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I figured this time was coming. After a few months of avid Steeming, my summer routine began and suddenly I can't seem to find my way to a computer. This is just one of the many small details of my life

Without a doubt, spring is my favorite time of year. After some earlier tedious work when the cold soil quickly turned fingers numb, now the days are noticeably longer and the temperatures rising, bringing

Okay, so this is a bit over-simplistic, but as I continue to get bombarded with news about Facebook's invasions of privacy and how they render us helpless saps who just throw our money at any company that

Hot damn, that was the most intense speed workout of my life! And it doubled as my first 100-mile race! I set out very early on Sunday morning (10 years ago) to do a workout that might have been a little

I was recently introduced to Stack Exchange, and after perusing the various sites, I decided to make a proposal for one that I believe could be a great resource to lots of people. If you are unfamiliar

Everyone loves a milestone, right? I may be a relative newbie, but I know that of that 500, only a small percentage actually pay attention to anything I post, but I will still spend today walking all over

Let's start connecting our classrooms around the globe. I am a professor at Community College of Philadelphia (USA), and I am about to teach a newly revised Communication Studies course. The course is

When I was a kid growing up in Southwest Pennsylvania I truly believed that the only reason to cross the Delaware River into New Jersey was to go to the beach. When we would cross the river, the first

When you are walking and see a shiny coin on the ground, do you bother to bend down and pick it up? I used to on occasion, but I remember always wondering why I bothered. But then two things came into

100+ students each semester and several hundred Facebook followers = great promotion potential. Image source: Pixabay I recently found this contest by @kpine: Ok, contest number 2, better late than never,

I'm fairly convinced that more people would save and invest if they simply understood compounding interest. According to this article in the Washington Post, 71% of Americans are not saving enough for

I am in no way affiliated with the company Sweatcoin, but as someone who is putting a significant amount of energy into staying fit, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on this novel app. I have been

Everyone seems to be criticizing higher education right now. I am not going to argue that we should not be thinking very critically about college, but my sense from most of what I have read in various

This is my #runforsteem challenge post for Weekly Run for Steem Challenge Apr 11th - Apr 19th & Payout For Last Week. Check out the challenge post and visit @junowa’s blog! This was a big week in my

This is my #runforsteem post for Weekly Run for Steem Challenge Apr 4th - Apr 11th & Payout For Last Week. Check out @junowa’s post to join. This happens every year. I am totally committed to running

Something a little different for this week's #runforsteem post. If you are a runner and haven't yet participated, head over to @jumowa's blog and see the rules here: Weekly Run for Steem Challenge Mar

I feel kind of bad for parents and teenagers today. How's that for an opening line? Usually we hear empathic statements toward parents or teens, but not often both. But there is one area where there is

This is my #runforsteem post for this week. Be sure to check out #runforsteem and @jumowa for this great form of motivation. Here’s the Weekly RunForSteem Challenge Post For anyone following along, my

I heard the pollen would be bad this year, but this is ridiculous. It’s stuck to everything!

I left the following comment on a post by a writer I admire, @praguepainter, and then realized I wanted to make it a post on its own. Praguepainter posts interesting articles, and he also has written some