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William Allen

William Allen
Location
Arkansas, USA
Birthday
November 08
Title
Prof of Art History
Bio
Teacher. Began as English teacher in the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Ph.D. in art history from The Johns Hopkins University. Have taught in mid-size state universities. Research in history of photography. Especially interested in digital humanities.

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MAY 15, 2012 4:59PM

Yea, Huck, that's pretty much how I feel

SparkNotes No Fear Literature: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapter 4 

WELL, three or four months run along, and it was well into the winter now. I had… Read full post »
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MARCH 11, 2012 5:12PM

My back, my garden, my grandmother

I've dealt with a sore back all winter. Not fun. Chalked it up to aging. Maybe it is. Anyway...

Yesterday I spent the whole day working in the yard and garden. I kept thinking that I will pay for this when I can't get out of bed next morning. 

I arose and my… Read full post »
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JANUARY 26, 2012 4:30PM

My eldest cat friend and I ponder electric power

Eldest cat, fourteen, has an electric heating pad and she likes it. I don't blame her. Wish I had one, only me-sized. 
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JANUARY 2, 2012 6:00PM

A picture is

A picture is worth a thousand preconceptions.
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OCTOBER 12, 2011 4:09PM

Just what does Gmail know about my university?

Gmail is pretty clever at placing ads next to messages--ads that pertain somehow to what is in the message. I've noticed recently that when message from or about my university show up that an add for the University of Phoenix appears. I wonder if this means that Gmail thinks that I… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 10, 2011 1:45PM

Afghanistan Invasion Ten Years Later

Ten years ago. I vividly recall the moment when I heard that my bombs were raining on Afghanistan. I was working in the garden. A neighbor was playing his radio or TV loud enough that I heard the "news flash."

I stood frozen for a moment and then dropped the tool and… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 10, 2011 1:38PM

October: Time to Propagate Roses!

October is the month for rose bush propagation. And helping rose bushes multiply is easy. Look for a cane of goodly diameter, large enough that you will be able to push it or hammer it into the soil without the stem breaking, and yank the stem from the bush with enough… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 2:54PM

Sweeping and Pulling

This is what the tenant farmer's daughter told me about the obligation to pluck. The yard of the house was neat and cared for by sweeping leaves, twigs, or anything else from the yard to some other place. I forgot to ask where the other place was. Anyway, in addition to…

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JULY 23, 2011 1:02PM

Photograph. Live Curious

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JULY 22, 2011 10:09PM

A search by Goggles


A search by Goggles
Originally uploaded by woodpainter

I love some of the similar images provided by Goggles. Some nice company for the Harrisburg courthouse. I wonder if these buildings are now introduced to each other.

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JULY 22, 2011 7:35PM

Lettuce bed turned to flower garden


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Originally uploaded by woodpainter

When time passes and the weather gets hot lettuce is bitter and unappetizing. However, lettuce left the summer to go to seed is beautiful. Give lettuce its place and time and add some water and the vegetable returns beauty.

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JULY 5, 2011 5:27PM

And so we spoke of the unexamined life

I met today with a a summer general education class. I like gen ed classes. They provide the greatest potential for reaching students. They also present challenges when a goodly number of the seats are occupied by students who have a commitment to a strict path to a degree that satisfies…

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MAY 6, 2011 5:26PM

While thinking of the Osama photographs

Photographs reveal more than the subject. A photograph always speaks of the intention of the maker or the intention of the subject cooperating with the maker. Alexander Gardner’s Civil War “What Do I Want, John Henry?†speaks volumes on the social attitudes within the Army of Liberation . The d…

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APRIL 20, 2011 10:16PM

Abbetor. Crabb's English Synonymes

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APRIL 15, 2011 3:26PM

It's the conversation, stupid!

At times I reflect on the digital humanities. A transformation is afoot. I ask myself "Just what is it that's going on here?" I don't know. But I get hints. I follow others who find the relatively new world called "digital humanities" a world of interest. We explore and talk to…

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APRIL 6, 2011 2:47PM

High School PE Taught Me How To Conjugate Verbs. Sort of.

Eleventh grade. A tough one. Acne. So on. Eleventh grade: English and PE classes and other classes I don't remember at the moment. English class was into verb conjugation. PE class was not into exercise because it was my turn for locker room duty--caged room with baskets to hold student stuff.

So.…

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MARCH 15, 2011 3:34PM

How to annoy a person with a smart phone

Yesterday. Yes, it was yesterday. Yesterday I was watching a news report about Japan on my Android. All of a sudden the video froze and up popped a message. A message. Typed. "Incoming call."

Nuisance.

Dismissed the call and had to refresh browser to return to the report. Some people just got…

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MARCH 1, 2011 10:45AM

Cat sleeping, purring

Cat sleeping
Me watching
Cat shifts
I put my head near
Cat awake
We stare
Cat paw out and touches my nose
Cat purrs
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FEBRUARY 27, 2011 5:37PM

Dream. That is the important thing. Dream to change the world. Dream to end oppression. In a country. In a state. In an office.

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JANUARY 24, 2011 6:16PM

James Agee On The Limits of Text

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JANUARY 23, 2011 2:58PM

Kickstarter. Help. SmartHistory


Please Help

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JANUARY 9, 2011 3:50PM

Pannapacker at MLA: Digital Humanities Triumphant? - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education


Pannapacker at MLA: Digital Humanities Triumphant? - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "I wouldn’t worry about community colleges. Although two-year schools sometimes show little interest in theory, they have been ahead of the rest of us in using new technologies, at least in pedagogy/… Read full post »
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JANUARY 7, 2011 2:17PM

10 Hottest Careers in America - CBS MoneyWatch.com

10 Hottest Careers in America - CBS MoneyWatch.com:

"5. Feature writing on the web. Is this where all those newspaper reporters who lost their jobs will end up?

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JANUARY 6, 2011 7:52PM

I talked to a colleague who said that submitting the productivity meant that he was being used

The time arrived. I must complete my annual report form telling my university what I did last year that ought to be regarded as meritorious. We faculty members used to refer to the form as the "merit pay form." Not so many years ago faculty members got pay raises based on…

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DECEMBER 27, 2010 3:43PM

The Mob. Your Ancestors?

I followed a link to the New York Daily News and discovered a section of the paper devoted to gangster mobs and their activities, including the rubbing sort. The page took me back to my childhood, to the family gathered around the 300 pound Muntz black-and-white TV, watching Eliot Ness gun…

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