creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog A fitting end to the first week of the tour. Five days, 4 locations, 2 cities, 13 presentations. And now for a break in the action, a chance to catch up (whatever that means) sleep late (sort of) and relax at my friend/host Nigel […]
creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog Yes, praise be the Flat White coffee. When I arrived in New Zealand my first trip in 2000, jet lagged like a wet dog, I lurched into a coffee shop and asked for a coffee. When they asked me what kind of coffee I […]
As Cogdogblog awoke one morning from uneasy dreams it found itself transformed in its posts to something else. Not at all an insect. But absolutely changed. If only he could remember how to blog. Surely it was not difficult. Surely there was a Manual. Surely there was a Professional Development Seminar by a World Known […]
creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog Day two in Wellington took us up to the top of the Terrace, where the Victoria University of Wellington is perched. A bit of traffic direction confusion provided a detour though downtown, a place I have wandered before, but we were on track once […]
After the end of the Tuesday sessions of the Shar-E-Fest conference in Hamilton, Richard (my host, driver, and handler) drove us to the lovely small airport where we boarded a plane to Wellington, about an hour by the beats of the propellers. It was a cloudless day and dramatic to be over the rugged hills and mountains, not to mention flying into a city that is sprinkled like sugar crystals on the craggy hills overlooking the sea.
creative commons licensed ( BY-NC-SA ) flickr photo shared by maol Frequent words I heard as a kid was reminding me of my household chore– “TAKE OUT THE TRASH!!!” I’m finally getting around to doing it regularly. Even with Akismet running on this blog, I have seen it accumulate more than 1000 trapped spams per […]
creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog When I visited New Zealand in 2004, I was excited to find the source of wikis. This being of course, a time when wikis were a platform I was excited about sharing. In going through my flickr photos of that visit, besides guffawing at […]
That’s my photo, but that’s not my name or occupation. My mug has been hijacked by someone pretending to be someone who does not exist. Like many of you, I had no idea this kind of thing went on. It’s called Catfishing. Welcome to the dark underbelly of openness. I’ve read with the greatest respect […]
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Monday and Tuesday of this week was spent at the Shar-E-Fest conference at Wintec in Hamilton. I know I did a workshop here almost 10 years ago, November of 2004. Maybe it was the same topic as this time. This is a relatively small, grass roots conference with attendees from mostly post-secondary institutions in New Zealand. You can take your vendorhallpalooza of a conference of thousands of attendees stumbling around in a chicken induced haze; I like one where it seems like everyone knows each other, and you see a lot of hugs going on.
I had 4 speaking slots on the agenda (hah, I had prepared for 3), and those will be mostly just linked. I also want to jot down notes from things I got from other sessions and connections.
creative commons licensed ( BY-SA ) flickr photo shared by cogdogblog Finally a chance to relax a bit. I’ve been in New Zealand a week, it feels like a month, and it’s been more than wonderful. This pup, Kay, belongs to my host and handler, Richard, and vies for the Best Dog I Have Ever […]
