m2h blogs by Marcia Hansen

Mizzou will be doing a search in rhet/comp! The ads were distributed to grad students today via email so I guess it’s blogable. I’m happy to read in the rhet/comp ad for an Advanced Asst. or Assoc. Prof, that “preference [will be] given to digital media and multimodal writing, multi-ethnic rhetorics, and/or technical [...]

Just read this tasty bit from the Columbia Missourian that Wi-Max is coming to Columbia by the first of the year! Plus, it’s supposed to be priced similar to DSL, but be faster than DSL or cable!! Sounds promising!

I’m in the middle of grading papers, so not much time to post. I’m also pet sitting, which takes my time in a different, more enjoyable way.
I just wanted to note that dogs and cats know the smell and sounds of cereal, tuna and hot dogs. I’m eating a bowl of [...]

So you already knew about Barb’s Photography Blog at Jinky Art. She is the photographer in Australia who takes absolutely breathtaking pictures of children. But, did you know she now has a blog with pictures and words? Check out Jinky Art – Babble ‘n’ Pics. She is just starting it, but [...]

The Washington Post has an article (the link is working on my computer, but registration may be required) on eco-sheets made from bamboo plants and beech trees. According to the article, they are available at places like Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond. I haven’t felt them, but they are supposed to be [...]

Warning…put your coffee down first.
An Excellent Idea

MU’s Campus Writing Program is in the news this morning: MU Writing Program Not Dead Yet.
I don’t get this article. It begins with “Concerns about the future of the MU Campus Writing Program were dispelled during Thursday’s MU Faculty Council meeting.” Then it ends with, “In a meeting with the executive committee, [...]

The Columbia Missourian news feed tipped me to this news item:
Missouri has been allocated $1.8 million from the federal government to examine and improve pandemic readiness plans. [...] The [Missouri pandemic influenza] plan assumes an initial response to an outbreak that, without intervention, is projected to leave 1.8 million Missourians ill; 900,000 seeking outpatient care, [...]

via Rebecca’s Pocket. Here is a list of body tricks at men’s health.
My personal favorite: #3. If you have to pee and there is no bathroom, then think about sex.
BTW, have you read Men’s Health lately? Every time I come across it, there always seems to be a good article or two [...]

I have three pieces of good news to share…
My proposal was accepted for the Write to Learn conference that is going to be held at the Lake of the Ozarks in February. I am going to be giving one of the breakout session presentations on blogging. I get to talk to people for [...]