RT @Historiator: “The man who loved alien landscap…

RT @Historiator: “The man who loved alien landscapes” — premier novel by Seton Hill U professor Albert Wendland dogstarbooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/dog-st… Similar:Parallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesJuror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureWhat kids do when Dad won't hand over the iPod So I’m not being selfish… this is …EducationIn Defense…

… but in real life, not every secret held by a p…

… but in real life, not every secret held by a private citizen is newsworthy. 2/2 @CordeliaLogan Similar:10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary of web-en…BusinessYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new earbuds. Reached in pocke…PersonalIn Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an elegant universe. The c…CultureFormer…

Very true! If this were a TV show with a reporter…

Very true! If this were a TV show with a reporter hero, these documents would uncover a huge conspiracy… 1/2 @CordeliaLogan Similar:Jury Duty UpdateI’m a happy, responsible, and no-longer-…GovernmentAnd the girl has succeeded in getting me to wear t…And the girl has succeeded in getting me…TweetsIn Defense Of Metaphors In Science WritingWe live in an…

Death of an adjunct

Attention must be paid. Meanwhile, in the past year, her teaching load had been reduced by the university to one class a semester, which meant she was making well below $10,000 a year. With huge out-of-pocket bills from UPMC Mercy for her cancer treatment, Margaret Mary was left in abject penury. She could no longer…

@CordeliaLogan If he were real, and had been my co…

@CordeliaLogan If he were real, and had been my colleague, I wouldn’t want to discuss his personal life in a public forum. Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new earbuds. Reached in pocke…PersonalHabits for happiness: tips for looking on…

“2011 called. They want their meme back,” I teased…

“2011 called. They want their meme back,” I teased a student w/ a Nyan Cat T-shirt. (I was NOT actually wearing my fanny pack at the time.) Similar:Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook prices.Judge: Apple conspired to fix eBook pric…Books10 Rules of Internet – Anil DashA very useful, concise summary of web-en…BusinessProto iPads and Paper…

I was briefly excited that Turnitin.com’s new app works in a park with no WiFi

Then I realized… I’m a guy who gets excited about grading papers in a park. Similar:Am I a Bad Father Because I Let My Daughter Eat M&Ms in Her Mashed Potatoes?[poll id=”2″] AestheticsHow Finland Keeps Kids Focused Through Free PlayNormally, students and teachers in Finla…Culture'Little Mermaid' brings new music to the Andersen fairy tale -…

14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

I used something very similar to this shoulder-bag mobile phone when I interned at a radio news station my junior year in college. —14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985. Similar:Reuben Klamer, designer of Trek's "phaser rifle" and Milton-Bradley's "The Game Of Life" d…Although more modern-looking rifles appe…AestheticsConfessions of a Former Bastard CopMedium is not…

Word to describe the sorry state of the MLA Job In…

Word to describe the sorry state of the MLA Job Information List: “@QSlobodian: @pannapacker Jöbberdämmerung.” Similar:I asked my geekling whether she was ready for bed…I asked my #geekling whether she was rea…AmusingJuror's CreedWhile researching my obligations for #ju…CultureParallel structure in writing: Use it!These comic panels cover the issue well….HumanitiesTweet: Came around the corner and saw…

My son just scoffed at Kirk’s infamous “One to the…

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The “Monsters, Inc” company play helped me teach Shakespeare

Today the awkward but delightful “Monsters, Inc” company play helped me explain why Shakespeare put the awful “Pyramus and Thisby” play after the main plot has resolved in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. http://t.co/WSXD943LpG Similar:Mary Rodgers, Composer of Once Upon a Mattress and Daughter of Broadway Royalty, Dies at 8…Mary Rodgers, composer of Once Upon a…

Club Fair at @setonhill Griffins, get involved! (F…

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Dennis G. Jerz | Associate Professor of English -- New Media Journalism, Seton Hill University | jerz.setonhill.edu

I told them to put their name on both pages.

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@setonhill Fall Honors Convocation receiving line….

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