How to Run a Meeting, Part Two
No really. Again. If you missed the first thrilling installment, you can go read it now. Disclaimer: I loathe parliamentary procedure in general and Roberts Rules in particular, and this…
Over on Substack…
I’ve maintained (and neglected) this site since 1999, and I plan to continue doing both. If, however, you want new writing, most of it is now happening on Substack, because…
Why Dispatches
Or why another goddamned newsletter? Talk about impersonating an identity, about locking into a role, about irony: I went to cover the war and the war covered me; an old…
I Still Have That Dress
Midlife in Your Hometown Tuesday I was walking my dog and we passed a house. We passed a lot of houses, of course, but some houses signify more than others.…
How to Run a Meeting
No really. Update: You can also read Part 2 of this post, which details a few specific techniques for running equitable, efficient, and short meetings. Fear not (or fear greatly),…
Transportation in American Rock Playlist
It occurred to me the actual music might help. In talking to my mother (quite possibly the only person reading this, which is impressive, as she already has to listen…
Transportation in American rock
So far considering only trains and automobiles. Rock is shorthand for rock and rock-adjacent. I am not a musician or a music critic. A cursory consideration1 of modes of transportation…
Coming soon
This is Dispatches. My brain won’t shut up. Some of it may end up here..
NET 000: Learning to Knit
Social media is good for sharing and reaction but bad for findability and preservation, so here, for anyone interested, is the “knitting for IT people” (or IT for knitting people)…
Suspensions Really Aren’t Good for Anyone
A report, an email, and a public comment to the Iowa City Community School District A little while ago, the Iowa City Mental Health, Special Education, and Disability Advocacy Group…