Category Archives: Abject Learning

Gonna wash that blogger-funk right outta my hair…

Posted on August 16, 2005 by Brian

Wow. One whiny post making excuses for my pathetic output and I get a nice whack of supportive comments and emails for my self-indulgent troubles. Slight embarrassment aside, sincere thanks to everyone for the kind thoughts — I could never … Continue reading →

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Not (brain)dead (yet)

Posted on August 10, 2005 by Brian

I’ve tried. Honestly I’ve tried. No blogging the past month or so because of * a day-to-day schedule that has careened wildly out of control * a new house (and related activity) which has limited my after-hours online play * … Continue reading →

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Inspirational prose from Franz Kafka

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Brian

This day has been a psychic cesspool, making me all too receptive to notions such as these: When I think it over, I must say that my education has in many ways done me great harm. This reproach falls on … Continue reading →

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Where do you want to go today? How about a labour camp?

Posted on June 13, 2005 by Brian

Microsoft Corp. is cooperating with China’s government to censor the company’s newly launched Chinese-language Web portal, a spokesman for the tech giant said. The policy affects Web logs, or blogs, created through the MSN Spaces service, said Adam Sohn, a … Continue reading →

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We interrupt this pleasant silence to make a series of tiresome excuses…

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Brian

My silence is not indicative of a lack of interest in the weblog world… nah, there’s much going on worthy of attention, and some of my favorite bloggers have been on fire lately. But ever since I got back from … Continue reading →

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No reflection please…

Posted on May 16, 2005 by Brian

I’ve been back for four days now, and I’m still enjoying the rush I got attending the Faculty Academy at the University of Mary Washington. I need to post something to at least briefly capture some of the observations and … Continue reading →

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On the futility of (me) conference blogging…

Posted on May 11, 2005 by Brian

[Reporting semi-live from the UMW Faculty Academy…] I am a terrible conference blogger. But textual silence is not indicative of a lack of interest on my part… quite the opposite. I’ve been having a blast through most of the sessions, … Continue reading →

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They blew my mind at the In-N-Out

Posted on May 10, 2005 by Brian

My great deficiency as a weblogger is that I never write the posts I really want to write. If I feel genuinely engaged with a topic, I defer the actual writing of it endlessly — mulling it over, adding elements, … Continue reading →

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What do universities need to support weblogs?

Posted on May 3, 2005 by Brian

A rare and welcome victory on the professional front. A project proposal submitted with partners at BCIT and UVic Distance Ed was awarded with significant funding from BCCampus’ Online Program Development Fund. (We should also have a private sector partner … Continue reading →

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Donde estas Bandido Rojo?

Posted on April 28, 2005 by Brian

Imagine my surprise when I had finally finished up the arduous and death-defying task of getting the boy ready for daycare, herded him out the door, and Bandido Rojo… was… not there. A confirmation call later, there really was no … Continue reading →

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