Out of the wilderness
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Last night we stumbled out of the wilderness after our eighth day of backpacking, and all I could fantasize about…
Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters
Writing, reading, and other vital matters
Archive for the 'Life' Category
Writers: Dealing with emergencies
Friday, June 25th, 2010Can’t say enough about how great this series by Kristine Kathryn Rusch is. The latest installment of her…
Raising kids (and ourselves) to become entrepreneurs
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010These past several months I’ve been linking to a great series by award-winning author Kristine Kathryn Rusch called The…
When rock stars and engineers meet
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010This is just pure fun. And a great reminder that not all engineering is serious, cubicle-trapped number-crunching. Sometimes a…
“Be less helpful” and other inspiring ideas for teachers
Saturday, May 29th, 2010Dan Meyer is a high school math teacher, but his methods are enough to inspire any teacher–math, English, Social Studies,…
Rethinking how we teach children and help them find their passions
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010I loved this talk by Sir Ken Robinson four years ago, and now he’s come back for a…
Be willing to lead your tribe
Friday, May 21st, 2010We all have that sense of who our “people” are. Those people who are passionate about the same weird or…
Do what you love or else!
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010Wow, I did NOT need coffee this morning, thanks to this guy. If he doesn’t fire you up, no…
Big ideas are contagious
Thursday, May 13th, 2010Here’s this week’s video, about how one woman and one idea can make a huge–HUGE–difference.
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Come geek out with me about packing
Saturday, May 8th, 2010I’ll admit that I get obsessed with some strange things. And one of those is trying to become more and…