Category Archives: personal

Guest Speaking: Senior Practicum

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Bart Leahy

I again had the pleasure of speaking to a group of Marika Siegel‘s senior-level technical writing students at Michigan Tech University. They sent me a list of excellent questions in advance related to tech writing in general, job hunting, and … Continue reading →

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Customer Service Success–Finally!

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Bart Leahy

For two months I’ve been in a cold war with Spectrum, my internet and phone provider, due to a variety of technical issues related to moving to my new home (see here, here, here, here, and here). I was going … Continue reading →

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Evony and Thinking About the Workplace

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Bart Leahy

My mobile game playing continues. I’ve had my ups and downs with the online Dungeons & Dragons-type game, Evony, but have made steady progress in building my city from level 1 up to level 18 (out of a possible 35, … Continue reading →

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Prioritizing When Catching Up

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Bart Leahy

Some of you might have noticed that I haven’t been posting at my usual, prompt hour or that I’ve even skipped a post or two. I noticed, anyhow, and it’s bothered me a bit. However, I am trying to follow … Continue reading →

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Evolution of a Poster

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Bart Leahy

This week I’ll be delivering a “poster session” presentation at the Interstellar Research Group (IRG) meeting in Tucson, Arizona. As the name implies, I’ll be presenting with a poster on hand as a visual aid. Compressing a multi-page paper into … Continue reading →

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