Blogging… Information Radiation 19 Jan 201120 Jan 2011 My young scientist borrowed this laptop for school research. He’s preparing to impersonate Wilhelm Röentgen, the man who discovered and named x-rays (and had their units of measurement named for…
Academic Writing… Does Education Pay? 18 Jan 201118 Jan 2011 Yes, college requires work. Does it pay off? Here's what the Bureau of Labor Statistics has to say about it: That's for full-time workers at least 25 years old. The…
Academic Writing… “I Have a Dream” for Writers 17 Jan 20119 Feb 2011 Today you'll probably hear the voice of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And it will probably begin, "I have a dream!" I recently shared his entire speech from the March…
Change the World… Paradoxes of Writing 15 Jan 201115 Jan 2011 Novelist Jennifer Hubbard says, "Sometimes the writing desk is a solace, an escape from tedium or pain in daily life. "Sometimes writing is a celebration. Sometimes it's a way to…
Blogging… Mercy 14 Jan 2011 I was busy grading my students' late papers when I realized I'd missed my own deadline here. It made me happy to be showing them some mercy, so I don't…
Blogging… The Things We Put First 11 Jan 2011 “You always have time for the things you put first.” -- Wish I had the source. Do you know? Sometimes it’s almost midnight, you have seven tasks to finish…
College… “Words that Shimmer” 8 Jan 20118 Jan 2011 "Poetry is something many of us seem to be hungry for these days without knowing it, until we hear it." -- Krista Tippett Krista said this in introducing Elizabeth Alexander.…
Business Communications… Dinnertime “Stop, Drop, and Roll” 5 Jan 20115 Jan 2011 No, it wasn't a kitchen fire. One of my favorite comedians—though he’s clearly an elementary school boy—was checked by his much older brother with “Stop, Drop [the topic], and Roll”—to…
Business… What Makes Me Smile 4 Jan 20113 Jan 2011 This passage shared in one of my end-of-the-year posts a couple years ago still makes me smile: I always knew that one day I would take this road but Yesterday…
Brain… Favorite Resolution: Breathe 3 Jan 20113 Jan 2011 Breathe. Cheap goal, right? You breathe or you die. Try not to and your brain stem pulls out the override. Just because you're alive, doesn't mean you know how to…
Change the World… Give God some credit 2 Jan 20112 Jan 2011 When Scott Burkun (WordPress's PostADay2011 coordinator) asked, "Who deserves more credit?" I first thought of teachers--those who taught me, those who help me educate my sons, and those who try…
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