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Digital news to freak out about
Computer Freak Out by Daveco9200 Found via Slashdot and Digg 1. The judgement in a cyberbullying case has the potential to make Terms of Service into laws. By the use and abuse of an anti-hacking...
View ArticleReading advice from Columbia’s bathroom scribes
READ NIETZSCHE! Books are for girls! (and guys who like to read!)
View ArticlePenn on Parenting
I’ve been watching Penn Gilette’s youtube channel lately, and while I think some of the stuff he says is outrageously stupid, some of it is lovely and smart. His commentary on Freakonomics and athiesm...
View ArticleOld-time radio shows
I just finished listening to a bunch of old radio shows I downloaded a while ago. I love radio plays, with their hilarious sound effects and atmospheric storytelling. The Mike Shayne stories were the...
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My St. Pat’s Day rocked
Rocking St. Pat's Day We went to the Flogging Molly concert at the Congress Theatre last night. I enjoyed myself immensely. A few comments: Turns out I need to think a bit more carefully about the...
View ArticleTalk Origins
My favorite answer on the Talk Origins archive. Creationist claim: Homosexuality is considered acceptable and even desirable by most evolutionists, who point out that homosexuality is common in many...
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The challenges of group work
5-Detective During a student presentation in my Detective fiction class today, the small groups were assigned to come up with the idea for a police procedural novel. One of the groups proposed a story...
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In case you missed Glee this week
Finn: “I don’t think one decision makes your life, unless you accidentally invent some kind of zombie virus or something.”
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PCA/ACA Rundown I
I went to the national PCA/ACA conference last week in beautiful St. Louis. It was a great event, with lots of fun people and good scholarship to see. As usual, I did not get to see as many panels as...
View ArticleWe’re doing something right
On the way home from the pool the other day, a couple days before we’re going to go camping with our friends Michelle and Christopher and their daughter Jordan: Avery: I love you, Daddy. Me: Well,...
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Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto
Not our concert, but one kinda like it We went to the Reel Big Fish / Streetlight Manifesto show at House of Blues last Tuesday (19 July). It was a fun show, with good music all around (we arrived...
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Between two hipster students on my campus, walking past me on the sidewalk: Woman: … I’m in if I can have my own house, something that none of the other wives can get into. Man: That sounds reasonable.
View ArticleTwo sentences you’ll enjoy
From a recent episode of ashow with zefrank… “I wonder if easier said than done is easier said than done.” From an episode of Stephen Fry’s English Delight, regarding the word buffalo which can refer...
View ArticleTwo thoughts on the Boston bombing and related events
First, the coverage of the Boston bombing on Popehat has been amazing. The gang over there have been doing a bang-up job writing from new angles about the event. My two favorite are: “security...
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Movin’ On Up: thoughts on officiating competitions
Today I take my YMCA Swim Official Level 2 certification class. After today, and after I take the test associated with the course, I will be eligible to perform a variety of duties at swim meets as an...
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