Tag Archives: fun

Glitching Waterfall

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Reverend

The above photo is of a spot along a path right below our house on the way to Anto’s mom’s house. It’s a gorgeous path, and I have photographed it a few times since I got here. About half-way down … Continue reading →

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Three Things

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Reverend

Thing 1: In mid-September of last year I got a new computer in anticipation of my imminent departure from UMW. It was a 13″ Macbook Pro, and my first retina screen—I’m a fan. Two weeks later while visiting BYU I … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Trento

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Reverend

Yesterday was Fat Tuesday, and Carvnival is a thing here in Italy. Just this weekend we went to the small mountain town of Villaggio in a nearby valley. The folks who dress-up spent the entire day going from town to … Continue reading →

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Reclaiming Work-Life Balance

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Reverend

View post on imgur.com I love this GIF. It’s taken from this video by my friend Giorgio, which is reminiscent of a sped-up scene from The Benny Hill Show my dad used to watch on TV in the early 80s. I … Continue reading →

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Don’t Reclaim Meetings

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Reverend

I’m deeply skeptical of meetings. Ten years in higher ed will do this to you. I spent much of the last four years intentionally removing myself from the meeting culture that everywhere pervades. The thing that drove me craziest about … Continue reading →

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Gordian GIFs

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Reverend

Yesterday I refinished yet another old gold sash window in casa bava. The work is in preparation for larger changes, but more on that in another post. For now I just want to point out that Animated Knots might be my favorite and … Continue reading →

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Remember the time I photobombed Tim Berners-Lee at IndieWebCamp

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Reverend

That was awesome!

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Mine it Out

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Reverend

So Minecraft fever has hit the bava household hard over the last month or so. All three of my kids are pretty deep in, including my 4 1/2 year-old Tommaso. He does some basic mining and battling, but more than anything … Continue reading →

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You yell ‘Barracuda’

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Reverend

[youtube width=”640″ height=”480″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB8m0CI4Kfg[/youtube] I watched Jaws the other night as I’m wont to do before I go on a vacation to a North Eastern beach town where Great Whites abound. And this time around I have to say Mayor Larry Vaughn was my … Continue reading →

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My Father’s Day Card

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Reverend

I got a pretty awesome father’s day card from Tess today.  Not only did she design the colorful cover. But she also composed a fullblown essay about why I should be considered the greatest day. An essay so good it … Continue reading →

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