I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Chipping away at the total as the final submissions pour in.PersonalSpent a half hour taming this tangle of cables (left) with a little tiny six-inch-wide car…AestheticsSignage failure at Seton Hill, c. 2008.PersonalKeeping it classy. My 20yo son encounters the fruit-eating scene from the 1996…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Unmarked papers today. How it started, how it's going.PersonalWatching a National Guard helicopter lift off after an EMS displayJust spending an August evening with the…PersonalI may or may not make a zapping sound under my breath while…
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:From The 'London Times' of 1904A Mark Twain short story, written in 189…CybercultureA support sloop on deck and in the landing bay. #steampunk…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Two classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty of work to do before I fini…AcademiaI broke the garage door when I left for work this morning. Fixed it when I got home.PersonalIt's been a Dwarf…
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:Another 10sq cm of a beautiful #steampunk control panel for a personal #neovictorian #blen…AestheticsA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsThe daughter missed her graduation ceremony because she was performing in Kinetic…
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…
A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son. Similar:Prime Stage Theatre Makes A Statement With Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” For Carolyn Jerz, who plays Viol…CultureMr. President, stop attacking the pressReagan recognized that as leader of the …CultureBeing a dad-nerd means finding new ways to play.https://youtu.be/-c6IirtwFawAestheticsPracticing my Unity3D design skills. Forgot to turn on gravity.https://youtu.be/PkxxiPAmTFg…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Visiting Ft Ligonier #sevenyearswar #history #localhistoryPersonalMe (glares in iambic pentameter)Me: I need to post the opening lecture f…AcademiaMy wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalEverything is beautiful at the ballet.DanceFaculty/staff orientation begins @setonhilluniversity PersonalNutcracker dress rehearsal montage. Carolyn plays the Dew Drop…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:How to fix the internet: If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond th… A teenager in Indonesia may not see …CybercultureThe Sentence That Knocked Down the Berlin Wall (But Almost Didn’t)Words that defined Ronald Reagan’s presi…CultureSmalltalk through masks…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Kittenwar”May the cutest kitten win…” –Kittenw…AestheticsHidden Spaces, New Possibilities I’ve often had dreams about returning …CultureJust an elegant retro keyboard for a #steampunk #cgi project. Procedural materials mean I …AestheticsCNN Profiles Former White House "Chief Calligrapher"Today was the…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Among today’s major professional accomplishments: installing this hook. #springbreakMy office door feels more complete now. …AcademiaFamily ( #StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season Four, Episode 2) Picard Retreats to Family Vineyar…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….DramaAfter my conference talk, a post-audition, pre-Jane-Eyre-performance dinner with the girl.PersonalReport to the bridge…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:When she isn't playing Hodel, she'll be dancing with a bottle.PersonalUnder my academic robes… photographer vest with 3 frozen ice packs. #heatwave #HonorsCon…PersonalDuring a modest snowfall, I’m passing the time in a public place where someone else…
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:Shakespeare on EclipsesPrepping for tomorrow’s first meeting of…AcademiaOut for a walk during some downtime. Paused to appreciate this beautiful city of #Pittsbur…Out for a walk during some downtime. Pau…PersonalGirl…
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.…
Representing the Humanities at Accepted Students Day. Similar:Lysistrata live.Current_EventsFurnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalPict Free Summer Webinar: Shakespeare’s HeroesCultureVisiting the KLBE Air MuseumPersonalReliving memories and saying goodbye to my late colleague Sr. Ann Infanger.Reliving memories and saying goodbye to …PersonalFight choreography via teleconference. As You Like It @steelcityshakespearePersonal
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:What a great time everyone had at the "Cabbies."CultureSon took out trash w/o being asked; daughter wore papercraft tophat to grocery store. Life…I took my daughter to an Alice-in-Wonder…ArtAttending the Texture Contemporary Ballet.Personal#Blender3D practice: #Steampunk control panel #trimsheethttps://youtu.be/4j7qAzaDg3w …AestheticsShe was a musical ingenue Sunday, filmed a…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Email (finding the right tone as a writer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXlgO…CybercultureThe Distracted Classroom: Transparency, Autonomy, and PedagogyI don’t ban technology in my classroom, …AcademiaWired and Business Insider remove articles by AI-generated ‘freelancer’Journalists who can’t verify their sourc…Current_EventsUsing a Typewriter Simulator to Teach Media…