Similar:Former student: "I remember sometimes being annoyed with all of our blogging assignments, …A third alum in the last few weeks has c…AcademiaIt's a Didactic Day in the Neighborhood: Mister Rogers and Educational IdeologyI recently lamented that my kids are gro…AestheticsHappy retirement celebration to two dear colleagues.AcademiaYes, Duolingo is free and I’ve learned a lot. No, I…
Similar:Leonard in Slow Motion (9min video)Leonard exists in slow motion but lives …AestheticsCaptain Gearheart inspects progress on his #neovictorian #steampunk æther cruiser. Now fea…AestheticsRubric for the Rubric Concerning Students’ Core Educational Competency In Reading Things I…Sadly, this only barely counts as satire…AcademiaStapler jam during a midterm exam.My years of watching MacGyver definitely…AcademiaAnother corner building. Designed…
Similar:Jerz Family Tin Can Robot Warshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIBQkobPW…PersonalAt the Stage Right Gala.PersonalThe Mom From The Cat in the Hat Finally SpeaksAs a toddler, my son once methodically s…AmusingHeadphones, Croutons and RhetoricME (with crouton tongs in one hand and s…CultureMore split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignJust submitted final grades for the compressed course that began the day after fall grades…Personal
An elected county official in Las Vegas is being held on a murder charge in connection with the stabbing death of a veteran journalist who had reported on the official’s purported wrongdoing, a sheriff announced Thursday – a case that raises questions about press freedom in America. Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, 45, was…
I showed up at the recording studio for about two hours over the summer; the creative team had three or four different scripts for me to record. We had a grand time knocking them out, one after the other. But this particular script included the stage direction “he sings.” There were lyrics, but no score.…
Similar:The daughter is home from London.PersonalMy wife reports: “There was one smart aleck walking along the street who exclaimed: “Look,…PersonalHow We ReadI feel a little nerdier than usual when …AestheticsHere I am sketching spaceships like I’m 12 again. I feel like re-reading the novelization …AestheticsSupport the arts in your community!PersonalWhen an Eel Climbs a Ramp…
This study relied in part on the repondents’ self-reporting of what they read as children, but it was a complex study that approached the core issue from multiple angles. The researchers note that an “association” is not a “cause” — yet the correlation is still worth reflecting on: Those people who did not read fiction…
Rewatching ST:DS9 Quark notices Dax looking glum because Kira is late for her “anti-grav sailing” appointment in the holosuites. Their outing is interrupted by a Bajoran archivist asking about Kira’s stay in a Cardassian prison — an event Kira doesn’t remember. After consulting with Odo, Kira makes a video call to someone the records say…
Similar:Prime Stage presents ‘Twelfth Night’ as season-ending productionLooking forward to seeing this! Set in …CultureComfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. –Mr Dooley on the function of journali…“Comfort the afflicted and afflict the c…CultureWood pile stacking animation (Blender 3D)For a medieval project, I wanted a wood …AmusingYes, I do feel rather awesome right now.Lost brand-new…
Similar:A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier with my history-loving son.A quick Sunday visit to #fortligonier wi…CultureLittle Women (Thurs-Sun)PersonalMuseum of Endangered SoundsImagine a world where we never again hea…AestheticsBlaze of Glory #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 23) Sisko needs imprisoned traito…Rewatching ST:DS9 At dinner with the …EmpathyRecent SHU journo grad, upon the hiring of an…
Full disclosure… I have marked AP English tests maybe a half dozen times. The pay is not great, but it’s good professional development because it helps me normalize my expectations. Having said that… One of the hallmarks of growing sophistication as a writer is seeing the idea you thought you were expressing change in front…
The Drudge Report is pulling no punches as it covers the Trump document saga. Backstory: In 1998, Drudge went public with word that Newsweek was sitting on a story about an intimate relationship between President Clinton and 24-year-old White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Hilary Clinton’s defense of her husband, as she appeared at his side…
I was Mayor Shinn to Bryan’s Harold Hill in the only high school musical we did together. Yes he was an incredible musician and performer, but I was not musical and could barely sing on key, so I really wasn’t equipped, at the time, to realize just how talented he was. Once during a snowstorm…
Similar:Celebration of Writing Fall 2025. Students present their research for their upcoming term …PersonalShe doesn't have keys or a phone or an ID. Why does my tween need a purse?To stash her Lemonheads and Smarties. ht…AmusingToday's second 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Love those letter flip tiles. Maybe I'…AestheticsEvery conversation between a parent and…
Similar:I have two scenes in a horror film. My head appears in a third scene.During Fall Break, I filmed my scenes fo…AestheticsMore split-screen actinghttp://youtu.be/EGgeZWskEs8DesignSet design for a virtual production of R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots). Post-apocalypti… AestheticsMidterm Grades Submitted.AcademiaSettling in for a half day updating my knowledge of the job market my students will face.Settling in…
My brother had already planned to visit from Virginia to see Carolyn in the closing of Grand Hotel. We were already driving to the theater when we got word that Aunt Rona is visiting yet another cast member, and the final show is cancelled. So we stopped by Julie’s Bubble Tea and Smoothies for a…
Similar:So, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaMeet octobot, a soft-bodied robot that looks like the futureOur future robot overlords never looked …AestheticsMore #Blender3D practice. Making many objects to liven up a #steampunk environment.PersonalIt's a lie that having zero assignments to mark means I have nothing "to do,"…
Similar:Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening…Talkback session after the matinee and m…AwesomeDisaster (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 5) Picard Trapped in Elevator with Wee…Rewatching ST:TNG A character-based b…AmusingBad Writing Costs Businesses BillionsThis is thinkpiece rehtoric rather than …AcademiaAnother 10sq cm of background details for a #steampunk…
I guess I was expecting something like Seinfeld with a studio audience guffawing or maybe a wobble-noise sound effect followed by sad trombones but oh my, that clip is a masterclass in storytelling and I am an awful person for laughing this hard. Similar:15 Times "Filler Text" Became a Journalist's Worst EnemyIt doesn’t happen…
The manager is of course somewhere else in the store, presumably managing, so it takes a while for her to come to the front desk. She has her game face on. The young employee who paged her for me looks on. “Maybe this is a dumb thing, and if so I apologize for calling you…