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Hit and Miss #78: I, you, we (maybe?)

March 3, 2019

To conclude last week’s issue on considered language, I wrote this: We unconsciously edit our potential conversations all the time, by editing what we...

Hit and Miss #77: Words I avoid

February 24, 2019

Some words I try not to say. They’re everyday words—seemingly innocuous, but possibly harmful or exclusive. Some examples: “Just” (not in the “justice”...

Hit and Miss #76: The 80s and links

February 17, 2019

Hello! I’m briefly back in Waterloo to celebrate my birthday, so (out of necessity, out of luxury) I’m often driving and listening to the radio. My favourite...

Hit and Miss #75: Standing in place

February 10, 2019

After writing last week’s newsletter, I bundled myself off to the National Gallery to stare at art. This differs from how I normally visit the Gallery, when...

Hit and Miss #74: When you want to get out and read

February 3, 2019

A very happy February to you! I had several ideas for this week’s newsletter, but then I slept in this morning (gloriously) and now find myself wanting to...

Hit and Miss #73: The wholesome social network

January 27, 2019

What makes a social network? The people in it. What determines a social network’s tone, whether positive or negative, healthy or toxic? The people in it,...

Hit and Miss #72: Libraries, physical and digital, visible and invisible

January 20, 2019

I love libraries and what we can learn from them—from their contents, yes, but also from the ideas and activities that their form enables. Libraries offer us...

Hit and Miss #71: Rockeuses, and leaders as facilitators

January 13, 2019

Hello! It’s one of those Sunday mornings where I started slow, puttered about quietly, sauntered to the grocery store, cleaned the apartment, reconciled my...

Hit and Miss #70: What we remember, and why

January 6, 2019

A very happy, beautiful Sunday to you! Endings and beginnings are times for reflection. Last week’s newsletter considered my time back in Waterloo, and the...

Hit and Miss #69: Returning home and time’s triptych

December 30, 2018

Hi there! These past two weeks, I’ve been back in Waterloo, visiting with family and friends. It’s been comforting and revealing. Before I get into my own...

Hit and Miss #68: Reading (and writing) heals

December 23, 2018

Hi! It’s been a week of reading and visiting old friends. In the spirit of these two topics, and to reprise last year’s pre-Christmas newsletter, here are...

Hit and Miss #67: Speeches from the throne, thinking tools

December 16, 2018

Hi there! After several heavy weeks, I’m writing to you in a much lighter state of mind. I’m on the train from Ottawa, admiring the frozen scenery (frosty...

Hit and Miss #66: Scattered

December 9, 2018

Hi there! I’m writing later than usual today, as I’ve been deep in work on various exams and final projects. I also, I’m afraid, don’t have anything coherent...

Hit and Miss #65: Working and rest

December 2, 2018

Hia! I’ve been thinking about weekends and rest lately. Yesterday, for the first time in over a month, I barely did any schoolwork. (Not that I didn’t want...

Hit and Miss #64: No choice

November 25, 2018

What do we mean when we say we “have no choice”? Earlier this week, I was talking with a prof who’d forgotten when he’d scheduled the submission period for...

Hit and Miss #63: Competing priorities at Laurel Creek Conservation Area

November 18, 2018

Helloooooo there! A very happy Sunday to you. It’s been a long day of writing, but I saved the last bit of writing just for you :) I thought I’d try...

Hit and Miss #62: Blogroll

November 11, 2018

Hia! I’ve been redesigning my personal site, and with it I’ve been considering what I admire about the web. One of those things has always been...

Hit and Miss #61: Thinky thinky

November 4, 2018

Hia! For those who attentively read and remember my newsletters, you’ll know that I said I’d likely share some research findings about a conservation area in...

Hit and Miss #60: Thinking geographically

October 28, 2018

Hello! In the last few months, I’ve grown increasingly interested in using cartography to understand the world. I’ve always found maps particularly useful...

Hit and Miss #59: Three pairs of links

October 21, 2018

Hi! The day—no, weekend—no, week slipped away from me, hence my late Sunday writing. Three pairs of links for you: For those interested in digital government...