Author Archives: Reverend

Move From Bluehost Not Soon Enough

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Reverend

I moved all my personal blogs, wikis, and various sites off of Bluehost about a month ago save the following: the jimgroom.net domain which acts like a resume-like site; the learningparty.net domain which hosts a group of experimental sites; and … Continue reading →

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The Brood (1979)

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Reverend

When I was at UCLA in the mid-90s I saw a double-feature at Melnitz Theater (the Film School’s theater) that really freaked me out. The theme of the double-feature was “Maternal Nightmares,” and the films were Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby … Continue reading →

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More on Upgrading to WPMu 1.3

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Reverend

As I already noted previously here, we have upgraded UMW Blogs to WPMu 1.3. Everything went smoothly on the surface, save for one rogue widget plugin I mentioned in the previous post. Well, as time goes on, other issues have … Continue reading →

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When We Were Kings (1996)

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Reverend

I just saw a clip from the documentary When We Were Kings on the Open Culture blog featuring the late Norman Mailer talking about the epic George Foreman vs. Muhammad Ali fight in Zaire. After partaking, I couldn’t resist re-blogging … Continue reading →

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WordPress Rich Comments! Plugin

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Reverend

The Rich Comments! plugin is by no means essential, and the code is still in its infancy. But its one of those plugins that I dig because it is ajaxy, unneccessary, and maybe even irrational given that we still don’t … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Google Maps

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Reverend

I have been creating a Google Map for my recent trip to Tuscany (still in its infancy), and while doing so I realized that Google’s My Maps now has a collaborate feature that allows you to add other users to … Continue reading →

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UMW Blogs Upgraded to WPMu 1.3

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Reverend

Well, it took long enough, but UMW Blogs is now running WordPress Multi-User version 1.3. We had to be a bit more careful with this upgrade because we are now supporting close to 800 blogs, so I actually took a … Continue reading →

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Mary Washington Centennial on flickr

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Reverend

UMW’s centennial is on the Flickr bus! As 2007 comes to a close, the University of Mary Washington’s centennial year is set to begin. There has been much preparation for the centennial festivities, and the occasion has in many ways … Continue reading →

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Graffiti: Reading Cultures on the Wall

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Reverend

One of the things I enjoy about Italy is the graffiti. It is often very entertaining, if not as elaborate as the fine art found on the subway cars in NYC during the 1980s. In fact, graffiti in Italy has … Continue reading →

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Am I a Community-Based Learning Network Specialist?

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Reverend

I find myself coming back to this question a lot as the semester has come to a speedy close. Having a bit of time to reflect on some of the work we accomplished at UMW this semester, I keep on … Continue reading →

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