Category: random
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Strong storms in the midwest tonight
As I’ve stayed up this evening writing a new blog post and working to coordinate the defense of my seven Travian villages (our alliance is currently at war with a stronger alliance) I’ve been watching a very strong line of storms make its way across our state: Since the lightning was getting pretty intense, I…
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Tales from an adventurer living off the grid
A couple of years ago when our family spent time in and around Jemez Springs, New Mexico, I met several local residents who aspired to “live off the grid.” By “the grid,” they meant the electricity grid to which most of us in the “developed world” are connected every minute of our lives, and without…
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Moving cheese and rollercoasters
Two metaphors describe my professional work environment of late: fast moving cheese and a rollercoaster: If you are unsure about my allusion to cheese, I’m referring to Spencer Johnson’s book about adapting to change, “Who Moved My Cheese?” I probably should be keeping a list of all the things I cannot blog about, so I…
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The SMART framework for goal setting
Goal setting is VERY important, not only for academic or professional success but also for life in general. I am a firm believer that students who have a goal-orientation in life tend to think at least a bit more about their actions inside and outside the classroom during their teenage years than kids who don’t…
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Gang signed vandalism at my Oklahoma City parking garage last night
I took the following photos with my iPhone early this morning in my parking garage in downtown Oklahoma City, and web-posted them to Flickr: Someone or some group (apparently last night) broke off the wooden barrier which controls entry into the 5th Street Parking garage, right across the street from the YMCA. This appears to…
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Sausage Balls: The Culinary Delight of the Holiday Season
Rachel and I enjoyed making sausage balls several times for our family during the holidays this year. We took several photos (and had family members snap a few pictures) during the cooking process, so we could make a VoiceThread about cooking sausage balls. This reminds me of “how to” essays I helped my students write…
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Now that was a late game
Yes, that watch actually does read 12:05 AM. Saturday AND Sunday’s KSU versus CU football matchup had just finished: Made with FD’s Flickr Toys.
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The gauntlet has been tossed
I’m in Osage Beach, Missouri this evening, anticipating the start tomorrow of the 2007 MOREnet Instructional Technology Conference (MITC). (Actually right after finishing this blog post I’ll be drafting the narrative for a MacArthur grant on digital learning, but that’s another story.) The keynote speaker for the conference tomorrow is none other than the amazing…
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8 Random Facts
Ms. Tina tagged me, so here we go…. First, the Rules: Post these rules before you give your facts List 8 random facts about yourself At the end of your post, choose (tag) 8 people and list their names, linking to them Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know they’ve been tagged So…
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Rising treehouse expectations
Wow. Yesterday after picking up our two oldest children in Kansas (where they had both spent a week with relatives) we stopped by the remarkably creative Kevin Honeycutt’s house. We went to meet his family, but also to have a guided tour of the AMAZING treehouse Kevin built with his son Ben several years ago.…