I just learned that an academic colleague of mine, Deb Fisher, passed away last week. She was completing her PhD at the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I met Deb several years ago at an AHRD conference in Estes Park, Colorado. We worked together on the Scholar-Practitioner Committee there when it was first
formed, and afterward had the chance to get together one day when I was visiting Chicago with Michael for some research. We walked a lot, visited the Art Institute of Chicago, and ate some wonderful Chicago deep-dish pizza with the mandatory scribbling on the walls. I saw her again recently at the Indianapolis AHRD Conference, but we did not have the opportunity to spend more than only a few minutes catching up. I remember
her for her endless energy and quirky way of looking at all sides of an issue to bring the most out of what she faced.
May she Rest in Peace.
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I created a Simpsons Avatar from the Simpsons Movie website, trying to make it somewhat like me in the Simpsons image. What a great idea to build some buzz and have something of myself in the style of the Simpsons!
Having grown up with the family, I find myself relating with various characters at different stages of my life, from the wisdom and off-beat practicality of Comic Book Guy and Ralph to the one-liners of Grandpa and Apu, they seem to express most aspects of my life and thinking in some capacity or another.
Thank you, Betsy, for pointing out this link.
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When I was in Oxford a little over a week ago, I spent a grand total of 90 minutes walking around taking in the sites and history and academia all at once. One of the things that most impressed me was the Bodleian Library. While I did not have the time to go into the spectacular reading rooms and see the impressive architecture from within, I was able to take some pictures that I uploaded to Flickr.
By the way, they have a great shop there, too!
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