It seems that an unusually high percentage of links I posted to my website in July 2000 no longer work, but here are a few links that I could find via the Wayback Machine: The guy who invented the “pet rock” won the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction contest for really bad writing. Humorous courtroom transcripts Q: All…
In a shift in tone, and after weeks of focusing public events on other issues, Trump urged Americans to wear a mask. […] “We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask,” Trump said in perhaps his strongest urging to date on that issue. “Whether you…
I’ve seen the original meme on my social media feed. I’ve fixed it. The purpose of the first three masks differs from the purpose of the fourth mask. The first three masks are designed to protect the wearer from breathing in harmful things in the environment. The mask Dr. Fauci wears is designed not to…
The Medium headline calls Colossal Cave Adventure “one of the first the video games,” but it’s a stretch to use “video” to describe the modality of a command line text parser game. The former Patricia Crowther was very helpful to me when I interviewed her by telephone for my DHQ article. I could have written…
It’s distressing and shocking to realize that some people are more willing to spread conspiracy theory shit than it they are to check their sources. Isn’t it the bad guys who are supposed to be spreading lies? I like reading news stories for myself, rather than spreading disinformation on social media. How hard is it…
Similar:Talk with us about books! English as a minor or second major @setonhilluniversityAcademiaWhat blogging wasI’ve maintained this blog since the spri…CybercultureEnjoying some sibling nerdtime with Lego The Hobbit.GamesAttending Religious Perspectives on the War in Gaza. Attending Religious Perspectives on the…PersonalParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalNarrating "A Christmas Carol" for WAOB…
A copy-paste meme I’ve encountered recently compares chickenpox, herpes and HIV with COVID-19, and builds up to a powerful rebuke to those who dismiss the seriousness of the current pandemic. I was particularly moved by these words: For those in our society who suggest that people being cautious are cowards, for people who refuse to…
Similar:Cheerful scene from @pictclassictheatre Jane Eyre (getting great reviews; 11 more performa…PersonalSelling Point (Audio Drama) I had fun recording this in the stud…AmusingThey've got magic to do. Carolyn is the Leading Player. (Pippin, Oct 21-29) AwesomeHere’s How the Pandemic Finally EndsThis is the end of the coronavirus pande…CultureSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording…
Several times in the past few days I’ve come across this claim in my social media feed. I didn’t share it or try to fact-check it; I just kept scrolling. Here’s the verdict, from USA Today: “Based on our research, this claim is FALSE. While the education secretary has advocated for schools reopening in the…
Similar:Elevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3d cruiser, just because. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsKafka Meets Charlie BrownThis year marks the 100th anniversary of…AmusingHemingway: The First Draft of Anything… Facebook.AmusingAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel goodness. #blender3dart #blender3dAestheticsApple Hill Playhouse is closing, leaving theater group seeking new homeConfiguring socially distanced seating a…BusinessWhy I Rarely Blog…
Similar:Desert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksOne Does Not Simply: An Introduction to the Special Issue on Internet MemesWhen we envisioned a journal of visual c…AcademiaLaying out our anti-socialization defenses & cleaning out the penitence shack for anot…Visiting Fort Ligonier. When the girl…CultureTake a moment to appreciate…
View this post on Instagram Bloopers from my monologue for @pictclassictheatre ‘s Shakespeare Webinar this Friday at 2:00! Sign up with the link in my bio! A post shared by Carolyn Jerz (@carolyn.j.maureen) on Jul 14, 2020 at 10:08am PDT Similar:I let her tend the rabbits.Great production of a very moving story….BooksFinland's Museum…
Similar:PR Pop Quiz: Intro to Crisis ManagementPop quiz for public relations 101. Sc…BusinessAuthor Says a Whole Culture—Not a Single 'Homer'—Wrote 'Iliad,' 'Odyssey'I think it’s a mistake to think of Homer…CultureYork Corpus Christi Play Simulator Screencast (PSim 2.1; D.G. Jerz)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwNv1lx3…AcademiaThe Problems of Real-Time Feedback in Teaching WritingSometimes my students get nervous becaus…AcademiaWhy Drag It Out?The ways that…
Similar:Looking up an elevator shaft on a #steampunk #blender3D project. #design #aesthetics #blen… AestheticsIf I don’t design the sign for the pub on my #steampunk space cruiser, who will? #prioriti… AestheticsWhere 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….CultureSources tell Seton Hill University's…
Similar:Traditional Reporters and Data-driven Analysts Both Underestimated Trump's ChancesA data-driven news outlet that gave Trum…CultureTwitter was locked in a chaotic doom loop. Now it’s on the verge of collapse | Siva Vaidhy…I joined Twitter for the first time duri…BusinessLet's conſider ſome ſurpriſing old type: "Did you ever hear ſuch a wind-ſucker, as this?"I ſhall always…
“That whole thing about the bad apple? I hate when people say that,” Rizer tells me. “The bad apple rots the barrel. And until we do something about the rotten barrel, it doesn’t matter how many good fucking apples you put in.” Fascinating story, that starts by focusing on Arthur Rizer, a former military police…
Most cops don’t kill the people they’re called upon to protect and serve.
Some government organizations make it difficult for members of the public to learn exactly how many people have died during interactions with police.
Wednesday morning my resourceful brother-in-law called me to say he found a great deal 3.5 hours from where I live. Our local dealer could not match the price. I hopped into a rental car, and drove home that night in a 2020 Hyundai Kona. Similar:In November 1999, I was blogging about books, camomile tea and…
Front page of the Miami Herald newspaper, with two headlines circled: “Florida schools ordered to reopen in August” and “Miami-Dade restaurants, gyms closing to fight COVID surge” Similar:I worked in a video store for 25 years. Here’s what I learned as my industry died.If you’re actually in a video store, the…CultureThe Hidden World of the…
I feel like I’m living in a sitcom. A cheerful, chatty older gent was using the physical therapy table next to me this morning, delivering a constant stream of pleasant banter on the order of “Are you workin’ hard, or hardly working?” I’m attending PT twice a week because I noticed a decreased range of…