I’m sitting on a plane right now writing this blog post. I just spent an hour working on a sketchy video and before that, I worked on another blog post. I’m nestled up against a window where I can look to my right and remember,…
I am currently on my fifth solid day of doing things that I find difficult, scary, or boring. Two days ago, I called the cable company to set up my internet. This might not seem like a big deal, but I am terrified of phone calls — especially…
A friend of mine is an expecting dad. He asked me, “What it’s like to be a dad?” “It’s world-changing,” I told him. And then I wrote this out. I hope it makes sense. When I’m at home, I’m a dad. But that doesn’t last…
My son is weird. Not bad weird. Not socially awkward weird. Just weird. He sees the world differently. This last January he asked me if I would make him a graphic novel about a mutant taco-turned-superhero. He loves to design his own Pokemon characters and…
Disclaimer: This post just barely tiptoes toward education. It’s mostly a post about my all-time favorite television comedy. About a week ago, I watched the final season of Parks and Recreation. It struck me, at the end of the series, that this might be the…
As I sit here at this computer, I am overwhelmed by emotion at the death of Joe Bower. I can’t imagine what his family is going through right now. I’m at a loss of words about what to say. I’m not a close friend or…
When I was a kid, I used to get jealous of classmates who were rewarded for reading. They would get video games or money or whatever and it seemed odd to me. I didn’t understand why someone would get rewarded for doing something fun. It…
I’m a strong proponent of respecting copyright. I think artists deserve to be paid for the work that they do. I’m also a fan of using Creative Commons photography in my blog, on my visual writing ideas, and in my presentations. In general, I use…
I don’t believe that schools are broken. I know that sounds so non-innovative or whatever, but I don’t care. I see amazing things that happen at my school on a regular basis. I watch what my kids have learned and I’m blown away. I see…
Our principal walked into a really tough situation this year. The school culture was in serious trouble and we had a mass exodus of teachers who left. We had unfilled positions along with new initiatives that could have been really unpopular. And yet, the school…
I’m a professor and a maker. Sometimes I make things. Sometimes I make a difference. On a good day, I get to do both.
