Author Archives: Neal Locke

Homeland Security Advisory

I just found this, and it’s hilarious. Whether your politics lean to the left or to the right, we could all use more muppets in our lives…

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She Was a Teenaged Blogger

OK, Bloggies: I made a post about this article before, and it’s still not my favorite, but I’m re-posting it because I want you to read it. If nothing else, so you can see the potential power of your ideas, … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Nominations

Amy had her second visit to the doctor today, and during the ultrasound, apparently our little peanut waved at her. I’m jealous, of course. Well, at least I know for sure now that our child has at least one arm. … Continue reading

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A depressing thought

I went to my writer’s group tonight. Emptyhanded. As others read their latest masterpieces (R.R. wrote an amazing short w/dialect), my lack of new material gave me the sensation of some long term goals slipping, slipping into the hazy quagmire … Continue reading

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EduBlogcation

And so begins a brave new experiment in education–the bloggified classroom. Friday I signed up several students in my ninth grade English Class (and one very opinionated Acadec student) with their very own blogs. More to come Monday, from the … Continue reading

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An Epic Struggle on my Computer

Two nights ago I installed Red Hat Linux 9 on my Laptop computer–alongside the existing MS Windows XP. I would like to make the switch one of these days (mostly because I dislike Microsoft), and this setup should allow me … Continue reading

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Catherine Seipp on Blogosphere on National Review Online

Catherine Seipp on Blogosphere on National Review Online OK Annie, like I promised… This article exemplifies why I will never EVER teach in a suburban, yuppie, arrogant, holier (and more conservative) than thou school district, where rich “educated” parents have … Continue reading

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