I get a little workplace gift as the academic year closes. Similar:It's a Didactic Day in the Neighborhood: Mister Rogers and Educational IdeologyI recently lamented that my kids are gro…AestheticsOn this date in 1999 I first added a date to the list of web links I had been curating. (T…On this date in 1999, I…
At the airport, sending the daughter off to Ireland. She: “Use that one, because we both look derpy.” Similar:My Father's Day adventure included replacing the family gaming computer (a 2011 Mac Mini…..One of the benefits of working at Seton …AcademiaLook how the box leads your eye down to the car, then the two signs lead…
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:I filed my grades early. I shall now, briefly, do something irresponsible.Grades submitted. I’ll reward myself wit…PersonalI know that look.This was my 9yo…
Hooded faculty and staff are loaded into the launch tube below Sullivan. @setonhilluniversity Similar:As Twinkle Twinkle is to Suzuki musicians, so is a wooden shipping crate to CGI modelers. …https://youtu.be/diQF9buONqY I ha…AestheticsThis weekend! GeyerPAC.comPersonalThe daughter introduced me to this wonderful Martin Freeman comedy. Kind of like School of…PersonalEvery day on my fantasy #neovictorian interplanetary cruiser…
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:You come very close to successfully combining argument and explication here… I recently came across a box of old wr…AcademiaI'm having scads of fun designing #steampunk control panels. #blender3d #blender3dart…AestheticsStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch…
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:Epilogue to Rossum's Universal RobotsMy big finish as Alquist in a Zoom-based…DramaMy 13yo homeschooler had no idea how to open a little milk carton. I had to show her.CultureJournalists play a vital role in a democracy. That sometimes includes serving the public b…PersonalPoetry Out Loud…
The choreographer daughter is doing a thing. Similar:Security is Sleeping in the Back Seat of the CarFor decades, my mother collected paperba…EmpathyHow exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medie…How exactly do bridges bridge? How do ri…AestheticsSorry, not sorry. I don't want such friends. Back in 2003,…
So I’m starting a thing. Wish me luck. #blender3d #medieval #york #mysteryplay #corpuschristi Similar:Deadline seems to have briefly published, then taken down, story that says Pence has teste…Deadline seems to have briefly published…Current_EventsHeadlines: Why editors matter in journalism.Headlines are important. (Send an editor…AmusingMeridian (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 3, Episode 8) Dax falls for a man…
No interior yet. Getting there. Gotta start somewhere. Low-poly background detail for a medieval theater project. #blender3d Similar:Riding on Square WheelsStan Wagon, a mathematician at Macaleste…Design20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don't GetI expect my English majors not to balk w…AcademiaHow Not to Be a Jackass at Your Next Academic ConferenceOkay, I confess, I was once in the…
This is manageable. Far better than some semesters. Similar:I had a grand time recording this little story about a misunderstood genius who just wants… The Cask of Amotillado (read by Denn…CultureIt was Mrs. White with the revolver in the ballroom. #winning GamesColossal Cave: The Board Game by Arthur O'DwyerThe kids and I enjoy nerdy board…
Creating textures for background buildings in a medieval theater simulation project. I can always improve this later. #blender3d Similar:What’s My Cue? Let’s Talk Shakesepare with Andy Kirtland Virtural #BritsburghCultureWhen In Academia – WHEN A COLLEAGUE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT ‘DIGITAL HUMANITIES’:When In Academia – WHEN A COLLEAGUE KEEP…AmusingUsing a Typewriter Simulator to Teach Media HistoryWorking on…
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:The annual patriotic showing of #1776 has begun.CultureMore modular, swappable building components. I’ve got to work on the sides of these mid-si…More modular, swappable building compone…AestheticsSTEM Education Won't Solve…
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:What does the girl do with my iPad while I try to jump-start her mother’s car at a gas sta…https://youtu.be/tOYQc8vByoYPersonalOn my fantasy #steampunk cruiser, every uniform is a parade dress uniform. #Blender3D #ble… The first few weeks of Jun…AestheticsSold out show today. Carolyn gets tomorrow off, then a…
The daughter opens another show. This weekend only. Similar:Students in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in Cecilian Hall. @setonh…PersonalOpening night. They've got magic to do! CultureIt's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly one unmarked assignment (for a paper due …It’s exam week, and at the moment I have…AcademiaI…
How to Disagree Academically: Using Graham’s “Disagreement Hierarchy” to organize a college term paper. Similar:Details drive the news (new handout)I have nothing against essays, but not e…EssaysNellie Bly: A Race Against Time | Heinz History CenterOn Nov. 14, 1889, Bly waved goodbye to f…BooksThat 'Useless' Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech's Hottest TicketWhat kind of…