Pop quiz for public relations 101. Scenario 1: You run a wildly popular app that incorporates video with a live host. You learn that a reporter is writing a personality profile of your host. Do you offer some cheerful quotes and then make a note to get your host to sign a new contract that handles…
Similar:Work-Life Balance, from 11(!) Years AgoI think I’m managing work-life balance p…AcademiaOut for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…AestheticsJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…PersonalLooking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.PersonalMisaligned interior and exterior portholes. Bulkheads…
Similar:The Most Toys (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Three, Episode 22) Data Abducted by Eccentri…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….ArtProgress (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 15) Kira befriends a stubborn squatterRewatching ST:DS9 Dax and Kira are ch…CultureTaking a break from my syllabustering in order to design some stairs. I’ve learned so much…Taking a break from…
During the original run of Star Trek: The Next Generation, my college roommate and I invited our friends over to our duplex for Star Trek parties. Our local TV station ran the show at midnight Sunday, which was a terrible time, but we sometimes had 30 people over. Though we kept in touch virtually, I…
Yesterday, I asked my students, “How many of you spent $4 on a cup of coffee in the last month? How many have spent that much to support local news?” “If people don’t get local news, they don’t know what’s going on in their community. If they don’t know what’s going on in their community,…
Similar:Sondra's Garden: Butterfly Release Honors Dr. Lettrich (Seton Hill University)”Every good lesson plan has a culminatin…AcademiaToday's lunarbaboon… there might be something in my eye. Hey! Want me to take her f…AwesomeMy mother-in-law invited me to try out the 60- year-old tape machine that belonged to my f…My mother-in-law invited me to try out t…AwesomeConfessions of…
Similar:It's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsHitting the weekend with just 6 ungraded papers. #partylikeaprof Hitting the weekend with just 6 ungrad…PersonalSettling in for a jukebox show (not my favorite genre but the Go-Gos are fun).PersonalThe girl has gotten progressively more dedicated over the past few days.When…
Similar:The Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureCelebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term …PersonalWhy I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind of in the eye of the storm, b…ModdingThe Miller of the Dee; by James Baldwin; read by Dennis JerzI showed up at the recording…
This looks like a deliberate attempt to plant a “fake news” story, presumably in order to discredit the Washington Post for falling for it. Verify, verify, verify. The Post did its homework, and did not fall into the trap. Sadly, this story will be used to discredit people who come forward with legitimate sexual assault…
I spend a lot of time re-educating my students, assuring them that my job as a college professor is not to give them a checklist, and then award points for each item they ticked off correctly; nor is my job to teach to a test. Shortly after I started teaching in my current job, a…
Similar:My Shakespeare students are off peer reviewing their term paper rough drafts. I’m official…AcademiaThinking about the new semester vs. Creating submission slots in CanvasPersonalUPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns — 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Plann…The moment in Attack of the Clones when …BusinessChurning Out More Non-profit Arts PromosAs part of my…
I’m frustrated by these accursed conference proposal maximum word counts. (10) Curse you, conference proposal word limits. (6) Damn proposal word counts!! (4) Cut wherever possible. (3) Trim wordiness. (2) Simplify. (1) Actually, that helped. Back at it. Similar:13: The Musical Promohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40MbeApiX…CultureMan arrested in DC with weapons is released; says he made a mistakeA man…
Did you share fake news from Russia during the US Presidential election? Grudgingly following up on a Congressional order, Facebook will permit you to jump through hoops to find out. Because Facebook apparently does not have the technology to insert items of its choosing directly in user feeds, the social media company has helpfully provided…
A few minutes ago I heard about HQ for the first time, through a friend’s Facebook post. An item or two down in my feed I saw a different FB friend had linked to this story. The Daily Beast describes a tense encounter with a CEO who calls a reporter, threatens to fire his own…
Editor and columnist Jonah Goldberg questions his fellow conservatives who call for the resignation of Al Franken (a Democrat; junior senator from Minnesota), equating the allegations against him with the allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, all the while downplaying the serious allegations against Roy Moore (a Republication; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of…
I have nothing against essays, but not every writing task requires an essay. I tell my students they will be more successful if they produce a narrative personal essay because it’s the right genre for the occasion, not because it’s the only genre they feel comfortable writing. This handout is my latest attempt to help…
Similar:Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day.Representing the Humanities at Accepted …PersonalPippin! Last show today at 2pm.CultureHere's how Maria amuses herself on the ride home from dress rehearsal. #WestSideStoryPersonalWhen we play Star Trek Monopoly, I am the Captain’s chair. GamesI love a little courtyard. I think I’ve made enough #blender3d buildings for now. On to…
The other day I found myself very annoyed at how much headspace was occupied by a free game I had downloaded on my phone. So I deleted it. I still go into fight-or-flight mode when I’m drafting a text and a phone call comes in. I like to page through the my notebooks full of…
Similar:Reliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger.Reliving memories and saying goodbye to …PersonalSibling Affection and Paternal Abstraction as Drawn By a Six-Year-Old; or, Aren't My Daugh…My six-year-old daughter is a very visua…AmusingComing of Age (TNG Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 18)Rewatching ST:TNG A character-heavy e…MediaOut & About: Cabaret Theatre presents its…
Similar:Finished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksOn a little afternoon walk with my son.Health"She even disgraces the name of Linton." –Heathcliff, on his simpering wife Isa… PersonalDrawing of Once on This Island by the amazing Rebecca Scassellati.PersonalGet Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaLive theater. August Wilson's Jitney, in the back yard of the August…