Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes Two years ago this weekend my life, and that of my family, changed. Two years ago this weekend, I got a call from my mom telling me my brother was dying. He was about to turn 56, and about to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes WHAT? Where did that come from? I’m getting resource material together for a class I’m teaching on Digital Game Based Learning that starts next week. As long as I’ve been keeping this blog, some of the posts I’ve done have … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute This year both my mother and my brother died. It has made me stop and think very seriously about how I live my life. My niece posted this article on Facebook in December and I’ve adapted it for myself. It … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes “Audio without image crosses a wire in my brain.” via Utilizing My Aversion to Phones • Another Passion. This is wonderful. And here I was thinking it was just me and my aunt. I have an aunt who doesn’t like … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute So, the other shoe has dropped so to speak. I don’t usually write personal things, but this one is important. This isn’t going to be a long post but I wanted to get this out there before too much more … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute Amid the unrelenting march into the digital age, we get this: The Digital Generation Rediscovers the Magic of Manual Typewriters – NYTimes.com. I like it. We have a whole generation of people who have probably never experienced a manual typewriter. … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve often thought we could learn useful attitudes about life from various animals. I have learned a great deal from my dogs. I have learned for example, that I should always look carefully at the place I am about to … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutes Video Games – In Medal of Honor, Role Playing Includes Taliban – NYTimes.com. Real live soldiers are dying for the cause of freedom (not to mention piles of innocent bystanders), yet having the freedom to play what you want and … Continue reading