Tag Archives: BookReviews
Concluding Delights: A Memoir
I am late with submitting a draft to my writing group, so I’m going to also publish it here and pedal out some rage on my cyclocross bike. For some reason, clicking “Publish” here helps me revise and move on … Continue reading
Now Some Thoughts on Writing
This past weekend I printed out all of the chapters I think will make up the book that I have been working on in some shape or form for over twenty years. I have not researched old journals to pinpoint … Continue reading
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Tagged A Memoir, BookReviews, Hiking, Writing
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Unreliable Narrator
“When you’re from somewhere else, you think there’s a promise to California. I don’t know if it’s some cellular thing–like your ancestors in the wagon train only made it as far as Ohio and you’re completing the journey–or it’s the … Continue reading
Intentions
Last January, I adopted my friend’s practice of writing “Intentions” instead of “Resolutions.” I like the change in the wording. Rereading what I wrote in January, I’m a bit surprised that I accomplished 15 of the 20 that I set … Continue reading
#NWeLearn2018 Keynote: Change Management & Other Duties As Assigned
This is the keynote that I delivered today at NWeLearn in Boise, Idaho. I skipped a lot of words and free-styled a bit during the actual preso, and here is a link to my slides. This is what I wrote in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adjuncts, Bikes, BookReviews, Keynote, leadership, Preso, Professional Development
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Pose This Question and Just Listen
Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Hell is other people” reflects the experience of modern day air travel. I wrote this post while stranded in Detroit, Michigan after my plane out of Lansing had a mechanical. The airline made it up to me by … Continue reading
Thoughts on Open Public Art
“…what if these fading languages contain words we never realise we need.” ~Ella Frances Sanders, one my favorite illustrators who participated in the #100DayProject I just had four glorious days of being out with two friends who I enjoy sharing time … Continue reading
Cairn by Cairn Course Design
“Have compassion for everyone you meet … You do not know what wars are going on down there, where the spirit meets the bone.” ~Lucinda Williams featured in Brain Pickings My last post about curating open educational resources went over pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged BookReviews, Instructional Design, leadership, OERBlatherings, Yogi Thoughts
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To The North
There is this scene in David Peace’s Red Riding Trilogy that I can’t quit thinking about. The police are celebrating a horrendous victory. Of Corruption. Of Capitalism. Of capitalistic corruption. Patriarchy. Privilege. It’s a horrifying scene that popped into my head when … Continue reading
The Right Kind Of Eyes
Over the last couple of weeks, I traveled 8, 496 miles by foot, by plane, by car, by thoughts and dreams. I’ve moved into a new role where I travel to do workshops, and I’ll be honest: I love working … Continue reading
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Tagged BookReviews, Hiking, Instructional Design, Jobby Job Memoir, Travel Thoughts
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Spoke & Hub 