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Snow in Corvallis

I love Oregon weather.

It took me 15 minutes to hack ice and snow off of the Vibe this morning. We are currently sans ice scraper so I improvised and used our mini-dustpan/brush. It worked like a charm! Here are some pre-scraping pics of the Vibe:

Tags: Corvallis, Oregon, photographs, pontiac vibe, snow

SEO, Threadless, Smog, Leprechauns

A primer on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) at ProBlogger.
My new Threadless tees:

Haikus are easy
Lost a wheel
Loch Ness Imposter

A building in Rome that eats smog
Do you believe in leprechauns?
Kevin likes technology AND student affairs
Blogs and Books can change Admissions policies

Tags: admissions, blogging, google, Higher Education, Misc. Technology, technology

Thanksgiving at Cannon Beach

Wendy and I had a marvelous trip to the Oregon coast during the holiday weekend. We stayed at the Inn at Cannon Beach. Our room at the inn had a fireplace and a jacuzzi.
I made special arrangements with the Wayfarer Restaurant to provide Wendy with a vegetarian entrée. The chef created a tasty dish […]

Political Correctness

Kai Chang has written the best critique of “political correctness” that I’ve ever read.
Simply put, the great “PC” cliché, as commonly deployed in mainstream discourse, is cultural propaganda designed to befuddle and misdirect while defending the current power structure. All politics deal with power relations, and in the debate over America’s alleged climate of […]

World Usability Day

From the Official Google Blog:
World Usability Day, November 14, 2006, is for everyone who’s ever asked these questions. This Earth Day style event, focused on raising awareness and visibility of usability engineering and user centered design, is currently being organized by volunteers and local event coordinators from around the world. Whether a usability professional […]

Are you addicted to the Internet?

Take this Internet Addiction Test and find out.
In other news — Wendy and I are off to Iowa on Wednesday for a visit with the “Fam.” Feel free to leave comments, however, my parent’s dial-up connection usually keeps me offline. It’s actually nice to go on vacation and unplug.
By the way, getting to Iowa […]

Kudos to OSU’s Office of Admissions

Oregon State University’s Office of Admissions website now displays a link to the Oregon University System Application Fee Deferral Form. The fee deferral is a terrific benefit for students who cannot afford to pay the $50 application fee.
By linking to the fee deferral form, Oregon State University’s Office of Admissions has removed a potential […]

Blogs and Student Learning

Here are the PowerPoint slides from the “Blogs and Student Learning: Making Meaning and Connections through Graduate Student Portfolios” (PDF/2.3 MB) presentation that I co-presented with JW at the NASPA Western Regional Conference.
The presentation evaluation is located at ericstoller.com/blog/evaluation.

Tags: blogfolio, blogging, Higher Education, Misc. Technology, NASPA, student affairs technology, technology

Blogfolio Blogging Presentation: Links

Here are all of the websites that JW and I gathered for our “Blogfolio” presentation.
Sites that were featured in the presentation:

Blog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WordPress.org
WordPress.com
Truths and Consequences of Blogs That Stand Out Lorelle on WordPress
CultureCat | Rhetoric and Feminism
Bob’s Blog - Towson University President
Oregon State University: Office of Admissions - Blog
Bloglines - […]

Racism and Sexism in Arizona and Michigan

The state language of Arizona is now English.
Affirmative action has been banned in Michigan.
Arizona | Proposition 103: English as Official Language
Would make English the official language of the state of Arizona and significantly reduce government sponsorship and funding of dual language-printed material for circulation.
Michigan | Proposition 2: Restrict Affirmative Action
Proposed amendment to […]