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When Nature Puts On The Really Big Show – Total Eclipse on the Prairie
The total eclipse of the sun in Kearney, Nebraska this afternoon was absolutely stunning. You didn’t need any fancy equipment to see the images. Just look down and see the pinhole images provided by the trees. Lots of high school … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6
Tagged Because I can, history, news, science, total eclipse
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The story of stolpersteine lives on
Last week I finally got to writing a blog post I got the idea for back in January from a series of e-mails I exchanged with my archaeology professor Dr. David Gradwohl. The post looked at the ongoing story about … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 4, Chapter 6
Tagged Anne Frank, Charlottesville, stolpersteine, The Holocaust, white supremecists
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Remembering Anne Frank – How her story lives on long after her death
It was 75 years ago this summer that a young Jewish girl named Anne Frank started keeping a diary in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During the course of her diary, the teen ager would be forced into hiding in a … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What’s the story behind the possible end of Snopes? Yes, it’s a true story. Sadly, it’s a typical new media battle over who will control a web site. Truly hope this ends well. How do reporters (or anyone else) authenticate … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged Because I can, Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk, e-mail, ethics, fake news, high school journalism, movies, Questions worth asking, Snopes, streaming
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Proceeding Home
On Sunday of last week I I discovered in the parking lot of my hotel in Florence, Alabama that I had a leaky seal on one of my motorcycle fork legs with fluid seeping out. I was in the middle … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2017 motorcycle tour, Because I can, motorcycles, National Parks Tour, Travels
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Proceed As The Way Opens
Proceed as the way opens My two sons learned to loathe that phrase as they were growing up. Conversations would go something like this: “Dad, what do I do if this doesn’t work out?” “Proceed as the way opens.” “Dad, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2017 motorcycle tour, Because I can, motorcycle, National Parks Tour, Proceed as the way opens, travel, William Least Heat Moon
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I’m going down to Florence…
A couple of years ago my Dear Wife and I drove 350 miles or so up to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to see Rosanne Cash and her band play one of the most sublime shows either of us has ever … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 7, Motorcycling
Tagged 2017 motorcycle tour, Because I can, country music, motorcycles, National Parks Tour, Rosanne Cash
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Guest Blog Post: The Nintendo Switch – Buying a $300 Console Based on Media Alone
The following is a guest blog post by my colleague Aaron Blackman, who in addition to being a forensics coach and comm lecturer is also a big fan of video and tabletop games. E3 2017 just recently wrapped up, and after … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged Aaron Blackman, guest blog, Nintendo, Switch, video games
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Bringing Julius Caesar Into The 21st Century
There’s been a big fuss over the last week over the New York Public Theater’s version of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” As you’ve no doubt heard, the play features a staging in the present day with a Caesar wearing a bright … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 14
Tagged boycotts, Donald Trump, free speech, Julius Caesar, opera, Shakespeare, theater
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