Question: If you were a member of a tribe, what would your name be?
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tribe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMy podcast today is short and sweet because I have a fat cheek after a dentist doctored me up on Friday. So I lisp (read: “lithp”). Anyway, if I were a member of a tribe, I’d be a squaw from the tribe of the Great Gap-toothed Indians and my […]
John Calvin at 500
John Calvin’s (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) greatest legacy today may be what Max Weber described in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. According to Weber, Calvin provided the ideological impetus for the development of capitalism. In addition, Calvin also contributed to the development of representative democracy in general and the […]
The switch
Hey, cool: What’s this? What does it do? What can you do with it? How does it work? What are its mechanical or physical properties? Created by Vancouver Film School student Zack Mathew through the VFS Digital Character Animation program. For a short interview with Zack, visit The man behind the switch Recommended by ebd35 […]
Stealers Wheel: Stuck in the middle with you
Gary Rafferty and Stealers Wheel sang this way back in 1972, but the feeling is universal, isn’t it? “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you!” Life can be a circus. If you’re stuck, well, I hope you find a way out of the […]
To make a beeline for something
When you’re going straight and fast towards a goal you make a beeline for it. And do bees make beelines, too? They sure do. This is no mean feat, but it’s vitally important, because like the geese they’re on a knife-edge energy budget. The straighter their beelines, the less energy they expend. Get a buzz […]
Question: Which skill would you like to develop?
http://annehodgson.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/skill.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThere comes a time when you realize that you’ve been working hard in one direction or area and have become quite good at what you do. Generally it happens in the middle of what my husband Helmut calls “die Schuftphase” (when you’re slaving away at full throttle). So you’re […]
The fourth of July
Fireworks by PES! Those poor bunnies! Happy fourth!
