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Day 267: Oh, Danny Harmon…

October 17, 2017 phillmemoir

Read this. It reflects back on something that I’ve made note of through my 30s and now into my 40s– we got beat up and made fun of and ridiculed and all that, but the[…]

Day 262: It's never enough

October 12, 2017 phillmemoir

I’m going to try being transparent. If you’re one of my students, remember that I told you being truly transparent doesn’t work. You’re about to see why. I had a meeting today with a number[…]

Day 258: Goodbye, Old Friend

October 8, 2017 phillconfessional into a dashboard

AOL Instant Messenger is closing down on December 15th. As a person who downloaded AIM in beta, it’s hard to explain what this means, particularly when my audience here consists of a few of my[…]

Day 257: It's not a compliment to tell me you didn't realize I wasn't white

October 7, 2017 phillmemoir

I had a funny exchange with a fellow Indigenous scholar this week. This scholar was afraid people would think we were two white guys talking about race (which would be a little obnoxious). I told[…]

Day 255: The Rope

October 5, 2017 phillmemoir

I’ve been tinkering with my way of explaining my philosophy of teaching lately. I think the easiest way to explain the most “different” from the norm part of it is with a metaphor, a trite[…]

Day 253: You belong among the wildflowers…

October 3, 2017 phillmemoir

As I write this, Tom Petty is dying. Well, I guess that’s sort of a blanket statement. As I write this, everyone is dying at some rate. But earlier today, Julie and I saw the[…]

Day 250: Things on my desk: fidget spinners

September 30, 2017 phillmemoir

I have two fidget spinners on my desk (I own five, total, I think). The ones on my desk are a crazy blue metal one that has amazing spin action (it’ll go for 3 minutes[…]

Day 248: The Selfish Generation vs. A Different Methodology

September 28, 2017 phillmemoir

I tend to use pop culture elements in my blog posts. Today, I want to use a former gimmick from now WWE wrestling superstar Bobby Roode. When he was in another promotion, he wore this[…]

Day 243: Gaming for fun vs. games as work

September 23, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I’ve talked about this topic at length before, but I realized the other night that I haven’t written about it here, at least not as a primary post. Today I want to talk a bit[…]

Day 240: The Arcade Money Fallacy

September 20, 2017 phillgames

I have this theory that I bounce around sometimes. My students often take issue with it, but I think it might be generational for them. It might not be, so I’m going to offer up[…]