I’m in Day 3 of no Facebook. Trying to stay off of it for the entire month of August. I’ve been an addict. It’s just like being addicted to sugar – it feels good while you’re doing it but then you feel sick afterwards. Even after only 48 hours away, I feel so much better.
Currently reading: Among Others by Jo Walton 📚
Finished reading: Normal People by Sally Rooney 📚
Floating #mbaug 📷
Up #mbaug 📷
Loving the new album Alambari from DakhaBrakha. Ukrainian-based world music. Funky, jazzy, fun! Apple Music Link 🎵
I need to grab mailing addresses from a set of web pages that look like this. I assume Python is the way to do it. I was a perl programmer about 30 years ago. Good resources for starting?
Finished reading: How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun 📚
Currently reading: From Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik 📚
Finished reading: The Wrong Side of Paris by Honoré de Balzac 📚
Sourdough buckwheat waffles this morning with our own raspberries and bacon from a neighbor’s farm 🍞
Currently reading: Normal People by Sally Rooney 📚
Internet outage all day. And yet, I was wildly productive. Finished reading Small Teaching, took a bunch of notes to use for my own course prep, worked on my couse. Gotta remember that no internet is good sometimes, forces focus. 🏫
Finished reading: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern 📚
Finished reading: Small Teaching by James M. Lang 📚
Day 8 of the Ten Day Accessibility Challenge was especially useful, on the topic of using Complex Images in Canvas sites. Online Ed 🏫
The website Conferences that Work has been rocking it lately with regard to how to facilitate great activities online, with an emphasis on attendee agency. 🏫
Currently reading: Small Teaching by James M. Lang 📚
Currently reading: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury 📚
I am grateful for the ability to skip a workout day, knowing I can catch up tomorrow.
I am looking forward to the beet soup I made last night. Lithuanian Cold Beet Soup (Saltibarsciai)
Finished reading: The Power of Ritual 📚
Finished reading: Two in the Far North 📚
Good morning, sourdough crumpets🍞
My view on the morning walk to the lake 📸
This is a happy day! Keynote finally supports “Play Slideshow in Window” which will be a game-changer for Zoom. #edu
