I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:The captain will shortly address the officers and crew. Please have the custodial bots pol…AestheticsThe boy tied for second place in Saturday's Monroeville Chess Club tournament.Peter was the lowest-ranked player to en…GamesAn afternoon with Ben Franklin. CultureThe Girl's Obsession with Scottish History ContinuesWife: “What…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Stack of wooden desk trays with metal supports. #Blender3D. Normal map, glossy map; mahoga…My goal in trying to do an object each d…AestheticsOn Death and iPods: A RequiemI never owned a classic iPod, though I d…CultureOut for…
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old exhales with her head thrown back, collapsing into laughter that causes smoke to billow out of her mouth. The clip is grainy and shaky – as if shot in low light…
My simulation project does not require me to master medieval daub and wattle architecture. But sadly, I now know just enough to be disappointed by this first attempt. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #keepgoing Similar:In May, 2000, I was blogging about the 'I Love You' virus, hacking URLs, PG Wodehouse, and…In May, 2000, I was blogging about…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Fancy a game of whist with your nemesis? The prospect of ruin adds piquancy to the pleasur…PersonalJerz and Daughter Teach Scratch (Digital Storytelling Tutorial)In the past I have posted tutorials for …CybercultureLooking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.PersonalThe…
Have you seen Apple’s “Crush” ad? It features a huge huge hydraulic press crushing musical instruments, art supplies, google-eyed toys, and other beloved artifacts of imagination and creativity. I remember seeing a video years ago that showed how a smartphone replaced a desktop full of tools like a calculator, notepad, rolodex, and so forth. But…
I’m still teaching journalism and my usual courses, but after 21 years I’ve stepped aside as faculty adviser to the Setonian. The student voice of the hill (founded in 1919) will continue to evolve. First published in 1919, The Setonian not only predates SHU’s journalism major, it also predates the majestic London planetrees that the…
A Brazilian couple bought a deforested ranch and spent decades planting over 2 million trees. #hope #life #stewardship #earth #ispeakforthetrees Similar:My wonderful daughter.PersonalMS-Word's helpful "View -> Focus" mode delays stress-related breakdowns.You won’t usually catch me saying anythi…CybercultureProgress over 11 years of Blender3D practiceOver the past few years I have created l…AestheticsI just thought of a…
A little over a century ago, the printer T.J. Cobden-Sanderson took it upon himself to surreptitiously dump every piece of this carefully honed metal letterpress type into the river. It was an act of retribution against his business partner, Emery Walker, whom he believed was attempting to swindle him. With its extra-wide capital letters, diamond shaped punctuation and…
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The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:My big brother and my son facing off in chess. I am totally outclassed here.PersonalIn the Hands of the Prophets (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 19) Keiko's scienc…Rewatching ST:DS9 A candidate for Baj…CultureChilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small f…AestheticsLooking…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Learn from this typesetter's mistakeWisdom to keep in mind as I plan for thi…LiteracyThe Drudge Report is pulling no punches as it covers the Trump document sagaThe Drudge Report is pulling no punches …Current_EventsBreakfast Battle from "The Miracle Worker" (Pamela Lee as…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:All of Your Co-Workers are Gone: Story, Substance, and the Empathic PuzzlerHowever, running parallel to the evoluti…AcademiaA performance, two auditions and a cast party. #busyweekendPersonalStarship Mine (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 18) Picard out-thinks thieves rai…Rewatching ST:TNG…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Rossum's Universal Robots (Act 1) Artistic ProsperityThe first act of Artistic Prosperity’s v…CultureRecording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalThe Tribune-Review published a nice preview of Dani Girl.My daughter Carolyn, Matthew Hommel, Vin…DramaCEO’s brutalist office, for a Zoom-based production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)….AestheticsThoroughly enjoying Company.PersonalLate night…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Can't upload photos to Facebook from my MacBookI spent 30 minutes trying to upload abou…CybercultureThe Child –Antoine Bardou-Jacquet –The Child…AestheticsCarolyn had fun playing a street urchin this weekend in Stage Right’s production of Little…Another fun show! Great…
Nothing in this stack is pressing, but they do include rough drafts of final papers, so that will involve concentration and tact and empathy and time. Similar:Feeling Like an Impostor at 49I reminded my Shakespeare students that …AcademiaHad a great time with AmLit students at the August Wilson block party AcademiaYou aren’t doing it wrong……
Here’s the underlying problem. We have an operating image of thought, an understanding of what thought is and how to make thought productive of knowledge and truth through the use of various methods. This image and its methods are, of course, products of human history. They change over time, in different cultures, and so on.…
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The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Two classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty of work to do before I fini…AcademiaChallenge Accepted.PersonalEnjoying a visit with an Austrian imperial commander (ahistorically but magnificently pres…Enjoying a visit with an Austrian imperi…PersonalMeme alleging Trump said “Africans Are Lazy, Good…
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