Category: Reflections
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On Shifting Gears
Here I am in my new home office, listening as Mennonites in their buggies ride by on their way to church. Bonnie is sleeping in her bed at my feet (the hardwood floors are hard on her hips, so I’m investing in plenty of dog beds.) This morning we walked across the street, down a…
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Organization and Procrastination
I love Things. I’ve become a to-do list junkie, and although I don’t really embrace the GTD lifestyle, LifeHacker has given me food for thought about threshing away at my inbox and slicing up the tasks and projects and goals and objectives that threaten to overwhelm me.
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Longer than a Tweet, Shorter than a Post
It’s been a strange few months. Flying back last night from an Open Annotation conference I realized that I’ve really struggled with how to represent myself on this site. I’ve used it mainly as vehicle to articulate teaching experiences and some research work – but I’ve been very conscious of treading carefully due to being…
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I’ve avoided writing on this site for months now. There was plenty to write about, but I just couldn’t bring myself to share most of it. The emotional intensity of the last several months left me tired, and sad, and unable to make enough sense of what was going on to post anything.
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All the books and time …
My laundry list of books, articles, and posts grows exponentially and I can’t figure out how to manage it. Althought there’s something romantic about drowning in a sea of books, I think it’s probably wiser if I find ways to do a better job of all the books, articles, and other forms of publication that…