Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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The Danger of the Fetish of Nostalgia
Here’s a look from the NYT at what can happen when a memorial to the dead becomes a showcase of the ruling class: People destroyed the memorial to the gassing of the Kurds. So it came as a shock when hundreds of stone-throwing protesters took to the streets here Thursday on the anniversary, beating back…
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More Boots at CTA Alerts
Last week I booted monay2007 for the fateful "what’s up people" callout. She’s in good stead with her other groups (TRUE CHAT, Teen Singles, etc.), however, so I don’t feel bad. We just weren’t for her. More perplexing was today, when I had to boot a couple people who got into an "eat me/ bite…
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DIBELS Benchmark Levels
One of the interesting things about being a parent is seeing all the crazy assessment tools that teachers use to evaluate children. One that was new to me was DIBELS Benchmark Levels. We got a letter home with some scores for CXO and what they meant ( 1- 10, kid is at risk, 10 -34,…
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Pelicans Like the Internet
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CXO Wa Wa
Trying out the Google Video embed: