tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post5030794129323711123..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): I was on twitter during the zombie apocalypsejo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-41661532947720461782012-11-11T14:25:43.558-05:002012-11-11T14:25:43.558-05:00the world is scary enough for me even without the ...the world is scary enough for me even without the zombies. i might have enjoyed it when i was younger and the weight of all that's bad in the world wasn't quite so heavy on my shoulders. Now, it's all horrific and I want soothing, life affirming entertainment. My skin is thin. A zombie could bite through it quite easily.<br /><br />Word Verification: "Mypope." No kiddng.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-62340633072818778082012-11-11T11:30:44.147-05:002012-11-11T11:30:44.147-05:00Last semester in speech class students had the opp...Last semester in speech class students had the opportunity to do a eulogy. I had my first ever Zombie apocalypse eulogy and it was centered about lack of preparedness and survival skills. It was the best speech of the day.rented lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03794602752542828844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-66725518564958315142012-11-10T16:11:48.632-05:002012-11-10T16:11:48.632-05:00As a meme Zombies offer a lot fo valuable teaching...As a meme Zombies offer a lot fo valuable teaching opportunities. At advanced levels it allows us to suspend reality just enough but use zombification to mirror pandemic behavior (virus outbreaks, global disaster, social unrest) in order to build preparation plans.<br /><br />Heck, even the CDC uses Zombies to help people understand emergency preparedness.<br /><br />http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/zombies.htm<br /><br />ZombieSquad is another fun meme for emergency preparedness.<br /><br />http://www.zombiehunters.org/<br /><br />At any rate, perhaps your students are onto something and it seems you are joining their zombie horde.<br /><br />Mike Bertahttp://www.mikeberta.comnoreply@blogger.com