I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolfSupport the arts in your community! #aug…CultureFaculty stacked up in launch tube beneath McKenna gym, ready for graduation 2022.Academia3-Year-Old's Birthday Party Theme: 'NewsHour'When a young St. Paul…
I have a daughter who does things. If demon curses and buckets of stage blood are your thing, join the fun this weekend in Greensburg. (I will not be seated in the splash zone.) Similar:I filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalFrozen opens tonight. (All shows…
Yes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I don’t like the psychological manipulation. I’m still using it but I changed my user name. Similar:Annie 2012 with Annie 2017. Annie 2012 with her Warbucks. "Together at last. Together …Personal#PPTPlaytime adaptation of The Merchant of Venice.Top — nonverbal addition with Jessica an…DramaSpring 2025 Final…
“Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes. I can’t believe I just had to type that.” — Michigan-based meteorologist Katie Nickolaou. A wide range of misinformation has been spread as Helene and then Milton gathered pace in the Gulf of Mexico, such as claims spread by Trump that Fema had run out of cash for hurricane survivors…
It’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected officials and partisan agitators with lots of followers. FEMA is not out of money, it’s not confiscating damaged property, and it’s not biased for against any ethnic groups or political affiliations. Similar:Stage Right offers four versions of its musical 'Annie' | TribLIVELeapin‘ Lizards!…
My mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my father-in-law. When I worked in radio news in the late 1980s, we were still loading reels and splicing tape, so it all came back to me pretty quickly. Similar:The Child (TNG Rewatch: Season 2, Episode 1)Rewatching Star Trek:…
My job is often to help students understand things that they aren’t good at doing yet. If a student arrives in my classroom with a solid ability to construct clear sentences and summarize difficult readings, using an AI tool that helps them spot grammar mistakes with less effort and capture the gist of a reading…
Did you see that guy’s license plate? Similar:I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside …I’m still teaching journalism and my usu…AcademiaFascination (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 10) Comic crush after crush; that's…Rewatching ST:DS9 A character-driven …AmusingNYT: G.W. Bush is "super-overexposed" and "so far to our right"…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:I love my students enough to teach them the difference between passive voice and past tens…If a goggles-for-brains Lego character c…EducationBoston marathon bombing: All the mistakes journalists make during a crisis like the Boston… First, do not pass…
A healthy respect for the free press and the institution of journalism is absolutely crucial for a healthy democracy. Media literacy matters, while a jaded “I don’t trust journalists, I do my own research” DIY attitude is easily co-opted. A false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident…
What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:Conflict Strategies for Nice PeopleNothing to do with Christmas… just thi…AcademiaWhy We’ll Never Live in SpaceAs much as I love escapist science ficti…BusinessJournalists report what sources say and do. They can't report what sources…
About 30 years after I first saw John Speed’s 1676 map of York, today I was working on a region labeled “Z.” Or is that a “2“? There’s both an X and a 3 nearby… confusing context! A glance at the legend shows how brilliantly Speed handled the ambiguity. #usability #ux #ui #design #medieval #cartography…
Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplay Similar:Texture WriterI’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but …CybercultureThe daughter is home from London.PersonalScript: Prospero Makes a Circle on the Beach. Scene Designer: "How?"I was amused by this little note on the …AmusingFall 2022 Grades: SUBMITTED AcademiaUnmarked assignments in my queue: 0This app, which sports a…
Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening performance. Audiences were gasping, laughing nervously, exclaiming sotto voce about “fingerprints!” and “the key!“ and “Was that *supposed* to happen?” and “This is *good*!” @thepublicpgh #dialm #understudy (We knew well in advance Carolyn would be performing yesterday.) My daughter informed me…
Looking forward to this! @thepublicpgh Similar:Term grades submitted. Homeschool son graduated. Time to breathe.AcademiaMy brother, in town to see The Nutcracker, starts a chess game with my sonPersonalAnd yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureThe Assignment #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 5) Keiko…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Unless Buzzfeed-style Clickbait Replaces all Forms of Human Communication, or Republicans …I love some good meta. I wrote a dialogu…AmusingToasty Warm Bed (designed by drunk AI neural net)AestheticsThe Case Against High-School Sports”I’ve been in hundreds of classrooms,”…
My simulated city has 1000 capsule inhabitants that are just smart enough to gather around markers and wait. In May, I had nothing. I‘m learning. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Impact of One-size-fits-all Web DesignI don’t particularly miss the splash lan…BusinessI MacGyvered myself a heat sinkI’m getting ready to record about 18hrs …DesignALL ABOUT 'ARCHIE' – Jason…
I’ve had a lot of fun in this new ensemble audio storytelling series. Did I do a good job convincing my friends I really saw a time-traveling elephant? Similar:UPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns — 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Plann…The moment in Attack of the Clones when …BusinessOut & About: Cabaret Theatre…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Graduation procession #classof2017PersonalOverview of the Forward Ops station, one deck below the main bridge of the fantasy #steamp…PersonalBacon Starry Night MemeI’ve no idea where the “Bacon Starry Nig…AestheticsThe Life and Times of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯But, in…
How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medievalyork need? My first try will be my worst try. #mysteryplay #blender3d Similar:Opening night! So great to see live local theatre.PersonalWinky Winky Drudge ReportThe Drudge Report today features an amus…AmusingForgotten closet box: powder blue summer suit with a crisp…