Updates and an Iris
June 2nd, 2009 by Leora
Purple Iris, photographed in May 2009
Since I don’t have to craft a full post (I would love to write a tech, business or even a recipe), I present an iris and these “postalinas” (mini one sentence posts):
- Working on a new, free online course with Professor Roni Stauber for the Rutgers Bildner Center on the History of Zionism.
- Blogger friends in Israel are posting about the drill today: Mother in Israel, Baila, Dina, Mimi and Mrs. S. Cosmic X remembers ducking under his desk in kindergarten.
- Jameel posted about a vigil outside the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem. A friend on Facebook(used to live in Highland Park, now lives in Israel) mentioned this vigil, too.
- Discovered a great post on Drupal vs. WordPress. And yes, I still want to develop expertise in both Drupal and WordPress. I will be working soon on converting a regular HTML website to WordPress so the small business owner can manage his own site.
- Have a recipe for onions and mushrooms that is so simple but so delicious. Maybe next week I’ll post it?
- Planning an exciting Nature Notes post for Thursday, courtesy of an email I got from Klara.
Which of these postalinas have meaning for you? Do you like the term ‘postalina’?
Personally, I vote for the recipe.
I’m not a big fan of postalina…. to me it conjures up a visual of a cute little 10 year old latina mail carrier…… {just sayin’…..}
OK! I’ll post the recipe soon.
How about “postette”?
Do I hear “petit-post”?
I liked the postalina, but would like some elaboration. Are you teaching the online course, designing it, or are you a student?
Also want the recipe. I adore mushrooms and onions, especially if it involves sauteeing.
And thanks for the link!
Recipe soon.
I put the course together. This means I coordinate the videotaping (done for this course), who edits what (still needs polishing), I put the images, maps, links, script, descriptions on the website online. I work with the person who converts the videotape and images into a Flash presentation. I add it to the registration I created for the other courses, and voila, free course. Roni Stauber, who is a professor at Tel Aviv University and a visitor to Rutgers, wrote the course and is the one in the videotape presenting the course.
That is really cool, Leora. You get to learn and get paid for it at the same time! (I’m assuming this is a paid job). If I had any computer skills at all, I would love that!
Thanks for the link.
I like postalina. It sounds like the Hebrew word plastalina (plasticine), which is a favorite of Israeli gannenets.
Glad you liked ‘postalina’ as an option for these “I don’t have much time but I want to connect” posts.
You know I always welcome new recipes.
Thanks for the link!
The Iris are gorgeous Leora! I might need you help one day on WordPress, I actually own aguthrieimages.com but have not been able to download wordpress’s program for blog work (it is not the online manager) once I get the program downloaded and transfer my blog I may need some tips! I am so impressed with your constant desire to learn it is very cool! Still watching you on twitter as well!
Thanks, Amanda. One tip is to set up a practice WordPress database to learn and try and another for the real thing.
I love learning. I have learned so much photography just by visiting and chatting with other bloggers!
What a short, sweet and concise post! I like your one-sentence idea.
The photo is beautiful, that vibrant purple jumps out at the viewer.
Baila, yes, I get paid to learn. That’s the fun of working for academia (or any of the businesses for whom I do work…I learn from each one).