A Weekend of Unlikely Training
When I was in my teens, I presumed life would end with nuclear war (because: Cold War). In my twenties, when it became clear that was less of a threat, Continue Reading →
Category Archives: education
Back to Class
When I woke up Thursday morning, the idea of going back to school was not on my mind. In fact, it hasn’t been on my mind for, well, decades. And Continue Reading →
Spiritual Asphalt
Recently, on a particularly crappy day, I was returning from a meeting and happened to pass a table set up by the Catholic students’ group on campus; they had a Continue Reading →
Cumberland Miners’ Memorial Weekend
This weekend, I had two events in one to attend: the Pacific Northwest Labour History Association Conference and the Cumberland Miners’ Memorial Weekend. It has been a whirlwind of labour Continue Reading →
December 26th Twelve Days of Christmas
Most of us are familiar with the Twelve Days of Christmas but not everyone realizes they start Christmas Day and run through to January 6th, Epiphany. Denis Bratcher discusses the Continue Reading →
Meaning To Read
Ulysses. It’s one of those books that has always been on that long list of books I “ought to read” but wasn’t terribly keen on reading. I had been told Continue Reading →
Learning Augmented Reality
Having worked in libraries for more than 25 years, one of the things I have grown ever-more passionate about promoting unique collections and getting resources out “into the wild.” Augmented Continue Reading →
Hello, China!
Fresh from Social Media Camp and one of the most interesting talks we attended was about Chinese social media (talk was by Paul Salo — full video embedded below). So today, Continue Reading →
Coaches’ Preview: All C’s
This year, hubby and I will be wearing our team colours and coaching newcomers at Social Media Camp starting Monday. We have been assigned seven newcomers whom I’m sure will Continue Reading →
The learning curve of wine
Many years ago, when I was in England and first drinking, I had a very bad reaction following a meal that included wine. The doctor I spoke to concluded — Continue Reading →