text? Classical or contemporary? Formal or casual?…
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops, two people familiar with the communications between the administration and the news organizations said. The decisions in the New…
The daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of like School of Rock, but with an elementary school Christmas play. Painfully funny. The kids were so authentic.
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I didn’t ask for the AI icon on my Kindle app. I can’t turn it off.
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…
Gil Gerard (1943-2025)
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Fall 2025 Grades Submitted!
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The daughter is home from London.
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Misleading to suggest that because I have nothing left to mark that I have nothing to do, but this is progress.
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Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
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…
The Moral Authority Of Animals
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Serving at Christmas on the Hill 2025
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Here are some real statements from Pope Leo that many people who have been sharing fake memes seem to have been looking for.
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Pie, anyone?
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I Set A Trap To Catch Students Cheating With AI. The Result Was Deflating
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AI Agents Are Terrible Freelance Workers
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