04/24/05 08:36 - ID#20934
All Done
M@TT
Dr. Barbara Irwin
Canisius College
Lyons Hall
2000 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14208
Dear Dr. Irwin,
It is with pleasure and confidence that I submit a recommendation for Paul Visco. I have known Mr. Visco for three years. Two years of which I was a student at Canisius College studying under the Communication Department.
Paul is hands-down one of the most creative and insightful people I have the pleasure of knowing. I have watched since its inception, a virtual community created by Paul blossom from a small few member virtual discussion board into a fully interactive virtual community called Elmwoodstrip.com.
I believe Elmwoodstrip.com speaks volumes of Paul's dedication, intuition, and creativity. He has a fundamental understanding of the philosophy and development of technology, particularly its effects on the human population (i.e. students).
As a professor, I noted Paul to be extremely patient. He has a thorough understanding of technology and its best utilization as a learning tool. As an instructor of DMA 201, Paul instilled in his students, including myself, the fundamental skill sets of the programs we were presented with. Walking into the class knowledgeable in most of the programs we were learning, I found Paul to easily cater to my more advanced learning pace while giving first time students time to explore and learn the programs at their own pace. Paul performs the delicate act of balancing learning speeds with ease and confidence.
Creativity is a valuable tool. Paul Visco has enough for two lifetimes. He has tirelessly invested his personal time in the development of Elmwoodstrip.com. A spectacular example of Paul's computer-imaging skills is a 3D interactive model Paul created a few years ago of the environment around his apartment on Elmwood Ave. This 3D model allowed the user to navigate around a virtual makeup of Paul's immediate neighborhood and living quarters. It is one of the most fascinating things I have seen.
As long as I've known Paul, he has never been complacent. He is continually experimenting with technology, teaching himself new things and always pushing the envelope.
Paul Visco is a superior match for your position. Canisius College has strived to bring its students the most intelligent and creative faculty to influence them and help them become the leaders of tomorrow. Paul's skills and teaching abilities have been proven through his employment at Canisius for the past five years. I believe him to be a superior instructor and friend and strongly support an evaluation of his work for this position.
Sincerely,
Matthew Grasela
Alumnus, Canisius College
Class of 2004
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04/18/05 07:29 - ID#20933
Stupid Mondays
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04/11/05 10:45 - ID#20932
Pictures from Letchworth
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04/10/05 10:19 - ID#20931
Letchworth
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03/19/05 04:38 - ID#20930
Zzzzz
Anyone going to Trimania tonight? I hope its fun.
Pushing aside Crown and Coke, I've discovered the even-better joy of Jack and Coke.
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03/19/05 01:33 - ID#20929
oops
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03/14/05 10:30 - ID#20928
The iPod Story
Jeff gets back from his trip and has an iPod Shuffle waiting for me :oD So far so good. Its a lot lighter and fits on my arm better. Bonus was that I didn't know it held files until I read the manual.
balls out fun :oP
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03/12/05 07:55 - ID#20927
WHOOOOOO!
After eating dinner and coming back up here and reading my naked journal entry, I feel like I should redirect the question to (e:paul).
Would it be so terrible if someone posted a naked picture of themselves on here?
I'm not looking for a definitive answer; just something to chew on. I see no difference in a naked user pict and the pictures of where we view the (e:strip).
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03/12/05 06:31 - ID#20926
Would it be so wrong
Think about it. We are all naked, we were born naked. I'm really naked under my clothing right this moment.
So why cringe and immediately think it would be dirty. I'm clean I showered twice today.
haha
n a k e d
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03/12/05 06:29 - ID#20925
This isn't really all about me.
Yesterday at work I was thinking about Thursday when the doctor I work for was seeing patients. Not one single patient questioned the doctor. No one asked if something else could be done, not even the homeopathic girl who told me initially that she didn't believe in prescription medication and wouldn't take it if prescribed. She walked out of there with four prescriptions.
There were a couple of other patients who were so intimidated by the office they would have believed me if I told them their ears were going to fall off.
Is it possible that we have gotten that lazy that we can't think for ourselves? Or is it just me and I've surrounded myself with wimps?
I think my friends are most certainly not wimps and that most of the patients I see at work are moderately intelligent people but as of late no one seems to want to buck the trend. What happened to the high road? I like the high road.
Change is great. Pushing limits is awesome. Asking questions lead to nothing except new knowledge. America's been settling into mediocre for a long time now and I'm getting scared.
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