Except my 9 year old who asked for a kindle for Christmas—but with the way she goes through books, and a two week trip over the holidays, we don’t have a suitcase large enough for the books she would want to bring!
Thanks! And I have so fallen off of BlueSky!
The joys of having a book worm eight year old—tucking them in at night or helping them make their bed, is really an exercise in putting a library away (every time)
Well that didn’t take long.
The second one we have gotten in the past few weeks already.
When you are waiting for your flight to board, the next gate is mostly boarded, and you didn’t realize American Airlines had 9 boarding groups, you might have status…
Tell me you fly too much without telling me.
There is always a price of your dignity. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...
If you didn’t watch @thedailyshow.com and @colbertlateshow.bsky.social last night, pause and go watch this morning.
I wrote about new work from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social designed to help community colleges measure and talk about the ways they provide value yo their communities that go beyond higher wages for individual students.
More in @forbes.com please read and share.
www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
When you are the west coast, on a plane, and you are wonder what is happening on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart right now as it airs in the eastern time zone…
There is flying with or without the Flighty App.
I’m not sure how anyone now flies without, especially if you fly often.
It keeps me posted on my inbound flight, anticipating issues/delays like a warm blanket.
It isn’t cheap, but neither is your sanity.
#notsponsored just sage advice.
“Truthiness”
CBS Says It’s Canceling Colbert Over Money, Not Politics. Is That Truthiness? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/a...
When a company goes out of its way to say, “It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.” It usually means that is exactly why.
CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...
The number of times I type “send” instead of “sent” in teams/slack/txt, after I have sent a calendar invite, and it feels to me that I’m demanding some one else to send it… millennial problems?
When you are stopped at a light and 2 of the 3 cars are self driving Waymos.
And you feel sorry for the one person who has to drive themselves, you might live in #SanFrancisco
Graphic with the title "Letters to the Future: Hopes for Higher Ed." Below is an envelope icon with a heart, and the question: "What would you say to the next generation of higher ed leaders?" On the right, Dr. Josie Ahlquist is pictured with her hand over her heart, wearing a pastel-colored dress, set against a blue-to-beige gradient background with decorative dot patterns.
Letters to the Future. 💌 What do you want the next generation of higher ed leaders to know? Submit a short letter of encouragement here: forms.gle/T2PhZyras7wu...
New from @wesleywhistle.bsky.social on Republicans failure to protect student loan borrowers from massive tax bills when they receive forgiveness after 20 plus years of payments.
newamerica.org/education-po...
Mine is more like I’m on too many zoom calls, type of vibes. Or I want to be a YouTuber when I grow up.
I actually said, “how is everybody Monday going” in a meeting today. Might have had to do with starting the day with the power out and it was meeting 11 or 11…
Well it was great following @dcollier74.bsky.social while it lasted 🤣
I mean it is great, except it ain’t attached to a Mac… 😉
Really, the headline writer at the Economist? I get that is should be dry British humor, but still…
It looks like the Trump administration is trying to force out George Mason's president just a couple weeks after successfully pushing out UVA's leader.
www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
When the power goes out at the house at 7:22 am, and you have a podcast to record and 10 other meetings today, you have your priorities for the battery.
Over heard at the kids violin institute:
Mom: “I’m a violin teacher, but I’m not my kids teacher, we got in too many arguments”
Words could not be truer. 🤣
When your home airport is a "quiet airport"--no announcements beyond those just at the boarding gate--all other airports sound like they are screaming at you...
If you need to get things done, use my tried-and-true method: get on a coast-to-coast flight. Nothing like being on a plane for five+ hours to focus the energy.
Back in the day, I managed to write large portion of my doctoral dissertation on planes. Still works to this day.
There are two types of people who pack for a vacation in Italy.
One who started packing two weeks ago.
One who will pack maybe the day before you leave (but only if it is a morning flight).
And they will marry each other.
What color shoes are these?
California flying.
