A Happy Birthday Wish
A birthday shout out to LLA at Bad Fortune Cookie. Hope it’s a good one! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Time Travel back to 1983
Read more: Time Travel back to 1983Last night, I transported myself back to 1983 by attending The Police concert. I dragged along a recent grad, who wasn’t even born in 1983. I didn’t feel *too* old while there. It was a fun concert. They played much of what one would expect: “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Don’t Stand So Close,” “Message…
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Fear Factor
Read more: Fear FactorI’ve seen a lot of posts lately and have had some real-life encounters that relate to the idea of educators being afraid of change/technology/learning. I really don’t quite understand it. I get the arguments that people don’t have time or even don’t really want to do something new with their teaching (the curmudgeon argument), but…
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Revision inferno
Read more: Revision infernoI’ve moved from the 7th level of revision hell. I’m now in limbo. I already heard back from the grad school who had a few minor things for me to fix–and yet another form to fill out. I’m waiting to hear back from the advisor–mainly about a 2-page section I had to add, which, quite…
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I Rock!
Read more: I Rock!Trillwing nominated me as a Rockin’ Girl Blogger. I’m so thrilled. She nominated some good people. Check them out. Here are some people I think rock:Aspazia at Mad Melancholic Feminista, who just–as in yesterday–had a baby and blogged it. If you’re not reading her, you should. Ianqui. I’ve been reading ianqui’s blog for years. She’s…
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Security and Online Games
Read more: Security and Online GamesI’ve mentioned my ex-boyfriend Gary McGraw, now good friend, a couple of times before. He’s an important figure in the software and Internet security world. He gives lots of talks and writes lots of books, most of which I only have a passing interest in as someone who uses the Internet and software. His latest…
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The old guard
Read more: The old guardNew Kid and PZ have already taken this Chronicle article to task, but I can’t resist a few of my own comments. Why is it that we never see articles in the Chronicle about successful uses of technology in the classroom? Actually, there are a few, but they don’t get much attention. Do a search…
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Generation Gap
Read more: Generation GapI don’t have time to blog these more fully, but I found these two posts/articles interesting. The first is from Inside Higher Ed reporting on a discussion about dealing with the generation gap in offices. Since I spent about 1/2 hour yesterday discussing the pros and cons of various tattoo and piercing locations with my…
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Win a Robot!
Read more: Win a Robot!Really. Take this brief survey about your experience with computing and computer science and you could win a robot. Plus, you’d be helping out Mr. Geeky’s students. Tags: robot Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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3000 miles later
Read more: 3000 miles laterThanks everyone for the warm congratulations! I feel mostly relieved. I have loose ends to tie up. That will all be done within a week, I’m guessing. While driving back home today, Mr. Geeky and I calculated the miles we drove to complete this whole trip: a little over 3000. I have seen a lot…
