April 2005
Sunday 24 April 2005
- Media Fasting - TV TurnOff Week (April 25-May 1, 2005) has officially begun. Do you have the guts to turn your television off for an entire week? Can you and the people you live with stand to miss an episode of your favorite show? Are you able to shun the television news... (14:00 | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)
Friday 22 April 2005
- The Work-for-Hire Plagiarist - Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:40:21 -0000 From: "writinglance" Subject: NEW FREELANCE PROJECTS on Directfreelance.com 4/21/2005 Dear Freelancers! Recent Projects: 4/21/2005 - #21192 Foucault Philosophy Term Paper ...Article/News/Press Release Writing/Editing I need a writer to write a 25-page term paper (double-spaced) on Foucault''s philosophy. I have an article that... (10:44 | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)
Sunday 17 April 2005
- Who's Who Among American Teachers - [UPDATE ON 2/2008: Honoring.com reportst that Who's Who Among American Teachers has ceased publication, along with the National Deans List and other books of this sort. See www.honoring.com for details]. Along with about 100,000 other teachers out there, I received a letter from Who's Who Among American Teachers(r), informing me... (22:53 | 0 Trackbacks | 61 Comments)
Wednesday 6 April 2005
- Ambush the White Rabbit - My humorous "rant" about student lateness, "Ambush the White Rabbit" is online at the journal, Inside Higher Ed. It's self-mockery, really, but if you can see beyond the sarcasm there is some practical advice about dealing with tardiness in it as well (whether your students' or your own), since it's... (09:30 | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments)
Tuesday 5 April 2005
- Bram Stoker Award Finalist - Forgive the annoying pause to brag a little, but I've been smiling since Sunday, when I learned my short story collection, 100 Jolts: Shockingly Short Stories, is on the final ballot for the Bram Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Fiction Collection. The Bram Stoker Awards -- arguably... (22:52 | 0 Trackbacks | 8 Comments)