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Thanksgiving: to my mother

November 28, 2013 phillUncategorized

“I finally understand for a woman it ain’t easy tryin to raise a man You always was committed A poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it There’s no way I can[…]

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Old Cherokee stories, 99 Problems, and cursing in Blog Posts

November 23, 2013 phillUncategorized

I tried to ignore him and talk to the Lord Pray for him, cause some fools just love to perform You know the type loud as a motor bike But wouldn’t bust a grape in[…]

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in anticipation of my winter term class: say my name

November 19, 2013 phillUncategorized

There’s a scene, from the now finished television drama Breaking Bad (a show no one liked, right?) wherein the protagonist (I’d call him a hero, but he’s really not very heroic) Walter White comes face-to-face[…]

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Musings on iPhone addiction

May 20, 2013 phillUncategorized

This is a note I jotted after talking to some students after class. I guess their phone batteries were dead! 😛 🙂 *I kid, but this is serious*   I am as fond as anyone[…]

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For anyone ever in my FYC class– the year I graduated from HS

May 20, 2013 phillfeatured

So I don’t expect many people– and certainly not students just starting college– to ever see the email I’m speaking of, but any of my peers or those who are my elders in the academy[…]

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CM Punk and Kairos — the potential seeds for a deeper discussion

May 20, 2013 phillfeatured

Again, originally offered to a class as an example, I am considering expanding on my reflections on CM Punk. This one starts from a Wikipedia definition of Kairos and goes weird places.   The first[…]

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"And also, Santa isn't real and pro wrestling is scripted," or The Elephant in the Digital Humanities Rumpus Room

April 8, 2013 phillUncategorized

I want to apologize before I start if this post seems a little surly. I’ve been on the soapbox about this several times lately, so I might get a little fired up.   I remember[…]

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The "Myth" of Online Authenticity or Phill Engages Billie's Post

September 12, 2012 phillUncategorized

My friend (I hope she’d consider me such) and colleague Billie Hara recently posted this spot on blog entry about digital identity on her personal blog. I wish to applaud her, and I encourage any[…]

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Good crying vs. bad crying: or "Why I Teach"

May 13, 2011 phillUncategorized

I feel like I’m in a bit of a different position from a number of my peers because of how I came to be where I am now. When I started college, I just knew[…]

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Killing Games: or How Weird is it to Virtually Fire the Killshot?

May 9, 2011 phillUncategorized

While eating dinner with my mother, we were watching Wolf Blitzer in ye olde Situation Room on CNN. This flashed across the bottom of the screen while Wolf discussed the viability of Donald Trump as[…]

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