Allow me to briefly grumble about internet service providers (in general) as they consistently disappoint in the country of America (in particular). The customer service I’ve received has been, surprisingly, wonderful. That said, for an entire week my internet was cut off for no good reason. I live in a duplex, you see, and I had our internet set up at the beginning of the month. A day or so later our next door neighbors moved out. A week or so later I saw my ISP’s truck in front of our house. “What are they doing,” I wondered, and suddenly … Continue reading →

I’ve written about this before but it always (and I mean always) bears repeating. Whether you’re a student or a teacher or something else, a constant connection to the internet has sort of tricked us into believing that we’re great multitaskers when we’re probably not all that great. And, even if you are a great multitasker (as I believe myself to be), not all tasks are equally successful while multitasking. I mean, think about it, some of the most important things you do (or at least large sections of the things you do) require a level of attention that is … Continue reading →