Studying the intersection of journalism, interactive communications and public discourse
Yes, I text. My friends. My family. I text privately when talking is inappropriate. I text when I don’t feel like having a long conversation. I once dated this guy who preferred to communicate a lot by text. The relationship didn’t last very long because, in part, the communication remained really shallow. How much can you really say in …
“…one-time intersections of two people looking for something other than what they found.” — from the wonderful short story “The 5:22” by George Harrar
“Write what should not be forgotten.” — Isabel Allende
“Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.” —St. Bernard
So I’ve come to the realization that even though I’ve been out of the dating game for 10+ years, the comical highs and lows of dating have remained the same. There’s just more technology involved. Nowadays, two adults who may be “interested” have countless forms of communication available to get to know each other – …
” ‘Courage!’ he said, and pointed toward the land, ‘This mounting wave will roll us shoreward soon.’ ” – from ‘The Lotos-Eaters’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson
New York Times financial reporter Diana Henriques, talking to journalism students at Penn State: “If you don’t want to do this more than you want to do anything else, then don’t, because it’s too hard otherwise.”
I get to the dentist’s today at 10:30 a.m. I need two fillings. They show me in. The dentist shoots my mouth up with novocaine and leaves me for a few minutes so it will kick in. Suddenly, there is a sharp buzzing noise and most of the lights in the office go out. Machines …
Never dig a hole deeper than yourself.
“You do not have to make money. You do have to make a difference. You do not have to be successful. You do have to be valuable. You do not have to seek private gain, but it is hoped that you will serve the common good. It may be harder, more painful to serve the …