A little Pieck me up!
Courtesy of MadUnkieG, some wonderful illustrations to help with the holiday blues: From Wikipedia: Anton Franciscus Pieck (Den Helder, Netherlands, 19 April 1895 – Overveen, Netherlands, 25...
Why aren’t there more women in…
As someone who is getting really tired of “why aren’t there more women in artform X” discussions on blogs like Io9, I decided to answer that question....
Best and Funniest Review of Star Wars Episode 1 you’re ever going to see!
Actually, this is great lesson in both how to tell a story, and how not to do it. Worth watching if you can get over the annoying...
Status Update
Finished rough draft of Little Gou and the Cook (aka Little Gou and the Poisoner). On to Twin Stars 209!
A Slave’s Revenge
Today I was discussing a piece in a TOEFL prep-book about the American Civil War with a student, and one the points that the article suggested was...
Browser Pong
A very cute little mini-game for your desktop: http://stewdio.org/pong/ Don’t forget to allow pop-ups! Rob
The Numercy of Caring
Today I was listening to NPR’s On the Media, a great show that I sum up as “how is the media lying to us this week?”. It...
Rights and Responsibilities
As many know, I’m a teacher at a college, and this morning I marked 60-odd final essays as part of the communal marking system our school uses...
And so this is Christmas…
Christmas has finally arrived, which can only mean one thing- a break for this poor weary teacher. Well, not really a break since I have every intention...