Monthly Archive: April 2007
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Apr
26
On being a superhero
The subhead for this blog reads “School teacher, dad, homeowner turns superhero but has to learn his powers along the way.” Lately I’ve had a weird sort of feeling about that. Like I’m supposed to explain what it means or something. And since, in my own mind, that would be a lot of work and I’m …
Apr
24
Yeah, we’re corny nature lovers
Remember when I said we were a little quirky? Well, I really wasn’t kidding. These signs are on a little road within the city of St. Croix Falls. It’s a road that services homes and traffic tucked between the school district and the industrial park. On this road is a little pond. On the pond, …
Apr
23
On death (so to speak)
Just a quick post here to let y’all know I’m still alive. We’ve had hell of a time around here lately–little taste of just about everything life (and death) can toss at you. Plenty of fodder for reflection on all fronts. You know–the big stuff. And even a hint of delicious irony to top it …
Apr
15
Peter Answers and Igod: Artificial Intelligence Logs In to the Spirit World
Chat bots: Artificial Intelligence Links Us to The Big Guy (and other interesting personalities) First it was Peteranswers.com, then it was Ask Jud, now my students are hooked on igod. I’m all for 21st century skills, shrinking the world with electronic dialog, better opportunities for learning and all that—but this is getting ridiculous.
Apr
12
Direct Buy: Most Loyal Employees in the Trade?
What’s it called when a blogger starts to write about things that happen on his own blog? Most of the time it’s under a headline like, “How I got 100,000 visitors in 30 days,” or “My Google Adsense Figures,” or something like that. Heck, I’ve even done it once. It’s like the blog takes on …
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