I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:The first officer's office adjoins the officers' pub, because of course it should. Working… AestheticsWhen you accidentally send a "Dear Satan" letter.My family and I are in the voice cast of…PersonalSlicing up a massively detailed trimsheet to simulate reflections and geometry for four va…PersonalMore…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Where No One Has Gone Before (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 5) Wes's warp-drive guru help…Rewatching ST:TNG after a 20-year break….CultureCarolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company's production o… Carolyn performed as Ariel…
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:Am I a Bad Father Because I Let My Daughter Eat M&Ms in Her Mashed Potatoes?[poll id=”2″] AestheticsDear Google: You Should Have Talked…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:World Press Freedom Day. (Don't take the free press for granted. Journalists are not the e…PersonalSame photo, two different interpretations.This is why I spend time teaching my jou…PersonalIt’s so heartbreaking seeing the amount of disinformation being spread by elected official…It’s so heartbreaking…
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:Second episode of “Electron Jones” paranormal detective audio series is up. waobaudiotheat…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTe47W3S…AmusingAmazing show. Young lovers, a witty (but often stupid) servant, speeches, rants, exaggerat… PersonalSpring 2025 Final Grades Submitted!AcademiaMy laptop hard drive is full & my…
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:Siblings gotta sib.PersonalThe black chair is down to 18¢ per ounce? Shut up and take my money, Amazon!PersonalMy wonderful daughter.PersonalIf you care about things like acting, or people, go see "Orphans." I'm over…PersonalA picture of puffy white clouds floating in a blue skyAestheticsDon't call it "social distancing" or…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Nipper Hears "His Master's Voice"As a kid growing up in Fairfax County, j…BusinessWriting a news story calls on different skills than writing a traditional essay.Updated an older instructional handout w…EssaysAnd so it begins: the unmarked assignments counterThis little icon will control my…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Star Wars, Star Trek And V Author Ann Crispin Passes AwayAs a high school student, I wrote a fan …BooksWhy Our Brains Make Us Click on ListsThe article-as-numbered-list has several…Culture19 Book Cover ClichésThis one is #3, “Man Lurking…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Rossum's Universal Robots (Act 1) Artistic ProsperityThe first act of Artistic Prosperity’s v…CultureBackstage opening night.PersonalThe truth hits Thorvald. Loved PPT PlayTime’s online presentation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s Hous…PersonalLovely #greebles give attractive details to the the flat surfaces of this little bot (from…AestheticsPop Culture Showdown with My Retro…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:Video Tips for Students: Don't do what I'm doing! You can't see my eyes, the background i…You might have been asked to submit a sh…AcademiaMy Kids Are Shatner Than MostI passed along to my geeklings an apprec…DramaSnape…
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:Blogging is NOT Analog Writing in Digital SpacesBlogging in education is about quality a…CybercultureMy English major skills crushed the girl in Bananagrams.Wildcard? You mean quitter tile! GamesSupport the arts…
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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