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Hit and Miss #98: Questions for learning

July 21, 2019

One fine morning to you! I could comment on the heat. But I already did that, a year ago tomorrow. Instead, let’s talk about questions. Earlier this week, a...

Hit and Miss #97: Digital government and civic tech

July 14, 2019

Hello there! It’s been a while since I gave an update on my work and work-adjacent life. On the surface, it’s much of the same: I’m still working in digital...

Hit and Miss #96: Opera

July 7, 2019

A beautiful Sunday morning to you. I’m quite content today: the sky is blue, the air is cool, and I’ve little to do. Yesterday was hotter, so I minimized my...

Hit and Miss #95: Let’s take a walk

June 30, 2019

Shall we take a walk? We could walk around idly and discuss whatever we see along the way. Or we could follow a thematic route. We might hire a guide or join...

Hit and Miss #94: Word and links

June 23, 2019

Hullo! This letter’s late hour is thanks to my being on vacation—what feels like the first in a long while, too long. My vacation is about what you’d expect:...

Hit and Miss #93: Accessible public spaces

June 16, 2019

Restless, I went for a walk last night. When restless on a weekend, I often go through Ottawa’s Byward Market, winding through the streets full of people...

Hit and Miss #92: A working carrying capacity

June 9, 2019

Last December, I had a challenging week. I had six days to complete four finals for school. Surprisingly, I emerged from this period having worked an average...

Hit and Miss #91: Doors Open

June 2, 2019

Today’s clouds seem to extend to my mind. Some notes: Yesterday I visited Library and Archives Canada and a branch of the Library of Parliament. Today, I’ll...

Hit and Miss #90: Walking toward a social summer

May 26, 2019

Hullo there! (Apologies for any mixed up tenses. I’m writing this Saturday afternoon. If all goes to plan, you’ll get this some time Sunday morning.) I’m out...

Hit and Miss #89: Three blobs of words

May 19, 2019

Good evening! The long weekend happily surprised me. In my head, today’s Saturday—hence this letter’s late hour, hence its slapdash contents. I’m not itching...

Hit and Miss #88: Grounding history

May 12, 2019

Hi! A hopefully happy Sunday to you. You may know that I’m very interested in local history. I read almost every plaque I encounter—though sometimes...

Hit and Miss #87: A day off

May 5, 2019

It’s May. (!!!) It’s been a packed week. There’s something I want to write about social balance and reconfiguration. My patterns of socializing have shifted...

Hit and Miss #86: Look up

April 28, 2019

Hello! Each morning, I try to do three things. One of them is to “look up”. Literally, this refers to raising my eyes from the ground, directing them up and...

Hit and Miss #85: Valuing openness

April 21, 2019

Hello! Openness is a value. Three recent episodes highlight the value/valuing of openness from different angles: On Wednesday, I presented at uOttawa’s...

Hit and Miss #84: Thinking frames

April 14, 2019

What should education foster? By “education” I mean our formal system, plus its informal supplements—elementary and secondary schools, post-secondary...

Hit and Miss #83: Boomer empowerment

April 7, 2019

Tonight, I watched Gloria Bell. It’s a remake of the 2013 Gloria. I fell asleep during the 2013 movie, and nearly did so again tonight. But I left tonight’s...

Hit and Miss #82: Making time for music, for silence

March 31, 2019

I really think that for us, who all grew up listening primarily to recorded music, we tend to forget that until about 120 years ago ephemeral experience was...

Hit and Miss #81: A family day

March 24, 2019

Hello! I travelled briefly back to Waterloo this weekend, for my nonno’s birthday. Time with family has kept me happily occupied—I’ll keep today’s letter...

Hit and Miss #80: Communicating depth

March 17, 2019

I recently talked through a tricky situation with coworkers. I went to use a favourite slogan—“Be radical in changing how an organisation works, but...

Hit and Miss #79: The signs

March 10, 2019

The people along the sand All turn and look one way. They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day. … The land may vary more; But wherever...