Notes from "Domestic Terrorism" workshop
The following notes relate to the “Crisis Communication: Covering Domestic Terrorism” workshop at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum on Saturday, Feb. 26. The speakers: Anthony Shadid, and Terri Watkins. What happened in Cairo, Egypt, is “a turning point”, A. Shadid. “I feel like a new era is about to get underway.” Violence is “a way of [...]
Domestic terrorism focus of workshop
The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum will host a professional development workshop focused on the affects of domestic terrorism next Saturday, Feb. 26, from 1 – 3 p.m. The event is free; registration is required as seating is limited. __________________________________ Crisis Communication: Covering Domestic Terrorism Anthony Shadid, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times Foreign [...]
Notes from "The Pearl Project" panel
The following notes relate to “The Pearl Project” panel speakers at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The speakers: Asra Nomani, Jessica Rettig, Erin Delmore, and Barbara F. Todd. How do we respond to “big questions”? The way(s) we respond reveals our character, A. Nomani. We must teach students not just [...]
Changing the face of men's health
Colorful 'paper flowers'
Recently, while driving to a local supermarket, I passed a cluster of colors that begged to be captured in a photo. The contrast of fuchsia buds, deep green leaves, cotton candy clouds, and baby blue sky seemed painted in place. These “paper flowers” are actually the leaves of the Bougainvillea glabra, a climbing vine native [...]
Offline, and into a hole
I’m going offline, and into a hole (literally) for the next few days. Think sleeping on the ground, and carrying the food and water that keep you alive. There will be a video camera; expect a story, and footage. See you back on top, eventually.
Using social media is like living in a small town
If you use social media then you know what it’s like to live in a small town. Granted, you may not have a physical street address, or that one blinking traffic light to slow you down. The population may be in the millions, the thousands, or—if you live in a small, small town—one hundred or [...]
Movember–the growth stops here
Hello, December. Good bye, Movember. The month “formerly known as November” has come to an end, and with it a celebratory shave seemed appropriate. It’s been over a year (June 2008) since I last wore facial hair above the lip. Moreover, due to an agreement with my wife, I never foresaw a mustache making a [...]
Movember–Famous and Infamous Mos
Face furniture. The lip tickler. The soup strainer. The ‘stache. Lip spinach. The cookie duster. Upper lip plumage. The misplaced eyebrow. Face fungus. Mo. The mustache. Some are considered famous; others infamous. So popular are the ‘stache styles of today and yesteryear that many have been named to idolize, or institutionalize the men that wore/wear [...]
Movember – the growth continues
Nine days into “Movember”, and the growth continues. To be honest, I had my doubts until yesterday when this “mo” looked (for the first time to me) like it could be a full-fledged mustache by the end of the month. The term “mo” is slang for “moustache” in Australia; hence, mustaches in November make it [...]
