The joys of having a book worm eight year old—tucking them in at night or helping them make their bed, is really an exercise in putting a library away (every time)

Well that didn’t take long. The second one we have gotten in the past few weeks already.

When you are waiting for your flight to board, the next gate is mostly boarded, and you didn’t realize American Airlines had 9 boarding groups, you might have status…

Tell me you fly too much without telling me.

There is always a price of your dignity. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/b...

If you didn’t watch @thedailyshow.com and @colbertlateshow.bsky.social last night, pause and go watch this morning.

I wrote about new work from @urbaninstitute.bsky.social designed to help community colleges measure and talk about the ways they provide value yo their communities that go beyond higher wages for individual students. More in @forbes.com please read and share. www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

When you are the west coast, on a plane, and you are wonder what is happening on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart right now as it airs in the eastern time zone…

There is flying with or without the Flighty App. I’m not sure how anyone now flies without, especially if you fly often. It keeps me posted on my inbound flight, anticipating issues/delays like a warm blanket. It isn’t cheap, but neither is your sanity. #notsponsored just sage advice.

“Truthiness” CBS Says It’s Canceling Colbert Over Money, Not Politics. Is That Truthiness? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/a...

When a company goes out of its way to say, “It is not related in any way to the show’s performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount.” It usually means that is exactly why. CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/b...

The number of times I type “send” instead of “sent” in teams/slack/txt, after I have sent a calendar invite, and it feels to me that I’m demanding some one else to send it… millennial problems?

When you are stopped at a light and 2 of the 3 cars are self driving Waymos. And you feel sorry for the one person who has to drive themselves, you might live in #SanFrancisco

Letters to the Future. 💌 What do you want the next generation of higher ed leaders to know? Submit a short letter of encouragement here: forms.gle/T2PhZyras7wu...

New from @wesleywhistle.bsky.social on Republicans failure to protect student loan borrowers from massive tax bills when they receive forgiveness after 20 plus years of payments. newamerica.org/education-po...

Really, the headline writer at the Economist? I get that is should be dry British humor, but still…

It looks like the Trump administration is trying to force out George Mason's president just a couple weeks after successfully pushing out UVA's leader. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

When the power goes out at the house at 7:22 am, and you have a podcast to record and 10 other meetings today, you have your priorities for the battery.

Over heard at the kids violin institute: Mom: “I’m a violin teacher, but I’m not my kids teacher, we got in too many arguments” Words could not be truer. 🤣

When your home airport is a "quiet airport"--no announcements beyond those just at the boarding gate--all other airports sound like they are screaming at you...

If you need to get things done, use my tried-and-true method: get on a coast-to-coast flight. Nothing like being on a plane for five+ hours to focus the energy. Back in the day, I managed to write large portion of my doctoral dissertation on planes. Still works to this day.

There are two types of people who pack for a vacation in Italy. One who started packing two weeks ago. One who will pack maybe the day before you leave (but only if it is a morning flight). And they will marry each other.

What color shoes are these?

California flying.

Tell me you are a #girldad traveling for work without telling me.

Definition of consultant life, the next four days are: SFO-LAX-SFO-LAX-SFO. The first and last are a RT. The middle is a RT. I am not a pilot.

As a person who flies a little too often, don’t think I haven’t thought about ordering DoorDash to the plane… www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Trying to figure out why my blood pressure cuff won’t charge is increasing my blood pressure.

Who among us hasn’t tried to add an image to a word doc only to have it create fake citations www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Tell me you are in charge of the snacks and s’more for the kids annual parent+daughter camping trip, without telling me.

With this being the 2-3 months of the year with the vast majority of student visa applications are processed and students interviewed headed to the September and October fall starts.

“Dad, remember, we are not going back to our villa, we are going to the pool” 🤦‍♂️ #girldad And by villa she means our room at the hotel.

Well ahead of schedule for the July Higher Ed Marketing book club with @kibilds.bsky.social & @ashleybudd.com meeting.

To long weekends in Santa Barbara.

Well after the latest news about Harvard and international students, I full endorse this: www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...

Well at least I was efficient in my 4.5 hours of sleep last night.

This is a higher education policy problem that I did not know exists until now. Holy crow.

When you let the kid start looking at walkie talkie options for her 2nd grade camping trip…

The kid requested walkie talkies for for the her classes annual camping trip, so of course that sent me down the rabbit hole of walkie talkie research. The pair I’m looking at is more expensive and overkill for a 2nd grade camping trip, but they charge with usb c. Sold.

When you see it in real life.

Tell me you fly to much without telling me you fly too much. Your kid wants photos and to bring back the lounge jelly beans that likes getting.

O’Canada! 🍁 🇨🇦

You are a #SanFrancisco kid when you play call out the Waymo cars while you are headed to dinner in a Waymo?

A joke a heard recently that hit hard. You have truly achieved it in life when: 1. Married 2. Own a home 3. Group 1 boarding Maybe I travel too much.

Fun historical note, Trump University was never accredited. Most would also agree that those at institutions and those at accreditors have many ideas to increase effectiveness and efficiency for accreditation that would result in better education for students. This will not do this.

Sunsets that never get old.

A programming note: I will be on NPR's 1A show tomorrow (Monday) morning at 10 ET/9 CT to talk about higher ed in the current environment. There is a lot to discuss! the1a.org

Catching up on BlueSky about what people were yelling about a little while ago at the pool bar…

Night arrivals.

Really dislike nearly all that he stands for, but if I could have this internet connection speed on all flights (let alone ones over the middle of the pacific)