I’ve never liked the band that my pixel watch came with but I also don’t really like any of the options I’ve found to replace it. So, I decided to make my own. I started by designing it in Corel Vector:

I took that to the laser cutter and cut an old scrap of leather I had left over from another...

I’m writing a new middle grade fantasy book that features a stone age flute. While doing research, I came across this tutorial on how to make a branch flute and decided to give it a try.

First, I had to find a good stick. Out on a hike one day with my son, I came across this one and proceeded to...

For those who like things sweet + tart + smokey + spicy, this is my favorite cranberry sauce recipe (yes, it’s my favorite part of the meal):

• Grab a sauce pan
• Chop fine then sauté a shallot and some fresh ginger in the pan
• Throw in a bag of cranberries
• Add two big spoonfuls of brown sugar
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This is a great article. It offers some (much needed) historical context to the claims often made by school reform advocates that our education system is structurally analogous to the factory system as it existed over one hundred years ago.

These same reform advocates often valorize educational t...

I’m co-teaching the journalism/yearbook class this year. My part of the class focuses on graphic design and page layout. When I was studying design I had a grumpy old teacher who learned his craft from some of the original Bauhaus people in Chicago. Of course, all modern design work is done on compu...

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published a report that attempts to identify key skills students need to learn now in order to be well prepared when they enter the workforce. The report was sponsored by Google and is based on polling of business leaders and students.

It’s no surprise...