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Saw Obama at ASU’s Graduation Last Night
ASU Graduation 2009
Originally uploaded by dr.coop
I was really excited when my friend and colleague Shelley Rodrigo invited me to go to her graduation at ASU last night. I’m not big on crowds or ceremonies. Heck, I didn’t even go to my own graduations for my Master’s at NAU or my doctorate at Nova Southeastern University. [...]
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Track Reunion: Going Back to Say Thanks
Me & Coach Craig Originally uploaded by dr.coop This past weekend I drove to Bakersfield, CA for my college Track & Field and Cross Country reunion. I graduated from California State University Bakersfield 20 years ago, and I had never been back. That’s not because I didn’t enjoy my time there. In ...
Road Trip to Strawberry
Motorcycle Girls Originally uploaded by cogdogblog C and I took another quick road trip this weekend to escape the heat of the valley. We usually try to get out of town early in the morning before it gets too hot. But this trip was different because we were going up to Strawberry ...
Hawley Lake Camping for the 4th
We go up to Hawley Lake every summer for some rest and relaxation on the lake. It's just so beautiful up there. We went for the first time the first week in June, but decided we would come back up for the 4th of July since we love it so much. We'd never been in July, and now we know ...
Proud to Call Them Friends
IMG_2211 Originally uploaded by nooccar I've been working in the Maricopa Community College District now for 10 years, and I've met plenty of people along the way. Some of these people it's a real honor to work with and others are a joy to call colleagues, but very few are people I'd want to hang out with after hours. That all changed ...
Finally Got Some Vid Off My Camera
What a nightmare experience that was. Yes, it wasn't easy, even for me. I shot some video yesterday of my hike on Piestewa Peak, but when I got home and tried to download it, I couldn't. Turns out I needed the AC cable, which I did not have. So today I got it, and started once again to download my ...
News
Participating in VloMo08 This YearWhat is VloMo08? It stands for Vlog Month 2008, and it means that everyday for a month you must post a video to your blog. It’s only Day 6, but I’ve managed to post a video for the first 5. I’m working on video 6 right now. It’s a video of me buying a new [...]
Three More Weeks Until Election Day Man, I can’t wait! I have no idea how it will turn out, but if Obama wins, I can’t wait to celebrate. So I’ve been politicking lately for some very important issues that will affect my life. No, Obama and what he can do for this country are far off, and what he does for [...]
Technology
Oye! Tech Can Be FrustratingSo I decided I would “help a brotha out” by playing with some of the tools that @cogdog has compiled on his 50 Ways to Tell a Story wiki. I decided I would try the tools that didn’t have very many examples created, with the thought of helping @cogdog build his collection. Well, let me [...]
CyberSalon in StrawberryCyberSalon in Strawberry
Originally uploaded by dr.coop
Hanging out my CyberSalon buds in Strawberry, AZ this weekend. We had a good turnout, 10 peeps! Basically we just sit around and talk tech and drink. It’s currently snowing and we’re a bit worried that we may get snowed [...]
Work
Moving on Up to the West SideI’m in a funk at the moment, and just can’t get motivated to do all the things I really need to do. So I’m blogging. I think the reality of my decision to leave my current job has something to do with my funk. I decided some time ago to leave South Mountain CC and [...]
Give Students TV for HomeworkWouldn’t they just love that? I don’t watch much television anymore, but when I did, I remember saying many times, “I would love to have my students see this.” It was usually a program that had a message and could teach my students in a way that could hold their attention. Well, I’m sure there’s [...]
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I’m a Superhero! Oh yeah baby! Wonder Coop is in the house!
Okay, I know. I have too much time on my hands. Actually I have very little, but I have this habit of procrastinating when the times get tight. This is how I proscratinate. I develop super heroes on the internet.
Want your own super hero? [...]
Yeah, I know. Still procrastinating. It’s all Laura’s fault. I was minding my own beezewax (what ever that is), about to get to work, and she texted me about mp3tunes.com. I don’t know how I ended up at Last.fm after that, but here’s my playlist anyway.
Have a listen to my playlist.
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Sports
Back into Running Again - Sort ofI’ve decided that it’s time to make a running comeback. I ran cross country and track all through college. I was actually pretty good at it at one point. Good enough for it to pay for 5 years of college. I think I could have been better if I could have just convinced myself I [...]
Internet Keeps Me ConnectedI’m traveling this week for the TechEd conference in Ontario, CA. I’m not that far away from home, just an hour flight across the desert, but I always feel so much further away. Tonight however, I tuned into the internet to get my fix of home. Both the Diamondbacks and the Suns were playing, and [...]
