Category Archives: All The Things
What I Found There: CXNats Sucks & Reflective Blogging
CXNats Sucks “Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas—only I don’t know exactly what they are!” ~Alice from Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There So, I usually keep my twittering in check, but this morning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bikes, cyclocross, Instructional Design, leadership, PLN, Writing
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Down the Rabbit Hole of The #Fedwiki
Last night, I got a text message that read: If you don’t bring beer over to my house and drink it with me; you’re dead to me. No name. Unidentified number. I thought to myself, Joleen must have finally gotten … Continue reading
Rocking my world, #creativemadness, & FedWiki Happening
I “supervise” two people who are talented, bright, and really, they need no oversight at all. They are usually on board with my crazy ideas, and I feel so lucky that I don’t have to convince them of anything–they seem … Continue reading
The weekend was too short, but I can’t choose
Well, friends, holiday time is over at least for two days. Here’s what I listened to this morning until I hit the Stillaguamish River where my car magically hooks up with KEXP. That’s Hazel Dickens on the left, btw, master … Continue reading
As I walk through this wiki-world
The screenshot above is from the last composition course that I taught: English 102: Composition II spring quarter 2013. This was an Honors course at my college, so I tried to take my standard curriculum and create self-directed assignments. Our … Continue reading
Imagine the horror and the beauty
Over the past week, I’ve had more time on my hands than usual, and I love it. You know those people who say, “I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t work?” Seriously?! I really despise the word “Staycation” … Continue reading
SFWH: Creating our own personal little lakes. Or ponds. Or puddles.
“But the answer is simple. Love is a mix tape.” ― Rob Sheffield, Love is a Mix Tape Recently I was asked to speak to a group of student leaders at the Washington State Legislative Academy, and I wanted to give them … Continue reading
See my Kool-Aid mustache?
Today I worked on a presentation title and blurb for a presentation at the Assessment, Teaching, & Learning Conference. My co-presenter and I have already generated 10 pages of text and we haven’t even started talking about what we are actually … Continue reading
I never got around to defining the terms you highlight
Today in my inbox, I have three invitations that all involve drinking. Is it the time of year? Or does my inner-party girl attract certain type of friend? The first is from the co-captain of my cycling team, Ben. A … Continue reading
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Things you shouldn’t understand.
Yesterday I spent a tremendous amount of time finishing some half-baked ideas that I started six months ago. I did a bunch of writing and research as related to the employer, and I also spent a lot of time reading. … Continue reading
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