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diocese of austin and development as a ministry
For my service hours in PA 325, I have opted to volunteer for the Diocese of Austin’s Capital Campaign: Our Faith Our Legacy. I will post limited details as the…
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writing with style: conversations on the art of writing (2nd edition)
Writing with Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing (2nd Edition) by John R. Trimble I highly suggest this “writing manual”. I purchased this book for a class a few…
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wednesday at noon
For my STS 321 course, our instructor asked for the reflections to be posted by noon on Wednesday. In all honestly, I’ll be lucky to hit that deadline. In the…
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envisioning information: escaping the flatlands
Envisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte After the first thirty-five pages, I’m left with a desire to find a connection between design and information. Today, I met with a web…
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social interaction
If you look at the social interaction styles of UT students today and ten years ago, they are vastly different. In today’s student environment, we head home after a long…
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do i have time for this?
In PA 326, Intro to the Non-Profit Sector, we are supposed to find and work 35 hours over the semester in a non-profit. While 35 hours doesn’t seem like that…
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found: one bike seat
A few months ago, the seat from my bicycle was stolen from in front of my apartment complex. Just the seat. Today, my roommate calls me to tell me he…
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deus caritas est: error?
As you may know, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, released his first Encyclical, Deus Caritas Est, that is, God Is Love. I haven’t read all of it so I’m…
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thursday is a dull day
For STS 321, we were asked to record a “media log” of how we interact with media over a course of a day. Here are my results: Thursday is not…
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Bad Information Design
I have always had problems with Blackboard, the online course content system that UT uses. It contains a great amount of information and can be very useful, it is organized…