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About Alyson Indrunas

meddles with words, blends watercolors, pedals bikes, knits yarn, stitches thread, sews quilts, stretches with yogis, walks mountain trails, and stares at the sky.

How Soon Is Now

I’ve been reading Morrissey’s Autobiography, and I had to slow myself down to process how unbelievably fabulous this book is. If my experience with Ward Cunningham’s Smallest Federated Wiki has taught me anything, it’s that I was not walking my … Continue reading

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The Bailout Line

As a result of Barb Chamberlain tweeting my last blog post, I’ve made some amazing connections via Twitter, the DM, and email. All I can say is WOW! What a gal. Who knew so many people would be inspired by … Continue reading

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Chasing Somebody’s Wheel

About a month ago, I stood on the podium for my local bike race series. And let me tell you, it’s not because I competed for it; I just showed up the most. You gain points over a period of … Continue reading

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The Kindness of Strangers

“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.” ~ Raymond Carver After two very full days of helping to facilitate a faculty retreat and then two full days of a work meeting; I’m completely … Continue reading

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I’m Not The Kind

Tonight I was supposed to fly home to Bellingham from Portland, Oregon after a meeting, and my flight was cancelled. As the PNW enjoys early spring-like weather, the east coast has a boatload of snow that’s wreaking havoc on the … Continue reading

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Three early lessons in the #fedwiki studio

I have a bit a different schedule this morning because we are hosting our annual Instructional Retreat. Here’s our mission statement: The annual retreat provides opportunities to share big ideas and best practices by creating meaningful interactions among the campus … Continue reading

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Abandon Ship, The Captain’s Down

So. I’ve been asked several times this week about my commute. How long it is. What I do in my car while I’m driving the 51 minutes from my office to my house. One way. How that aligns with my … Continue reading

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Type Something Nice

I know better, and I bet you do too. After an entirely long day, I busted out my laptop to do a quick revision. A quick look at Twitter. A quick update to some notes. It was three minutes before … Continue reading

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Knitting & Ten Things I Learned During #FedwikiHappening

I’ve been working on writing a post that captures my gratitude for what Ward Cunningham created. For what Mike Caulfield tried to teach us. For what I experienced with connecting with interesting folks to be sure from all over the … Continue reading

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Somebody “eLearn” me: One “Duh” & two “Ta-dahs!”

eLearn Me: A Memoir Today I shared that I lived in Georgia for ten years and teachers “would learn me.” As in, for example, they would start off their lessons: “I’m gonna learn y’all @ X.” And this was the … Continue reading

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