Each piece of an arch is needed in order to support the structure. More than that, each one must be placed in tension with one another. The small pieces must be held up as it is being constructed so that both sides of the arch stay standing until the single …
I can see now that everything is clouded by our own vision. We don’t perceive things as they are, but as we think they are. We see our situation in terms of us, and not in terms of everything that surrounds us. It isn’t fair. Today, I attended multiple events …
Nearly every night I throw my son’s diapers into the wash. They are gDiapers, which are kind of like the hybrid of the diaper industry. They are machine washable, but allow for disposable inserts. I take apart the liners and seal up the outer casing before starting the high heat, …
Walking around the streets of Chicago at night with two small children can be a harrowing experience. At the very least, it can be an education. For the most part I do not buy into Stranger Danger. For the most part, I trust those who are around me to be …
As far as I can tell, it is one of the only truly respectable and meaningful things I have done with my life. Not that it is worthy of respect on its own, but rather that it means something to everyone. Whether holding good or bad memories, hopeful or unfortunate …
Some slow, some fast: we are all going somewhere different in the same vehicle. Posted via email from The Throughput
An institution will be known by its use of social media. They will be seen through the lens of every contributor in their ranks. They will either be well represented or incredibly absent, nothing in between. The identities of every Facebook and Twitter user will build into an army of …
Image via CrunchBase Over the past week, something strange has been happening on Digg. Ever since they changed over to a new format for the website and a different submission process, an absolute torrent of users have decided that this site no longer has their best interests in mind. Whether …
The greatest accomplishments of my life have been evolutionary. I went to college after high school. I got married after college. I had children after getting married. I was hired in a district role after working in a school. There is nothing revolutionary about any of those moves. They were …
Update [05.20.2011]: Sarah Kaiser made one of these too, and it may be more up to date than the one below. I few weeks back I recognized a need for all of the hashtags and twitter chats to have a single calendar that could be added to my own Google …