Today, some silliness. The woman I am with is my Department Chair. She took me out for drinks at My Florist (a restaurant in Phoenix), where our favorite things are the brie plate and the Moscow martinis, which come with blue-cheese stuffed olives in them. We both had our Xacti HD1A cameras, so we did [...]
I squeezed in reading Aaron’s final thoughts on NaVloPoMo during my half hour break between classes. One of my students kept chatting with me and wanted to know what I’m teaching next semester. When one of the classes I mentioned was “videoblogging,” he wanted to know why anyone would do that. I had Aaron’s post [...]
I keep a place in my house for my ancestors. It’s near the kitchen, a home’s center of activity. It’s interesting how making space for my honored dead in my life helps me feel a sense of continuity. They are not gone, not forgotten, and I can talk to them whenever I want. Their spirits [...]
Today I’m using another idea posted to the NaVloPoMo Ning group – “tell us about your favorite appliance.” A very special thanks to Adam Jochum of Crow River Coffee Company – he has selflessly supported my caffeine addiction by providing me with links to inexpensive espresso supplies, free advice on how to make a proper [...]
I can’t go to the Winnies. But I can darn well make a promo! I am officially addicted to GarageBand now. That MoTown drummer and I really hit it off. I just wish I had more cowbell. Challenge! I will mail a fabulous prize to the first person who can correctly identify the original song [...]
