I blogged about some of the things I do to review the end of the year, and look ahead to next year.
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Newsletter Episode 11: Endings for the year Kate Starbird on misinformation/disinformation; War of the Rohirrim; Martha Wells interviewed; Matt Gaetz supported and not; blog goodies
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Aging is wild: Occasionally I will get a pierce of grief, like just now when I realize I will never see Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings live ever again.
What a loss, and cancer sucks.
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Today in odd mail, I got this Marine recruitment postcard. It is addressed to my dad, who served in the Marine Corps reserves in the early 70s to avoid the Vietnam draft, and who has been dead for 30 years now. I don’t think the Corps is going to be successful in this pitch.
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NEWSLEETTER Episode 10: Episode 10: Favorite reads of 24; Montana kids have a right to a clean environment; lots of newsletters I missed; the meaning of the Luigi memes in digital visual culture
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Hey fellow instructors, especially of the adjunct kind, I don’t wanna brag or nothing but…
I got my winter syllabus done a whole four days early.
I’m feeling a deep sense of pride and accomplishment that I’m not used to.
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A list of my most impactful reads in 2024: patloughery.me/2024/12/1…
(I’ve got a couple more weeks of reading to go, so I reserve the right to add to this list).
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Keeping my creative momentum moving forward, I also put together a restart post on my free Substack newsletter. patloughery.substack.com/p/episide…
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If you are looking for an app to help you figure out what to read next, or spiffy charts about what you’ve read recently, or just want a way better GoodReads, let me invite you to try The StoryGraph. patloughery.me/2024/12/1…
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I dusted off the old blog, and am blogging again. Similarly, I’m putting together a new newsletter (first time in 4 years). patloughery.me/2024/12/1…
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Meta’s marketing engine is amazing: I clicked on ONE Instagram ad for a Grateful Dead sticker and my while ad feed now is music festivals, Dead & Co in Vegas tix, upscale tie dye, kind cycling jerseys, dancing bear jewelry, trippy Hawaiian style shirts…
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Currently: Waiting for the opening of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - The Musical in Federal Way, WA.
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Currently: Waiting for the opening of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - The Musical in Federal Way, WA.
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