I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Nerdling spots typo in space exploration textbook.PersonalSherlock Holmes and The Woman (WAOB Live Virtual Performance)I was happy to play Watson. The daughter…BooksThey both reached for the gun.PersonalMask up.PersonalHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:A support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk #neovictorian #aesthetics #desi…AestheticsThe last submissions of this o'er ripe term, Ungraded, mock me though this app. And thus,…AcademiaSnazzy officer uniforms from the #steampunk bedtime stories I…
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:Vienna State Opera, funny ballet.Vienna State Opera, funny ballet. Слава …AestheticsThe Man Who Photographed GhostsThis review of a book about early photog…AestheticsHow to…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:My 13yo homeschooler had no idea how to open a little milk carton. I had to show her.CultureThe Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow: Icelandic bromance, with weapons, secret panels, and…I try to read to my kids for an hour eve…BooksTalked…
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:Christmas 1970. I was feverish and it was unseasonably warm outside. One of my favorite pi…PersonalMasked up, so I don't infect you, in case you are in a vulnerable group. Feeling healthy. …CultureAt the Johnstown…
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:To my daughter for 2020: “You shall prevail.”PersonalThe Rivals #PPTPlaytimeA great production of a delightful play.CultureThe YouTube "Blender3D to Unity UMA" tutorials blow through all the steps in a h…PersonalAs Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsThe…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Stage Right Theatre Company's 'Fiddler' all about family, on, off stageI am thrilled to be part of this great c…Current_EventsFinished Reading The Chronicles of PrydainWe could hardly stop reading just before…BooksNational Dance DayIn the restaurant parking lot after dinn…CultureMother 3: My Mom,…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Visiting my parents. Admiring their original Hallmark Enterprise Christmas ornament. I ask…AmusingOne of my undergrad lit papers. Dot-matrix printed, with hand-written instructor annotatio…AcademiaOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled down in the 1800s but I made a rough approximation f…The barbican at Mickelgate was pulled do…PersonalHappy retirement celebration to two dear colleagues.AcademiaTricking the eye to see 3D details in geometrically flat surfaces for my #steampunk #blend… AestheticsIdeal Homeschool Summer Day:…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Why do so many small US newsrooms shun innovation? "The goat must be fed."We started this report to assess the use…CybercultureToday I didn't save the world, but I did help a student while power-walking at the mall.I’m…
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:Spent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsHandshakes Really Do MatterMonday night handshake/eye contact pract…CultureTwo classic novels returning to Accomack schools…
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:This happened the last time an eclipse was visible in the area. My students left the room,…Pinhole projection. PersonalLet’s Make the Academic Job Market More HumaneIt’s been decades since I’ve had the “I’…AcademiaMaybe it wasn’t a sensible idea to hold 5 hours of student consultations on the…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:“The author talks about [topic]” is filler. Your professors want your college-level ideas.AcademiaHow "Hail Mary" Became Inextricably Linked to American FootballI am revamping an existing “News Writing…CultureThe Case for Slow Journalism: When to Unplug from the Endless News CycleOften when I…