It’s spring, well nearly so, and in Wisconsin where we are stretched to the limits of our endurance with cold, snow, and dull, grey skies, we are giddy when spring arrives, almost insanely so.
And because we are of hard-working European ancestry, we make productive use of our new daylight hours by cleaning, refreshing, and renewing, much in the same way the ancients did–spring was a time they were simply glad to still be alive.
So–a new look for this blog. I liked the old look, but I wanted three columns. I wanted an image that reflected a shift from old technology to new. I found this great picture at iStockPhotos (relatively cheap and wonderful images).
I am happy with the new look, but maybe next spring, when the urge to make new hits me hard, you may see the next iteration of Polliwog Journal.
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Carla
// Mar 18, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Dawn, I really like the new look! How did you get a picture of my old typewriter?
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Tracy
// Mar 19, 2008 at 7:30 am
Dawn,
I LOVE the new look of your blog. Your image choice truly reflects what you were going for – the shift from old technology to new.
You’ve inspired me to find an image that represents who I am. In the past I’ve chosen images that I’ve taken myself, but I am intrigued about the website you used to locate one. Now I can “waste” more time doing things like reading and changing blogs instead of assessing student papers and planning the trimester. What is spring break for anyway, right?
Thanks for the motivation, again.
Tracy
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Dawn Hogue
// Mar 19, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Hi Carla,
I have the same typewriter! Sometimes I wish we still typed on keys that had the resonance of old times. But I do like the instant fixes, backspacing, etc. No white out or the white “carbon” paper. I like that I came from old school though, so that I know what new school really means. You, too?
Dawn
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Dawn Hogue
// Mar 20, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Thanks, Tracy.
I totally understand the wasting time thing. I remember a line from Ibsen’s Doll House, when Nora says something like, there are people you love and then there are people you’d almost rather be with. I sometimes think of my work time like that. There are things I love doing but other things I’d rather be doing, if that makes any sense.
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