“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
“While my dad has always spoken lovingly and fondly of his old Camaro he sold for my ‘diaper money’ he was never sour about it,” Jared confesses. “There wasn’t negativity about it. He wasn’t sad. He wasn’t angry. He talks about the selling of the car like it was a duty.” This diaper money Camaro…
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If you like bloody, singing, punning demons you will love this show. Similar:No I didn’t exactly *plan* to spend my Sunday evening tweaking the pedestrian access to th…AestheticsI think I smelled a hint of my mint toothpaste just now. Wishful thinking, or another sign…For the past 2 weeks I have slept a lot,…AcademiaShe doesn't have…
I am not in the splash zone but still definitely out of my comfort zone. Support the arts in your community. Similar:My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s plan to record all the proverbs.My contribution to WAOB Audio Theatre’s …CultureHow exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How…
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:Me loving my birthday truck, c. 1971. I adored this truck, and spellin…Design‘I saw the possibility of what could be done…
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“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…
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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…
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Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:What a fluke (great headline; great story)AmusingDozens of Colleges’ Upward Bound Applications Are Denied for Failing to Dot Every II’m not saying that the Upward Bound kid…AcademiaWhat if I design a #steampunk fantasy cruiser and there aren’t enough…
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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…
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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…
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She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:My big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingWooden document holders. Pretty routine, but practice is practice. #Blender3DPersonalIn March, 2001, I was blogging about "All Your Base…", digital history, 3D printers, and…In March…