I’ve done a lot of traveling this spring and summer and a thought struck me as I flew over Kansas earlier this year. I saw the irrigation circles created in the grain fields in the more arid conditions of the region. And then in a hotel I heard an advertisement for a show about extreme… Continue reading The Joy of Harmony
A few resources for ethical electronic consumerism: EPEAT® is the definitive global registry for greener electronics – a resource developed through the collaborative effort of business, advocacy, govermental, and academic interests. Greenpeace guide to greener electronics – Especially focused on environmental impacts of electronics Ethical Consumer, the UK’s leading alternative consumer organisation – A United Kingdom-based organization that looks… Continue reading Ethical Electronic Consumerism
In high school I was often counted on to provide a ride when someone wanted to cut class, to be the one who could get by the security guards to pick something up during school, or generally be able to talk us out of a pickle. I earnestly tried to help my friends learn the… Continue reading Lessons From a High School Memory
During the Fall 2011 semester, at the invitation of John Gehner (a former Urbana Free librarian), students from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science course “Introduction to Networked Systems” which I teach worked with the librarians at The Urbana Free Library to develop a redesign of the computer lab. After John left, I… Continue reading Conversations about space at The Urbana Free Library
As Luke describes it in chapter 4, Jesus returned from 40 days in the desert in the power of the Spirit. He went through the country surrounding Galilee teaching in the synagogues. He came to Nazereth and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath. He stood to read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah… Continue reading TCBC Youth Mission Trip Morning/Evening Discussion Summary
