Category: Personal Blog

  • Originally posted on Kristen Lamb's Blog:   Today we are going to tackle a highly confusing subject for many writers—In medias res. In medias res quite literally means in the middle of things. This is a literary tactic that has been used since the days of Odysseus. It is a tactic that forces the writer…

  • The right process unlocks…

    The right process unlocks creativity in everyone. EepyBird

  • Do you Fear Death?

    Image via Wikipedia originally Published January 2010 After reading Gilgamesh, I asked all of the students to write about their views of Death and Life. You know an assignment that sounds way to complicated for simple homework; thus, they all commune together in the slog of academia. Yet, for me I was almost completely befuddled…

  • Random quote

    There is creative reading as well as creative writing.  — Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • US History: Eisenhower-Nixon

    This week will center around the major issues, both domestic and foreign, during the administrations of these four presidents. Monday/Tuesday: Students are to research using their books and/of internet resources to find how each reacted/responded to the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam, the Space Race and the Counter-Culture movement. Civil Rights Vietnam Space Race Eisenhower Kennedy…

  • Linux turns 20!

    Today, 20 years ago, Linus Torvald published his first edition of the Linux Kernel with limited fanfare. For those who don’t know you can run Linux based Operating Systems on almost any computer for free. Some examples include: Ubuntu Linux Mint Suse Debian Fedora Red Hat Related articles Linux Turns 20 years Old Today (omgubuntu.co.uk)…