I was reading this interesting tidbit at InsideHigherEd today. It concerns the establishment of a dress code at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Pharmacy.
The new code asks students to keep midriffs covered, and to leave items like tank tops, hats, athletic shorts, and tops with spaghetti straps in the closet when they come […]
Take a look at my new passion.
This is a 2 1/2 octave bowed psaltery. I purchased it here. I had looked at one in another store during a recent trip and decided I had to have one. I found out about Song of the Wood from my Department Head, who plays the […]
Profiles got all screwed up on my machine. Looks like I’ll be re-installing XP on my laptop, so I expect I”ll not have much to say in the next few days. I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Microsoft.
And, no, I’m not in a position to switch my personal machine to Linux […]
The Carnival of Education is open for business at the Education Wonks, back now in California. Good stuff as usual.
Some of my favorites:
Here’s a post, from a “retired corporate weenie” who now teaches high school inspires us to think about why we are educators. As a second-career educator myself, I can relate.
The problem […]
Not much time for any original blog-thinking, so here are some random thoughts:
1. We went out to eat at the local Chinese restaurant tonight. Here was the fortune in my wife’s cookie:
Behind an able man, there are always.
Words to live by. Or, maybe I should say, words to live.
2. Looks […]
Today I was part of Western’s Welcome Team, helping move the freshmen into their dorms. Oh, excuse me — helping move the first year students into their residence halls. It’s an annual tradition at our university, where members of the university community (faculty, staff, student organizations, and even townsfolk) pitch in. I […]
OK. Larger font. Not a lot larger, but I think it’s definitely more readable.
I had hoped to take this opportunity to play around with the header of my site, but I just don’t have the time to figure out all the style sheet stuff. So for now, the only modification is […]
Many thanks again to EdWonk for allowing me to host the Carnival this week. It was tons of fun. As a token of my appreciation, I’m adding the The Education Wonks to my blogroll.
Now, on to business. As you might expect, EdWonk provided a link to the Carnival, and a […]
The Carnival has come to the North Carolina mountains! Welcome, one and all. I am grateful to EdWonk for allowing me this opportunity to host the Carnival. By the way, how do you like my specially-commissioned Carnival 28 artwork? It was provided by our resident artist.
Let’s get right to […]
Don’t forget that I’ll be hosting the Carnival of Education here starting Wednesday morning. Send your submissions by 9PM EDT tomorrow to david-at-ticklishears-dot-com. Guidelines for submission are located here.