I guess now we know why for the past decade or so Google doesn’t seem to be valuing what used to be magical about Google — the ability to rank pages so effectively and connect users to web pages that met their needs. That’s just not what’s driving Google these days. With AI search results…
Enjoyed making a 3D print of the captain’s chair from the #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now-adult kids. Similar:The girl told me to post this with the caption, “The Addams Family Goes to the Big League….PersonalThe Fantasticks (Oct 18-27, Theatre Factory) https://youtu.be/SYp1jQaSwjo …CultureNarnia board game — enjoyable family activity (but it's weird…
Similar:Headlines: Why editors matter in journalism.Headlines are important. (Send an editor…AmusingI am a dog and I am a good boy and I am prepping my Spring courses.AcademiaRUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event – English – YouTubeDepartment of Homeland Security-funded v…CultureI Don’t Know Why Everyone’s in Denial About College Students Who Can’t Do the…
This actually happened the other day when I was offline. Similar:Everything is beautiful at the ballet.DanceFirst steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the …First steps towards reconstructing a 30-…AestheticsMy Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of working at Seton …AcademiaAnother sold-out…
Modular low-poly medieval buildings. Ground-level storefronts have more detail than the upper storey windows and interiors. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #gettingthere My second try is definitely better than my first from a few weeks ago. I’ve told myself at this stage, no props! No barrels or crates or hay bales, wall sconces, procedurally-generated random street…
Spring 2024 Grades: Submitted Similar:Each of these #retro #neovictorian #steampunk control panels takes me about an hour. #gree…AestheticsFall 2023 Grades: Submitted! Academia"Godspell" is sure to entertain audiences of all ages and faithsThat’s me in the white shirt, with a tie…CultureFrog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse with the daughter.Frog and Toad at the Mountain Playhouse…
I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:Recording my lines for a student escape room project.PersonalPublic service announcement! If you are feeling awkward at a social event and you see me t…AwesomeThe girl asked me to read R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) to her. #quarantine #partylik…BooksStudents present their research for the Celebration…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:Set design for Acts II and III of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) #blender3dDesignThe reception line begins. Grad2018PersonalRossum's Universal Robots (Act 1) Artistic ProsperityThe first act of Artistic Prosperity’s v…CultureChess with my son. As usual, it didn't go…
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:Rare find discovered amid town's Old West kitschInstead of dispensing a card like Zoltar…AestheticsSome new locations for my #neovictorian #steampunk personal project. Created…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:Support the arts in your community! I’m here for the daughter and the rest of the cast. @j…Support the arts in your community! I’m …CultureFacebook paid Teen Vogue to run a fake article praising Facebook for "helping ensure the i… After FB…
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:Charlie Brown has his kite-eating tree. I have my keys-eating chair. #foundthem PersonalOut & About: Stage Right holds its annual Heart of the Arts Gala Source: Out & About: Stage Right…CultureThe daughter experiences her birthday cookie…
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:Summer Project: Responsive Web DesignI spent more time than I’d like to admit…AestheticsUpdating a villain's lair in #Blender3D. Still a work in progress.AestheticsWhat blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureMasked up, so I don't infect you, in case you are in a vulnerable group.…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Someone I know very well is in the trailer for Midnight (2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5BczlGs…CultureMy big acting moment in this scene is declining a drink. #indie #filmAmusingKeeping things in the proper perspective at 4Cs: Praise for my delivery of a line from Sta…Already met a lot of good people and fou…AcademiaEaster…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Just remember: what you’re seeing and what you're reading is not what’s happening.Words apparently spoken by the President…Current_EventsIt's Science! Carolyn Uses Anastasia's Lip Balm KitMy friend Anastasia gave me a home-made …AestheticsPage Weight MattersUnexpected consequences, when a develope…CybercultureQuebec teen discovers ancient Mayan…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:More split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignSynergistic Synthesis XVII Sub B1 Chair by Kenneth SmytheAfter my daughter’s theater workshop, I …AestheticsThe poetry of deafnessMy auditory processing disorder makes it…AestheticsContemptible and Exploitive “Share if You’re Not Ashamed of Me” Facebook ScamsOutline: Various Facebook posts…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:Here I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsFall 2025 Grades Submitted!PersonalSummer Theater Camp Photos: "Patrice" in "13" My 11yo performed the part of “Patrice…Current_EventsSnow White: The Musical Opens Fridayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiIRCoHoN…AestheticsFeeling Like an Impostor at 49I reminded my Shakespeare students that…