Ready? Set? Stop!

“That’s right, stop: before we can begin, first we stop. Before quietness can begin, first busyness must stop. Before relaxation can begin, first tension must stop. Before happiness can begin, first the roots of unhappiness must be seen. Today’s Crazy Dog Activity is a simple sitting meditation.”

~Brian Browne Walker “Crazy Dog Guide to Lifetime Happiness.”

Standing in Line for the iPhone

It's about 8 am, and I'm crossing my way thru the dark inside of the Easton Towne Center. My MacBook in one hand attempting to connect to the WiFi and the other hand used to open the door to the outside courtyard. I can hear the mass of humanity from...

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Novideferology

Pronunciation: nO-vE-dA-fUr-l&-jE Function: noun Etymology: New Latin novitas (newness) + defero (to communicate) + -logia -logy (the study of) 1: a branch of communication studies concerned with new media and the properties and phenomena of social adaptation to new media 2: the holistic examination of new media 3: the interdisciplinary...

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Tilton offers alternative for voters

(Note: This story originally appeared in Speakeasy Magazine and was written by Megan Krause) If you don’t seem to be on beat with Pulse and you aren’t into the whole Toga thing, then Shane Tilton may be the man for you. Just like US presidential candidates, Ohio University student senate...

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Habermas and the Study of War Communication

Note: This post was written for SOC 616: Sociological Theory at Ohio University as part of the Weekly Reading Notes assignments. This was posted in my original cyberstudies.blog.com site. I am keeping it here as part of the archive of my work as described in my "Ephemeral/Restart" post. Jurgen Habermas is one...

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The 42 Chronicles Redux

Note: The original title for my website was going to be the 42 Chronicles. Based on Douglas Adams' Answer to Life, Universe, and Everything.  After researching cyberjournaling and cyberjournalism for the past 18 months, I decided to make a new year resolution. I'm going to actually start a blog. I'm not...

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