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Twitter, Twitter Everywhere

2009-10-15T07:31:00.001-07:00

... Even in meetings (With an brief isight movie.)
My HeretoforeLittle Used Twitter Account

Embracing the Fierce Urgency of Now

2009-10-15T07:22:00.001-07:00

... Declaration seen on a book display for Hispanic Heritage Month at the Richland College Library, Oct 15, 2009.

Life, Art and Chickens, Afloat in the Harbor

2009-08-13T06:00:00.001-07:00

For the last two months artists have been floating around New York City on the Waterpod, a 3,000-square-foot experiment in community living and artistry.

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Blogged with the Flock Browser

2009-08-11T08:45:00.000-07:00

"No matter what the object or event is, whether it is a star, a swallow, a Kwakiutl, a 'psychological phenomenon' the layman who confronts it does not confront it as a sovereign person, as Crusoe confronts a seashell he finds it on the beach."

Walker Percy in The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, And What One Has to Do With the Other.

Rules:
* Get the book nearest to you. Right now.
* Go to page 56.
* Find the 5th sentence.
* Write this sentence - either here or on your blog.
* Copy these instructions as commentary of your sentence.
* Don't look for your favorite book or your coolest but really the nearest.

Gary Duke

Rapidblog

2009-05-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

This is the application I use to make my Blogger blog show up in the Rapidweaver site.

Q: What is Twitter good for? A: Mindcasting

2009-05-19T11:35:00.001-07:00

From ...

Quote and Comment: "Defining the Form: Spreading the Meme"

Jay Rosen makes a very good case for Twitter -- assuming, of course, that you're not a crackhead (Chris Pirillo definition of Twitter: "crack for the distractible.")

Though I've not been a regular Twitter user, I can easily defend it's value. With intentionality it can be a powerful part of your personal information system.

Mindcasting. It's a good word.

Using MarsEdit to Insert Flickr Photos

2009-04-02T21:25:00.001-07:00

I need to record the exact steps I used to make this happen. For myself, of course.

Nearest Book Meme No. 1

2008-12-04T07:42:00.001-08:00

"In every moment in every classroom, a choice must be made between control and discovery, between the familiar and the new, between safety and danger, between repetition and revelation. Good teachers, like good martial artists, understand that zone where the joy of illumination triumphs over the comforting but deadly illusions of the known."

Robert Inchausti in "Breaking the Cultural Trance." p. 12

Hint: Check Stephen Abram's blog post to see what this is all about.

Passionate Bloggers

2006-04-11T18:25:00.000-07:00

For a number of years I've been beginning all my classes with a brief activity with an index card. I'll do the same with my Blogging class but I'll do it using Blogger itself. I'll be asking the questions one at a time -- so it may feel a little awkward -- but the only way I'll know is if I try it. So here we go.

You'll find out in a moment why I'm calling this blog Passionate Bloggers. :)