Tag: general news
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Leon Woodfield (1934 – 2013)
My Uncle Leon recently passed away. He was a very kind and insightful person. He was also very influential in shaping my career. I spoke with him several times about academia and graduate school because he was a Professor at BYU. At the request of my father, I recently wrote up a specific memory of…
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Busch Gardens creatures
I mostly film Toren when we visit Busch Gardens, but I ended up filming a couple of other creatures while we were there one day. Here’s an ant eater giving it’s baby a ride on its back: Toren insisted I film the mother giving the baby a ride. Toren found this snail crawling across a…
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first cancelled class… in 5 years
I will have taught at the University of Tampa for five years at the end of this semester. During that time I’ve cancelled classes for conferences, which I usually know about well in advance. I also cancelled classes once when my brother Mark died. But I’ve never cancelled a class because I was sick or…
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Jobbrz
Debi and I came up with an idea a few years ago about two kids, Mari and Darwin, who interview people with different jobs to learn about different occupations. The original idea was a book series, but given all of our other projects and interests, the idea got shelved. Then I found xtranormal.com and realized…
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4th of July at beach
Debi came down with pinkeye on the 3rd of July, so we opted to stay away from people as much as possible. We opted for the beach on the 4th, which Toren always enjoys. We went to Fort de Soto, which is always beautiful and rarely busy, but it filled up pretty quick on the…
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Morgans et al in Florida
I finally found the time to post summaries of the Morgan Family’s trip to Florida in late May. Here are the relevant links: Morgans et al in Florida – Day 1 Morgans et al in Florida – Day 2 – Animal Kingdom Morgans et al in Florida – Day 3 – Magic Kingdom Morgans et…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 8 – beach, pool and photos
This was the last day of the vacation. The rest of the family had early evening flights out of Orlando. That meant we had time in the morning to go the pool and beach for a short time then pack up, take some family photos, and hit the road. The pool and beach were fun,…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 7 – Busch Gardens
I can’t really speak for everyone else on the trip, but I think it’s probably safe to say that most of us had relatively low expectations of Busch Gardens in Tampa. We had just visited four of the world’s most famous amusement parks – Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, and Sea World…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 6 – Treasure Island Beach
We drove to Treasure Island, which is a barrier island right next to St. Petersburg, and checked into some very nice condos right on the beach. We then all went out to the beach and played, then transitioned to the resort’s swimming pools, before heading in for dinner and a relatively relaxing evening. I ended…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 5 – Sea World
Day 5 took us to Sea World. Debi and I went to Sea World in, I think, 2003, over the winter break, so we remembered some of the attractions. But they have changed the shows substantially since then so there was plenty new to see. Also, we have a kid now, which changes the way…