Unfair comparisons…

Fruits at the Outdoor Market, originally uploaded by VancityAllie. I’ve now seen this NY Times article mentioned once on Facebook, twice on Twitter, and again on WordPress. Yet, I can’t tell if anyone actually read the original article. Is it just me? I don’t understand how they come up with the byline, “Technology Schools Faces [...]

New academic year

Student Life, 1920s, originally uploaded by Duke Yearlook. The new academic year began last week. Enrollments are up again, but as in recent years, the number of students enrolled in online courses has been increasing at 20% each year. Whereas the number of students enrolling in face-to-face has either decreased or remained flat. This begs [...]

Navy Pier at Dawn

Navy Pier, originally uploaded by Bill Knapp. Got up early on Tuesday to drive downtown and watch the sunrise. Being from the other side of the lake, I expected to see a spectacular display of light on the horizon and the tops of the buildings. I wasn’t thinking about the mist in the morning. So [...]