Saturday, April 14

Today is Saturday of Week 12. I hope you are enjoying the cool-weather weekend!

Class Procedures and Reminders

Success Tip: Let go. Here's a long and thoughtful list about letting go. Maybe you will find something on the list that you might want to let go of: 10 Things I’ve Let Go and How This Has Set Me Free.

Project Stack. Yesterday I replied to all the assignments turned in before Thursday at noon, and I'll update the stack periodically this weekend. To get comments back sooner, turn in your project today if you can; don't wait until Sunday. You can check the stack to make sure I received your email.

The following items are for fun and exploration:

Blog Stream. I really enjoy seeing new art that I have not seen before in people's reading notes posts, like here in Taylor's blog post about Krishna and Putana.


India Item. The word Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of Chinese chan, which is in turn from Sanskrit dhyana, meaning "meditation." Find out more here: ZEN.


Myth Video: Here's another Crash Course Mythology video: Horses.


India Comic Book: Today's comic book is Surya: How the Sun God Was Tamed. See the Amar Chitra Katha blog for the Bizzell Reserve call number and more information.


Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is about the power of music: Music has charms to soothe the savage breast. Find out more at the Proverb Laboratory. The poster features the Greek mythological musician, Orpheus:


Writing: If you're doing some writing this weekend, give this fun editor a try: Written Kitten.


H.E.A.R.T.: And here's some time management humor: Procrastinating Ghosts.


Growth Mindset: Today's growth mindset cat is learning and then letting go of mistakes: Learn from your mistakes ...and then move on. You can find out more at the Growth Mindset blog.


Video: And on the subject of cats, here is a scholarly analysis of LOLcat-speak: I can has language play: Construction of Language and Identity in LOLspeak.


Event on Campus: The 104th Annual American Indian Student Association Powwow is taking place today at Lloyd Noble Event Center (details). Find out more about this and other events at the Campus Calendar online.


April 14: Vaisakhi. Today is the spring harvest festival of Vaisakhi, and you can find out more at Wikipedia. This holiday is celebrated by Sikhs and Punjabis all over the world; here is video footage from last year's Vaisakhi in Trafalgar Square, London, and the holiday has different names in different places as you can see:



Check out the Twitter stream for information and fun stuff during the day, or click here for past announcements.