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“A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.”Paulo Coelho Happy Friday! It is birthday week here for my son and I. One of the highlights was all the texts,ContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | November 20, 2020”

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” Maya Angelou Happy Friday! The world seems even more chaotic lately than I can ever remember. As I start to feel worry creep into my mind, I’m reminded that there are many more things to be grateful for thanContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | November 13, 2020”

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.”Ralph Waldo Emerson Happy Friday! What a crazy week it has been for us here in the US. I am at a loss for words that can express my disappointment. One of the things that have given me valuable insights about what has beenContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | November 6, 2020”

“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.Blaise Pascal Happy Friday! The shorter days of winter are always a challenge and that feels a little more so this year as we’re still staying pretty close to home due to the pandemic situation. It makes me value social connectionsContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 30, 2020”

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.” Amelia Earhart Happy Friday! I’m excited to have a working shower in the house again after 4 weeks of imposing on friends and “bucket showers” in the back yard. I’m glad the weather has mostly cooperated but not as glad as I’ll be to beContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 23, 2020”

“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.” — Bruce Lee Happy Friday! Not a lot to say this morning. Looks like a busy day heading into a chilly weekend around here. I hope this finds you doing well and feeling happy! All theContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 16, 2020”

“If there is doubt, don’t claim you are certain. It’s amazing how relaxing it is not to pretend to know more than you do.” Christopher Hitchens Just like the remodeling we’re doing in our house right now, things are a bit ‘under construction’ with this newsletter as well. I’ve bumped up against the limits ofContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 9, 2020”

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. Albert Einstein Today is our 15th anniversary and I’m reflecting on how lucky I am. Among the many amazing qualities that my wife has, she is literally the only person I know who is more beautiful today than 15 years ago. Seriously, how isContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | October 2, 2020”

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela It is getting to be my favorite time of year and we’ve been enjoying some beautifully cool days and getting outside as much as we can to counter being tied to our computers inside for school and work. IContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 25, 2020”

“We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster”.  Carl Sagan We have just started some work updating the bathrooms in our house, which means we are without a shower for aboutContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | September 18, 2020”