Chapter 5: The Meeting
[nnwm15] “No, I can’t say that it ever got that bad”, G-ma said. The look on Mrs. Corum’s face was a bit crestfallen,…
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[nnwm15] Sara Beth sat in the corner of the room crying, alternating from light sniffles to harder sobs as she tried harder and harder…
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[nnwm15] Mrs. Corum sat for a long time while G-ma happily air knitted. Finally she’d had enough. “You know, I would have taken a…
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[nnwm15] Mrs. Corum stood there, blinking several times to be sure she was seeing what she thought she saw. There sitting before her was…
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[nnwm15] I hope you enjoy this story. In it we are introduced to Mrs. Corum, a lovely person, albeit a tired person. I…
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Several weeks ago I sat with a group of students and asked them to think about all the things they had going on in…
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Actually Keep a Diary / Journal with Day One and Workflow
For years I’ve tried to keep a daily diary / journal and have struggled with two problems: Remembering to write, and finding something to…
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On Life and Loss, Thankfulness and Temptation
Today at 10:34 AM, my phone buzzed in class, while I was giving a lecture on Probability Sampling methods. The first message simply read “SCHOOLCAST:…
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Microfiber Cloth To The Rescue – The Best Palm Rejection
One of the biggest challenges I’ve had when using a stylus on my iPad is the problem of palm rejection. It seems that no…
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So, you’ve got a fancy Apple Watch, but sometimes don’t want to show it off. Maybe you’re going to a part of town where…
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