General
I don’t really like Christmas
I think one things my wife hates about me is that fact that I hate Christmas. I have to admit I didn’t grow up celebrating Christmas, so I don’t have the sentimental attachment to it as many of you seem to have. In Turkey we celebrate New Year. ( with population of 99.8% Muslims, fake [...]
American National Anthem
The real difference between liberals and conservatives
I really enjoyed this talk and wanted to share it with you. If you haven’t explored TED yet, you’re missing more than you can imagine right now.
How my beloved Apple lost its way
I was coming back from a remote village in the Bali. My translater Wayan suggested to stop at one of those hole in the wall restaurants with magnificient view of rice paddies. Locals didn’t think much of the rice patties in fact for them it’s just farm land. A few minutes later a bus full [...]
Great truths about life
Great truths about life you knew when you were little: * No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. * When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair. * If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. * Never ask [...]
Lessons from my dog
My favorite thing to do is to take my dog Djembe for a hike in the mornings. We’re normally the first ones at the park and pretty much have the trails to ourselves. This allows both of us to enjoy Mother Nature off leash. What I’ve learned during these walks is that my dog [...]
The Cobbler’s Children Have No Shoes
This expression feels very current to me. It refers to the fact that a busy cobbler will be so busy making shoes for his customers that he has no time to make some for his own children. I’ve been so busy past 6-8 months preparing for the launch of my training site and my forum [...]
Saturday was Charlotte Marathon (AKA Thunder roll). I’m not a runner, and after seeing how unprofesional the event was handled by Run Charlotte I don’t plan to become a runner any time soon. Being stuck in my neighborhood because of all the roads being blocked did not stop me from looking for something to learn [...]
What do you mean I can’t run???
Originally uploaded by Turk Akbay Djembe had an operation Friday and was shocked when he heard the vet’s instructions: No running, No jumping, No chasing of cats, squirrels or lions for 10 days. I remember when I was his age I had an operation and I wasn’t allowed to run, jump or chase lions either, [...]
I’m going Interactive
Finally the computer technology has caught up with my vision, and I can finally teach. The biggest reason why I’ve been lagging on my posts is because I’ve been trying to learn about Interactive learning environments. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still learning, but I’m confident starting early 2008 I will have interactive classrooms for [...]