tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110806210429153982024-03-19T00:46:16.471-07:00Going Around My ElbowSometimes the best path is not a straight line.Ken Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-86018428558654099282014-02-14T07:58:00.004-08:002014-02-14T08:00:05.665-08:00...the pursuit of Happiness (is not a guarantee everyone gets to be happy)"It is the year 2081. Because of Amendments to the Constitution, every American is fully equal, meaning that no one is smarter, better-looking, stronger, or faster than anyone else. The Handicapper General and a team of agents ensure that the laws of equality are enforced. The government forces citizens to wear "handicaps" (a mask if they are too handsome or beautiful, earphones with deafening radio signals to make intelligent people unable to concentrate and form thoughts, and heavy weights to slow down those who are too strong or fast)."<br />
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty <u>and the pursuit of Happiness</u>."<br />
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A Maryland middle school is under fire for throwing a dance and pizza party for only the smartest students, while more than 300 kids were left out. It begs the question: does this help or hurt lower achieving students?<br />
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During a Fox and Friends debate, psychologist Dr. Susan Lipkins said this type of reward system undermines anti-bully programs.<br />
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“It is divisive. It makes kids feel like they’re excluded, and it’s sort of like a country club that only accepts the smart kids,” she said.<br />
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Dr. Charles Williams, a psychologist at Drexel University, argued that rewarding achievement is beneficial. “The science says that it’s one way to ensure that students will perform and achieve when you set the bar high.”<br />
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It also goes back to the ‘everyone gets a trophy’ debate. Dr. Williams said, “Although the Seattle Seahawks won, should we have given the Denver Broncos a Super Bowl trophy too? […] It’s also our job to prepare kids for life and the reality of life, and the reality of life is simple: you are rewarded for hard work.”<br />
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In this age of higher competition in the global marketplace, higher unemployment, higher inflation, and higher debt, it amazes me that our public institutions of learning are still lowering the bar for educational achievement. It is a shame that instead of preparing our children for the challenges of life, we choose to pander them and white-wash their world. Unfortunately, after they leave the nest, the rest of the world really doesn't care about their feelings or whether they are part of the club; businesses measure their worth by how hard their employees work and how well they perform. If an employee under-performs, there is a line of replacements waiting outside the door.<br />
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At some point, hopefully before it is too late, our country is going to wake up and realize that fortitude and hard work are vital to the success of our economy and each of us as individuals. The era of the helicopter parent and social warm fuzzies is over. We must rise to the occasion, not wait for someone else to hand it to us.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-18326610977345216432013-11-18T07:44:00.001-08:002013-11-18T07:49:05.547-08:00Start with good writing, the learning will follow.I recently had the pleasure of collaborating with 22 other writers on "<a href="http://elearningindustry.com/how-to-become-an-elearning-professional" target="_blank">How to become an eLearning Professional</a>," an eBook for professionals . The group I participated with included the likes of Christopher Pappas, Cammy Bean, Connie Malamed, Diane Senffer, and many others. The key objective of the eBook was for our group of seasoned professionals to share anecdotal stories of what we felt were important skills, characteristics or behaviors required to be an eLearning professional.<br />
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Most of us by now have heard of or have some idea regarding the concept of rapid design and development. Christopher Pappas decided to see if the same approach could be used to create a professional level book. Instead of becoming an expert on all things eLearning, he sourced our group to each write one chapter in one month. Not only did this create the book in "record" time; it added sincerity and passion behind each topic that only comes from true experiences, not academic postulations.<br />
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My topic is more primordial ooze than rocket science. I chose to focus on a fundamental issue that actually kills more learning programs than "buggy" technology. Somewhere along the technology superhighway, learning professionals decided that proper writing is optional; that grammar, spelling and punctuation just do not matter in the 21st Century. Armed with anecdotes of learning disasters, I composed my chapter and submitted it as my contribution for future eLearning professionals.<br />
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As storytelling re-emerges as a dominant feature of learning, I hope to see more of this type of collaborative publication. The voices of many will help us all recognize and acknowledge the accomplishments of today and our visions for tomorrow. The format democratizes the field of knowledge and empowers the next generation of learning professionals to build up from the foundations we have laid and create solutions for the future.<br />
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You can read the results of this rapid collaboration here at <a href="http://elearningindustry.com/how-to-become-an-elearning-professional#ken-hubbell">http://elearningindustry.com/how-to-become-an-elearning-professional#ken-hubbell</a><br />
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Enjoy!<br />
-KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-21682921480018926572013-03-06T20:36:00.000-08:002020-01-19T11:21:44.289-08:00Time is generally relative...Punctuality used to be an important part of who I was. If anything, I was habitually early - air travel, my classes, basically anything I had to do I was there with plenty to spare. That part of me is now locked in the past. These days with the exception of work, I arrive when I can. It started a few years back with all the traveling I was doing, and as the kids got more and more involved with activities that required them to be on a schedule, I found myself with less and less accountability for my own time. In fact, I found the closer the relation to me, like my children or my wife, the more their time means and the less I worry about what hour or minute I find the the hands of the clock.<br />
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It is with this concept of the relativity of time that I find myself this evening realizing that it has been over six months since I last posted to my blog. Six months! So much has happened in the interim it doesn't even make sense to try and recap. Just know that we are all well and doing fine. </div>
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Time appears to be in fast forward. Last month I celebrated my three-year anniversary with Ingersoll Rand. In less than 18 months, Alex graduates from college. Isaac will have his real driver's license in a month. We have to dive into the college selection game soon for him. And Darby is nearing the end of her freshman year of high school. </div>
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Ken Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-52571699423225271132012-08-12T16:18:00.003-07:002012-08-12T16:38:51.072-07:00First person politics with my children...The sun rose bright and clear this morning. As my two high schoolers and I headed out the door, we were greeted with the first cool morning in months. There is a change in the air; a political change. With this in mind, we took a short trip north up I-77 to the NASCAR Training Institute and experienced part of what makes America great: the political bus tour.<br />
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A week ago I received a Facebook post inviting me to get tickets to see Governor Mitt Romney on the campaign trail in person. I requested three tickets so my children could come along and we waited for today. We wanted to get there early to make sure we got good seats, so we headed out before breakfast. Traffic was heavy, so our GPS really paid off by taking us in a back way, bypassing much of it.<br />
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We waited in line with other eager supporters. As the line inched forward, we passed the requisite 3 or 4 protesters (yes, there were literally 3 or 4, not three or four hundred). As for the Romney fans, there seemed to be thousands. We met small business owners who were happy to share their stories with my children, Isaac and Darby. Being interested in politics himself, Isaac listened and discussed viewpoints on key issues and differences between the Liberal and Conservative platforms. A writer named Dr. Truth shared a Liberal parody book loosely based on the "Cat in the Hat" with Darby. We all thought the writing was amusing and might have thought it hilarious if so much of it had not been true. I love it when adults take time to talk to future voters and not just brush them off. Isaac was especially happy when the voter registration volunteers asked if he was registered; thinking he was eighteen and not three years younger.<br />
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The morning almost ended on a sad note as we approached the metal detectors to enter the building where Governor Romney and his newly announced running mate Paul Ryan were scheduled to speak.In one of four rows of waiting mothers, fathers, babies and the like, we were eight people back from the gate when the fire marshals came out and announced there were too many people and we would have to view the speech from outside. Disappointed, the kids and I walked back around the building to come face-to-face with at least a thousand more people in the same boat as us. I later heard that of the 2000 expected attendees, there were almost 5000 people. While we were sad not to see the speeches in person, we were excited that the turnout was so high in our swing state.<br />
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We were not detoured. We stood on a grassy hill overlooking the event and waited and talked until the buses arrived. We knew the buses were coming, not because we saw them, but because the wave of cheering came around the bend. And so from the hill we listened to the speech those inside witnessed first hand. And, although we would have liked to have been there too, the company of fellow conservatives around us made the experience worthwhile.<br />
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At the conclusion of the speeches, we waited for one last view of our candidates, hoping for a photo moment. A short time later we were reward for our patience. Governor Romney and Paul Ryan came out to us, hopped up on a picnic table and took the time to present their message to us in person. Thanking us for being there and building excitement for the next few months leading up to November. It was exciting for all of us.<br />
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Last fall I had the chance to see President Obama speak during his <a href="http://goingaroundmyelbow.blogspot.com/2011/10/american-jobs-act-white-house-tweetup.html" target="">American Jobs Act</a> bus tour in Jacksonville, NC. His bus tour was like Governor Romney's, fly in and then take a bus for a few stops in the state and then fly to the next state. A true bus tour would take too long and not accomplish enough in this age of information. I am just happy to have been able to see both. And, based on what I have heard, I think the direction we need to go is on the Romney and Ryan bus!<br />
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To my Liberal friends, I appreciate your willingness to accept the words I am sharing through our country's support of "freedom of speech." We live in tough times and for those of you who know <a href="http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?store=EBOOK&WRD=going+around+my+elbow&box=going%20around%20my%20elbow&pos=-1" target="_blank">my story</a>, you know I believe in what the conservative party is doing to make our country stronger. My family and I were in the 99% before it was cool, and through patience, hard work and sacrifice we have survived. As a former small business owner, I know the best thing the government can do is reduce corporate taxes and, within reason, reduce regulations that kill business and not build it. While I may not change your point of view, I do ask that you look at the "change" that has occurred in America resulting from the current administration and reflect on whether or not it was the change you wanted.<br />
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Most importantly, I ask my conservative friends to do your best to support our candidates. It is a right, a privilege, and a responsibility of all Americans to get out and vote!<br />
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Click here for more information on the <a href="http://www.mittromney.com/" target="_blank">Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Campaign</a>.<br />
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Being the first year of this now to be annual event, the population is relatively small, but very focused and dedicated to the application of learning technology to improve outcomes in education at all ages. There are participants from K-12 schools, Colleges and Universities, and my current favorite, corporate learning. The mix is fairly even and the topics range from LMS systems and online learning to games in education.
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Speaking of games in education (which I will also be tomorrow afternoon) the keynote presentation "Let the Games Begin" by Lucas Gillispie was absolutely awesome. The work he is doing with applying game theory to K-12 education is right on target. If you are unfamiliar with his work, please check it out at <a href="http://edurealms.com/">http://edurealms.com/</a> He provides free resources for all to learn more about this emerging model for education.<br />
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As for my presentation tomorrow, it is titled "Problem-Based Learning using Game Masters, Storytellers and Gamification." Feel free to click on <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/46906444/GLTC%202012%20-%20Problem-Based%20Learning%20using%20Game%20Masters%20-%20Storytellers%20-%20and%20Gamification.pptx" target="_blank">this link</a> to view and/or print the presentation and notes in its entirety. <br />
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<td>Working outside of school would have been very difficult if I didn’t have all the resources I have today. When my dad fell ill this past fall and I knew I had to be with him, I brought along some clothes, my laptop, cell phone, and my iPod Touch 4. I visited my dad every day in the hospital, bringing along my laptop and iPod. <br />
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So the only problem I had would be math, a subject hard to learn without guidance and initially we thought there would be no way to send me worksheets in a quick manner. Then my math teacher found a way to send worksheets by scanning them into the computer and then emailing them to me. I was able to fill them out using the highlighter and sticky note option in Adobe reader giving me a place to write my answers. I then emailed them back to my teacher. I even took two math tests during the two weeks I was gone. I couldn’t allow myself be behind by two weeks, besides when your alone and bored in an unfamiliar place, you begin to miss school, even the class work.<br />
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During this time, I had to send in two “article of the week” assignments. These require you to read an article from CNN, the New York Times, News Week, etc., highlight important things, make comments on what you have underlined and write an 8-10 sentence review on the article. So all I did was use my common sense and my excellent ability to work with Microsoft Word. I copied the article into Word and used the highlighter option to mark the key items, and then I used the comment feature and made my comments wherever I felt was necessary. After I made all my comments, I did a page break and wrote my 8-10 sentences on the articles, like the one I did on how “texting can affect your driving.” Thanks to spell check, I made sure everything was ready. Then, using my student email, I sent it straight to my English teacher.<br />
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The last assignment was for Language Arts and it befuddled me a little, but then an idea hit me right on my head. What I had to do was make vocabulary note cards. The first problem that occurred to me was I had no clue what the words were let alone their definitions. Sending a text would be too big and take too long for any of my friends to enter in class, so what they did was a little more creative. They took a picture of the words and definitions with their cellphone cameras and posted it on my Facebook wall. Now I had the exact word with the exact definition. No text abbreviations or all the confusion that comes with that. This assignment requires you have to have the word written on the front of a note card with an additional seven times for spelling practice, then on the back you have to write the definition and how to use it in a sentence. Unfortunately a computer can’t legibly take large pictures of all fifteen note cards together, so I took my iPod touch 4 and used its camera to take pictures, front and back, of each note card. For each picture there is an option to email the pictures, post on Facebook, etc., so I emailed the pictures to my teacher and bam, got a ten out of ten on the assignment!<br />
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Growing up in the twenty first century has opened many educational doors for me. If I don’t understand something all I have to do is hop on Google to find the answers. I have some of the best teachers at my fingertips including Khan Academy, a site that really helped me with all of the math I was learning. My smart phone was with me so I could look up anything at any time. Going to school could become such a brand new thing. This is a great study and it raises a huge question. Do we really need teachers? I got along fine without one; can every child get around without one? Maybe we can use teachers in the classroom to help with homework and receive our main learning from online teachers.<br />
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When I hear how far behind we are in education in the United States - many other countries are facing this as well - I have to question which generation is being used as the baseline. I believe, if we provide more “guide on the side” instead of “sage on the stage,” teaching them more about how to fish for what they need and less about feeding them a morsel at a time, we will be pleasantly surprised with the outcome. These children want to learn. As Darby said, " Maybe we can use teachers in the classroom to help with homework and receive our main learning from online teachers." I know in her experience using the Khan Academy, she was able to pick and choose from a variety of instructors until she found the one who presented the material in a way she could understand it. With a network of similar subject matter experts in all subjects (see MIT and Harvard's new OpenSource college courses for example) and for a variety of demographics, students from around the globe may finally have equal access to the best instruction for their own personal condition. These students will find a way; with technology and access we just need to let them.<br />
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<br /></div>Ken Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-89044221937260255982012-05-06T11:12:00.002-07:002020-01-19T11:24:26.092-08:00Half Way There...Wow, where does the time go? Last post in January and now it's May - sorry folks life intervened. So here is the "Reader's Digest" condensed recap:<br />
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Recovered from surgery and back on my feet - nice war wound for the beach this summer. Passed my second anniversary at Ingersoll Rand and loving it more each day. Davidson/Cornelius is a great place to be for us during the High School years. Kids are doing great - sports, play, honor role, music, etc. I completed the first half of my grad school work with a 4.0 average - latest project is here <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/how2haiku/">https://sites.google.com/site/how2haiku/</a> and I successfully hosted one of the sessions at the East Coast Games Conference again this spring - "Game Mastering Problem Based Learning." Trudie is doing great - she is on the Cathedral School and Diocese of Raleigh team working on the new Cathedral in Raleigh and stays extremely busy juggling the rest of our lives. Our family has had its ups and downs over the past few years and we are fortunately in our up swing this year. And, to top it all off, I finished installing the hardwood floors I started last September (the week before I almost didn't make it) and the house in Raleigh is now ready to become the Sorority House for my oldest next year.<br />
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Whew! Probably missed a million things in between, but that's the short version. So what's on tap for the summer? Well, no school for me - the courses I need are unavailable this summer. That means for the first time in a long time I will be focused on actually vacationing with the family and not kind of vacationing while balancing school or work or whatever. Isaac (I.C.E. Ike) and I will be producing his music for YouTube airing and working on his track skills. Darby is doing theater in GA and starting cheer leading for the high school when she joins us out here in July. Alex is directing at the theater in GA this summer! She starts her junior year in college in the fall. Trudie and I will get some well needed "us" time. We will all have our annual beach trip and plan on taking advantage of the National Whitewater Rafting Center in Charlotte. Izy and I may try to hop over to see Grammy and Grampa at Dollywood if we can coordinate our schedules.<br />
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I look forward to writing more this summer. Hope to not have four months go by the next time.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-75179060344511582422012-01-08T18:38:00.000-08:002012-01-08T18:38:44.443-08:00Winning the LotteryMy son asked me a few weeks back what I would do if I won the lottery. Coming from a 15 year old, this question is loaded with inherent risks, not the least of which involves a beach, a nice umbrella, and lots of margaritas. So I did what any good father would do and I stalled while collecting my thoughts and devising an answer which would have Solomon qualities without sounding pretentious (no small feat by the way).<br />
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The first thing I did was to lay out a financial plan for how much money it would cost to pay off all debts and create several separate accounts from which taxes, maintenance and other associated fees would be drafted for the next 50 years (if I live longer than that, I will count my blessings). The second step was to forecast other living expenses like food, clothing, medical and other family expenses (I do have three children with the potential for marriage and grandchildren). And, the last step involved what I would do with the rest of my life (I hope I am only half way there at this point).<br />
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This third stage proved a bit more difficult to map out after the mandatory long vacation with my wife visiting the places we have not had the opportunity to explore. It was here that I realized I like to work; or more accurately, I like to create. And by create, I mean bring ideas and innovations to life; especially with my wife and children. We have been blessed with many talents, most of them involving the performing arts like singing, playing guitar and piano, song writing, movie and theatrical production, and multimedia. The struggle prior to winning this hypothetical lottery has been living day-to-day and living out our passions nights, weekends and any spare moments we can find. And, so it was here I decided to invest the balance of my hypothetical fortune.<br />
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On our next long drive, not forgetting my son's original question, I put forth my thoughts and waited to hear his response. With a seriousness only a fifteen year old could convey, my son never laughed or batted an eye, he simply said, "Dad, we need to buy some lottery tickets." And so we did. We have a running agreement that we will never buy for winnings less than $120 million - $60 million after taxes - because starting a performing arts company without significant investment would be ludicrous. And, we only buy one block of tickets, because if it is going to happen, it won't matter how many tickets we buy. And in the meantime, we will work our hardest to reach a point where we can be what we want to be because with God's blessings, just being born into a family like ours is the same as winning the lottery.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-72339285463225810762011-10-18T13:21:00.000-07:002011-10-19T11:56:23.916-07:00The American Jobs Act White House Tweetup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ-4L9N36fH_tcjnNGcBudtpk9mk7AZe7kstTP5goSIxVhSBaVAKvxXr1MDKbdLa3t_j74nfjZovt8rxOM5KtvL92lpvMp_WGbiR4dYAVzeBFzMTGX7DSBEybHeHW8wyHumJUAnecWM4/s1600/thegoldenticket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZ-4L9N36fH_tcjnNGcBudtpk9mk7AZe7kstTP5goSIxVhSBaVAKvxXr1MDKbdLa3t_j74nfjZovt8rxOM5KtvL92lpvMp_WGbiR4dYAVzeBFzMTGX7DSBEybHeHW8wyHumJUAnecWM4/s320/thegoldenticket.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The President was safe and secure</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">with lots of news coverage (including yours truly)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">at the Mary Perry Ragsdale Family YMCA venue for the "bus tour" stop.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My copy of the American Jobs Act</div><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>The following is a tweet-by-tweet (with a few video inserts and photos) of President Obama's speech:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell">twubbell</a></span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">To all the children at Cathedral School in Raleigh, NC, I hope you enjoy the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> of President Obama's American Jobs Act today!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126289849484447744" title="9:33 AM Oct 18th">9</a>:33 AM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell">twubbell</a></span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 19px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px;"> at the Jamestown YMCA is filled to capacity and more coming in the door. The air is thick in anticipation of Obama's arrival.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126289849484447744" title="9:33 AM Oct 18th">9</a>:56 AM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Sitting next to Senator Hagan's staff and enjoying a bipartisan conversation on economics at </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126300450906570754" title="10:15 AM Oct 18th">1</a>0:15 AM</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Rebuilding America where if you do the right thing and everyone contributes will take time to rebuild but America will do it. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126318535675871232" title="11:27 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:25 AM</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The American Jobs Act includes health care provisions and tax cuts for small businesses. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126320173815836672" title="11:34 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:34 AM</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Jobs Act will provide the manpower to fix infrastructure issues like schools,roads,bridges,etc.So we don't fall behind China </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">11:39 AM</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell">twubbell</a></span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">"Don't be bambuzled," says the President about how the Jobs Act will be funded. The top 2% people in our economy will pay for it.</span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126322441374007298" title="11:43 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:43 AM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The weight of the Jobs Act does not address other issues like taxing unemployment checks and other hardships. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126322728725778432" title="11:44 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:44 AM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">I do agree with the President in that parts of the Jobs Act will improve the economy - he is breaking it up into smaller acts. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126323128778506240" title="11:45 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:45 AM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Standing ovation for the President's speech. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126323418625871872" title="11:47 AM Oct 18th">1</a>1:47 AM</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Great experience seeing a standing president of our fine country here in Jamestown, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23NC" title="#NC"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">#NC</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> for th American Jobs Act. <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">11:48 AM</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/rPoiaSu09Xk?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell" title="Ken Hubbell"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">twubbell</span></b></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Ken Hubbell</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">And with a few handshakes, hugging babies, and the occasional wave goodbye, the President moves on. What a privilege to be here.</span><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23whtweetup" title="#whtweetup"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">#</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none;">whtweetup</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #0084b4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/twubbell/status/126327113858031617" title="12:01 PM Oct 18th">1</a>2:01 PM</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH__W3W0bLqPeovAVMrON0qHXBp4Jkt5DEluc8Zr96BCdgoj-IruAJbI4JpZj8aWjS4apg-kJnJWZnHXTuuhprqN7OzmzTISiwNeVhgJo8PTrL6cH6maLAMeHHjPwawvfjgd7Z11NzpLU/s1600/closing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH__W3W0bLqPeovAVMrON0qHXBp4Jkt5DEluc8Zr96BCdgoj-IruAJbI4JpZj8aWjS4apg-kJnJWZnHXTuuhprqN7OzmzTISiwNeVhgJo8PTrL6cH6maLAMeHHjPwawvfjgd7Z11NzpLU/s320/closing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11.25pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><br />
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And so ends my detour to Jamestown, NC, today, where I took a short step to the left and joined a majority of Democrats in hearing the President talk about real change for Americans. I don't agree with all of the provisions in his plan, but for those I am in favor, I hope that both parties in the Senate and Congress will quit playing games with the lives of average Americans and remember that we put them in office to do the right things for all of us, not just their favorites. <br />
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What a memorable experience this was, both to be there for the speech as well as to be able to share the experience with all of you.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-4256370849128521932011-10-17T18:51:00.000-07:002011-10-17T19:22:11.776-07:00Tweeting the PresidentI have always said that grassroots politics and lobbying are only accomplished by professionals in the field and folks without day jobs. Now, the latter part is not necessarily true given the number of people who like to volunteer for their cause, but unfortunately for me, fourteen to eighteen hours a day six and sometimes seven days a week did not accommodate my desire to support the cause. Tomorrow, however, courtesy of my recent surgery forcing me to take a leave of absence from the daily grind (and enjoy naps in the afternoon to aid in my recovery), I found myself with a morning in North Carolina with nothing to do but watch bad television or read or take up the invitation I received from the White House to tweet from the Jamestown, NC stop on the American Jobs Act bus tour led by President Obama. So tomorrow morning, I will be taking a detour on my way home from dropping my son off at school to head a little farther east to capture the words and images of our 44th president.<br />
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Now to be fair, I must point out that I am a registered Republican and have been a staunch conservative most of my life. I was actually surprised to receive the invitation, but I want to believe he desires a balanced audience. And as such, I promise to give a balanced <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/whtweetup">#whtweetup</a> of the President's message to North Carolina and to the country at large. You can follow me <a href="http://www.twitter.com/twubbell">@twubbell</a>.<br />
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In 1985, I had the privilege of attending a speech by then <a href="http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/0227564">President Reagan at Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of NCSU</a>. The thrill of seeing a president of the United States in person was one of the highlights of my college days. I am anticipating a similar feeling tomorrow, for though I may not see eye-to-eye with him on many political issues in the end he is the leader of the most powerful and respected country in the world and he's our president.<br />
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I have skimmed over <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/legislative/reports/american-jobs-act.pdf">The American Jobs Act</a> being promoted by the President and the Democratic members of the Senate and House of Representatives, and I will say that the sections on small business tax reform are right on target. For those of you who have shared my story here and in my book, you know the trials I and my family faced during the first decade of this new century because these types of reforms were not in place. Same goes for a decent health care policy and improvements to the unemployment system. We have to have some kind of change to both motivate our people in the short run and serve the well-being of our country in the long run.<br />
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Come back tomorrow night for a recap of the day's detour. Later this week I will have a complete after event blog posting with photos (I hope).<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-76568009176934328002011-10-11T07:04:00.000-07:002011-10-11T10:37:28.370-07:00Thanks, without you, I wouldn't still be here!Stitches, staples, shunts and other techniques and technologies provided the means to save my life. They do not happen by themselves, however, and I would like to pay tribute to one of the finest team of doctors, surgeons and nurses I have ever known. Of course I would never have had the opportunity to meet this fine team were it not for the insistance of one person that I go to the hospital in the first place. And so, without further ado, my thanks to:<br />
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<ul><li>Heidi Zdrojeski (Supervisor and Mentor) – without whose insistance I would be no more</li>
<li>Dr. Steven A. Josephson, M.D. (Gastroenterology & Hepatology) – whose confidence and brilliance left me with no doubt that I was going to make it. Not to mention his diagnostic and emergency surgical skills helped me stay around long enough for the portal shunt surgery</li>
<li>Dr. John Hanson (gastroenterology,transplant hepatology and internal medicine) – head of the team</li>
<li>Dr. David Eagle (Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology) – his energy and diagnostic approach led to the determination of my blood, liver and spleen condition</li>
<li>Dr. Lon Brian Eskind (Surgery and Liver Transplants) – no-nonsense analysis, determination and execution of the surgical strategy that ultimately saved my life</li>
<li>Dr. Blair A. Wormer (Surgery) – his bedside manner and clear explanation of the procedures reduced patient and family anxiety during the surgical process</li>
<li>Nurses Janet, Sean, Jessie, Matthew, Steve and many others both at Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville and Carolinas Medical Center for their care.</li>
<li>Family, friends and teammates for their thoughts, prayers, rides, meals, cards, flowers and visits.</li>
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And above all, the guiding hand of God empowering us all to survive this ordeal. He truly has a plan for us (I know He does for me or else why save me again?) and I hope all of you have experienced His love and strength through my experience.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-13223699098246145802011-10-03T06:29:00.000-07:002011-10-03T06:29:03.597-07:00The Road to RecoveryThere are moments in your life when you realize you are in control of nothing. Recovering from major life-saving surgery is one of those moments. I can go from feeling almost fine to so tired I can barely move in an instant. My body is in complete control right now and courtesy of some well-placed advice from those who know and love me most, I believe I am going to listen.<br />
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Being an ‘A’ type personality is not a good thing when you are in recovery. Relaxing for long periods of time is not in my nature. Don’t get me wrong, I like to take some time off here and there to spend with the kids or to read a good book. But anything beyond an afternoon of playing outside or the occasional “three chapters to avoid the dishes bathroom break” I start getting fidgety to accomplish something. When watching sports, unless it is one of my kids’ games, I have to have something else to do or else the downtime between plays is excruciating. Even back in high school, the teachers included a note in my folder that said, “Make sure Ken has a book to read every day so that when he finishes his assignments early he has something to do!”<br />
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In business, this requirement to stay busy has served me well for the most part. I usually juggle two or three main projects while maintaining an inventory of smaller research projects and white papers. This allows me to provide immediate service to our stakeholders while planning for future technology requirements.<br />
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So, when faced with several weeks of recovery on short term disability inhibiting my ability to perform my duties at work (meaning DO NOT DO WORK, RECOVER!) what’s a guy to do? In the past, I had no disability insurance, in fact this time they had to explain to me what it is and how I was supposed to use it. When faced with my previous two surgeries a decade ago and more, I simply worked; whether in the hospital or laid up in bed. Back then we didn’t even have the benefit of the Internet. My wife transported files back and forth via a large portable hard drive. But the reality was I worked. Now I was a bit younger in those days, however, since I was working from home I could set my schedule based on when I was sleeping and when I was awake. It gave my mind something to do while just lying there in bed. Was this the best mode of recovery? Based on what I now know, no. At the time, however, it was and it kept the lights on and the mortgage paid.<br />
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So, here I am today, lying in my bed, recovering slowly. The older tissues are mending well, but the soreness and weariness is a lot more than I remember from the past. Ten years applies a lot of wear to the body. Fortunately, with the exception of the recent vena caval issue, I am in great shape and the healing process is proceeding according to schedule. Maybe even a little faster than expected. For me it seems like eternity.<br />
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I am catching up on the grad school work I missed while in the hospital for two weeks. I have started the most recent “Change” Novel from SM Stirling. And, I have attempted to keep everyone up to date with semi-regular Facebook entries and mass emailings. And, as promised to my boss and my wife, I have not done one ounce of work while on disability. This is not to say I have not thought about it or what I would like to accomplish once I get back (you know you’re in trouble when you start dreaming of learning solutions in your sleep), but I have not acted on any of it; no papers, wireframes, PowerPoint slides, etc.<br />
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I think the best part on the road to recovery has been the people who have joined me from time to time. The loving support of my friends and family both outside and inside of my work has been amazing. Between the cards and emails and food and flowers and prayers, I have felt more loved by more people than any time in my life. I am truly blessed by God and all the angels he has sent my way. I was faced with a human burden of the flesh and through His grace he provided me with the best medical care and the best support team possible.<br />
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I am not sure how long this road will be. Initial estimates were the end of October. I am hoping for a week earlier, but we shall see. I at least want to be driving by this weekend, but we shall see. In the meantime I eat, sleep and occupy my waking hours with Netflix, Sci-Fi novels, grad school and the occasional blog post. The great thing is that there is an end to this road, and contrary to where I started two weeks ago, I am going to make it alive and well.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-70141222346986195172011-09-16T07:19:00.000-07:002011-09-16T07:19:14.933-07:00A few pints low...For the second time in my life I narrowly avoided the reaper this week. What started off as symptoms of a potential bout with the flu last Thursday turned into a racing heartbeat and extreme lethargy over the weekend and ended with me in the emergency room Monday morning eight pints of blood low and at death's door. Turns out I have been slowly losing hemoglobin for months, and even though my body had compensated well, this weekend I hit the point of no return.<br />
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So instead of life as usual (like there is such a thing) I have spent the past week receiving blood transfusions, MRI scans, upper and lower GI probes (always highlight events) and a barrage of shots, shots and more shots. I think the worst part, with the exception of drinking the GI GoLytley prep, is that I haven't had solid food since Sunday night.<br />
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As for what happened, while we don't know all of the details yet I will piece together what I think happened. About nine or ten months ago I started periodically bleeding internally. The cause of the bleeding stemming from pressure caused by my liver. This in turn affected my spleen causing it to begin reducing my red blood cells. Although my body compensated for a long time, I started feeling colder at my extremities (if that ever happens to you, go see the doctor immediately) especially at night. My skin color got gradually paler and paler as I lost more and more blood. My energy level was impacted but again my body compensated and just took stored energy from other areas of my body. During the final weekend, my body just couldn't keep up and my heart started racing. I could physically feel my heart pounding and I could hear it in my ears and head. I slept most of that weekend and had I not gone into the ER on the advice of my boss on Monday and instead gone home to sleep, I would have most likely never gotten up again. When you lose too much blood, you organs start to fail and that is bad.<br />
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Fortunately, by the grace of God, almost ten years to the day of my last miracle, I found myself in the care of Presbyterian Hospital of Huntersville (an awesome hospital with a great staff) where I am receiving the best care and hopefully will determine why my blood is not behaving correctly. The big thing I have learned from this ordeal is that medical science is the most complicated science of them all. The human body is a not just a single machine, but more a gestalt of many machines all working together; some with mutual dependencies. So when something is not working, it is not a simple this plus that equals reason. The answers are much more complicated and the process of elimination takes time.<br />
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The team of doctors working on me are examining each piece of the puzzle and hope to have the problem mapped out soon. Once we know the cause we can determine a solution. <br />
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In the meantime, I have time to reflect on all that is important in life. Yesterday I got to eat liquids (I had only had clear liquids til then) and enjoyed tomato soup and grits. As I said to my boss, it's the little things that make life worth while. For me that includes having my wife and kids around me and my parents who were coming to watch my son play a JV football game Thursday and got to see me too. I even received a YouTube video from my team at work wishing me well. Now that's what it is all about - family and friends!<br />
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More to come.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-5598076478850470662011-08-16T19:11:00.000-07:002011-08-16T19:17:33.094-07:00In his shadow...Standing at just shy of six feet tall, the smallest of my children now casts a long and dark shadow over his old man. With shoulder pads, another three quarter inch for cleats, and stiff posture, he smiles down at me from his lofty height. Grinning from ear to ear, this once tiny toe-head beams because he knows he still has more to grow, whereas I will stay as I am, looking up at the young man he has grown to be.<br />
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Just days away from his first high school football game, he explodes with enthusiasm. I look over at him on the way to practice and he is fidgety, not in the nervous mousy way of some, but more like a tiger twitching his tail, scanning the horizon for prey, anticipating the attack with every fiber of his being. The muscles along his arms and shoulders ripple under his t-shirt. The hot summer months have tempered and transformed his body from iron to steel. <br />
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I watch him as he defends his position. On the "O"-line, he protects the quarterback's right flank as tackle, overpowering defenders larger and older than himself. He is eager to use his power, yet controlled and precise in its application. From novice to starting line, he is learning to master this game one down at a time. Leveraging the experience of each play to improve his performance and provide the teamwork required to move the ball across the goal line.<br />
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The transformation has been all encompassing. He no longer looks at our geographic migration as a penalty of life. Joining the grid iron fraternity has made him a part of something bigger than himself. Any time spent away from the field and his teammates is now seen as a deficit. And his past relationships remain strong over the distance courtesy of modern day communications and the knowledge that he is only one hundred and eighty minutes away by rail.<br />
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The hours of practice have not been limited to forging steel alone. Where the field of battle may have made him stronger, hours of rehearsing have continued to hone his musical skills into instruments of the finest qualities. He has set his sights on lofty goals and his talent and ambition will take him to heights I have only imagined. As he finds each new pursuit, I look forward to finding other shadows in which to stand.<br />
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Graduation from junior high school was both exciting and distressing. The calendar mocked him daily through the months of June and July. August has enjoyed the benefits of his stature and new social network and he is eagerly counting down to the first day of classes. This fall he starts his freshman year wearing his football jersey in the company of new friends with nothing but opportunities in front of him.<br />
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One might think to build him up this way is to unfairly set unrealistic expectations. In actuality I expect nothing. I am merely reflecting that at this time I have the wonderful opportunity to be there to enjoy the cool shade while sharing these moments with him. And I know that wherever he goes and whatever he does, I get to look up to see where he is going and he knows I am there taking in the view.<br />
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- Ken<br />
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Ken Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-58887921000373468292011-08-09T18:54:00.000-07:002011-08-09T18:54:19.992-07:00Like a ferret on caffine...There are times being passionate about your work can be both a blessing and a curse. Having others want you to be a part of their projects is the blessing. Having the patience to wait for them to decide they need you and your ideas is the curse. And this curse can cause great consternation for everyone including me.<br />
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I have a tendency to rapidly connect the dots when analyzing problems and mentally half way through the project before many are even aware of what the problem is (the blessing). This does not in any way mean that my solution is the only solution or even that it is the best, it just means that I have one and therefore I need to share it or I might explode (the curse). The internal battle that wages within me is how to control this desire to be first with the breakthrough, first to the table, and then have to spend the balance of the time explaining and convincing why the idea was valid in the first place.<br />
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This is not to say I am not a team player (sorry for the double negative). On the contrary, I enjoy sharing the expertise of others inside and outside of my field. Where I experience difficulty is in not steam rolling the direction of a project just because my ideas jelled more quickly. <br />
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My boss calls it being "like a ferret on [caffeine]" (actually, she uses the work crack, but given its connotations, I decided to change it for this entry). She watches me with curiosity these days to see when I go into ferret mode. Fortunately, with her help, the ferret is becoming more manageable. It's amazing what you can learn even as old as I am.<br />
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So what am I learning? Well today was a perfect example. We were outlining initiatives for 2012 we want to act on to improve our learning deployment. Everyone on the call had items to contribute including me. As each person went through their lists, I could feel the passion rising, the need to put mine out there, all of them, and quickly. This morning, however, I elected to be patient. And, not only patient, I also decided to contribute but not dominate the process. This of course meant holding a few ideas back for another time or even better, for another person on the team to be able to contribute.<br />
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This was a major step for me. To put a few and not all on the table and then sit back to see what else might come. And come they did. And from their ideas I could add to them without owning them myself. And, after so many years, I was liberated in the knowledge that I would benefit from being patient and sharing the ideas of others.<br />
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This is especially important as my role is changing to be more and more strategic in nature. Transitioning from a historically tactical position to strategic means looking at the larger picture without being trapped by the nuances of the solution of "how" it will get done before painting the vision of "what" and "why" it is at all. This new found behavior of patience is critical to my success. Fortunately I have a mentor willing to help me recognize my flaws and develop the skills to manage my passion without losing it in the process.<br />
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- Ken<br />
Ken Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-87466318878918101782011-08-06T06:21:00.000-07:002011-08-06T06:21:00.956-07:00Two Down, Ten to GoWhile the summer is rapidly coming to a close, my son and I are racing towards the school season with great anticipation. After acing my first two graduate school classes and registering for the next round and watching Isaac rise to the challenge of making the JV football team and register for his high school this summer, our fall schedule is laid out before us in great detail. It is amazing how full a calendar can become in such a short amount of time. <br />
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Not that our world is totally consumed by football metaphors, but in our case, the title fits. Grad school for me consists of two classes per semester for six semesters (or 12 classes in all). Isaac has completed summer workouts and football camp with the Crimson Tide of Alabama and is rounding it all out with the last ten days of try-outs. Of course, completion of the last ten for both of us means the start of the next down.<br />
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This is not to say the first ten haven't been without their challenges. Sometimes you have to lose a few yards here and there to gain more later. The migration from Raleigh to Davidson has been just that for my son. Parting with his friends has not been an easy transition. We spent the first several weekends racing back and forth between cities to help maintain the ties that bond. Fortunately, as a result of his immersion in football, he has found new friends on the football field. <br />
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My challenges are more mundane. Scheduling, mapping the plays and making sure the players are fed seem to consume my hours (not to mention performing my day job activities). It never ceases to amaze me how my wife managed to do this for so many years and with two additional players. In acknowledgement of all she has done, the football team is hosting a Mom's Football 101 brunch and football game (note: there is no father's equivalent - there is no comparison for what a mom does).<br />
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All I know for certain is this fall will be like no other. The gridiron, freshman year, fall semester and life in general will provide an environment for our father son bond to continue to grow. There will always be a goal line and another touchdown to make. It's the plays in between that are what makes the game exciting. I am just happy we get to share the field.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-48675706382764001422011-06-30T19:05:00.000-07:002011-06-30T19:12:15.248-07:00And the rockets red glare...Independence Day is fast approaching and I have managed to schedule and prepare for a vacation sans work and homework. Last week was the conclusion of my first graduate school class. It was exhilarating waiting for the results of my final exam. An open book experience that took days not hours to complete. In the end, I succeeded and earned an A.<br />
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Now I can focus on my second course. Whereas my first class was mostly online discussions and papers, the balance of my summer will be spent completing five labs - each covering a different type of Web learning technology. My first was a review of Second Life as a potential learning environment. Not very exciting, but a chance to write on a topic of interest in a formal setting.<br />
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The next two projects are currently in summative evaluation (pilot testing for the rest of the world). One is a Prezi presentation on the topic of <a href="http://bit.ly/gamificationproject">Gamification</a>. For those of you wanting to know a little more about this popular topic, take a look and learn a little. Feedback is welcome.<br />
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In four days the USA celebrates its independence and remembers what it means to be free. A lot of that freedom is due to our ability and privilege to learn and grow. With this in mind, I elected to produce a digital video learning program focused on teaching Newton's 3rd Law of Motion through the experience of building a simple, but effective, matchstick rocket. I invite each of you to carefully watch this <a href="http://bit.ly/matchstick_rockets">video</a> with your friends, your children (middle and high schoolers only), and anyone else that enjoys home-built fireworks. So just click <a href="http://bit.ly/matchstick_rockets">here</a>, start building, and this 4th of July let your own rockets red glare.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-52474863692627357072011-06-09T19:41:00.000-07:002011-06-09T19:41:48.220-07:00Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summerThis summer is turning out to one of the busiest our family has experienced yet. The craziness actually started with the month of May. Between the school production of the musical "Oklahoma" and Isaac's eighth grade graduation followed by Darby's trek to Grammy and Grampa's place for another year of drama camp, preparation for the rest of the summer has had us all spinning around and around.<br />
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What started out a in January as a question of what the kids will do this summer has turned into quite the adventure for each.<br />
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Darby has one of the lead roles in her summer theater performance. Then she travels to Jeckle Island to enjoy a week at church camp (really camping) and then a week at the beach with our immediate family and all the cousins. She rounds out her summer with a trip to New York City with one of her best friends.<br />
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Isaac is taking a week off after graduation. He then moves west to join me a start football practice at the high school he will be attending this fall. One exciting aspect of football this summer will be a week spent at the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football camp. All that and the "man cave" should make for a great father/son bonding time.<br />
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Alex has already kicked off her summer with a performance at the Burning Coal Theater in Raleigh. She got to experience a stage combat role in which she shot someone and then died. Her goal for the season is to perform as much as possible, babysit as many pets and children as she can, and go on as many hiking trips and other adventures with her friends in the remaining time.<br />
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As for Trudie and I, Trudie will enjoy a well earned respite from the busy year. Hopefully taking a few trips out west to Isaac and me when she comes to visit her friend in this area. We all will take our week at the beach and then I will be spending the rest of my time working out with my new personal trainer, Isaac, working and completing my summer courses for graduate school.<br />
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The greatest part about the kids reaching the ages they are now is the freedom we feel in letting them experience the world in their own way. Our hope is that they bring back lots of memories to share so we can all enjoy their experiences.<br />
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As for the hazy and lazy part of summer, the hazy comes from the North Carolina summer humidity and the lazy comes from any time Trudie and I can take a moment together and relax.<br />
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We wouldn't have it any other way!<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-26286752771196688472011-06-09T19:15:00.000-07:002011-06-09T19:15:52.601-07:00Midway through first semesterI have decided trying to juggle a full time job, grad school, tweeting and blogging simultaneously is dang near impossible. Sleep has to take place sometime, so this blog has taken a back seat for a bit. Now that we have reached the midpoint of the five-week course, I realized I owe everyone an update. All excuses aside I have found the experience quite exhilarating and not nearly as difficult to get back in the swing of as I feared.<br />
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Distance learning is a great. My professors have two different styles of teaching. Both conduct their courses asynchronously, however, one maintains a more rigid schedule of deliverables while the other outlined the projects we must complete within the period of the semester at our own pace. Given the different topics and focus of each course, this seems to be working well.<br />
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The more rigid schedule is conducted in an interesting format. Prior to each assignment, we provide initial thoughts on the topic about to be covered in class. Then we participate in the assignment and conclude with more thoughts either updating our original ideas or indicating why our opinions have changed. This sequence allows us as students to draw initial conclusions with which to frame our learning.<br />
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I was concerned the forum structure of the class would be a hindrance to the normal classroom environment of real time feedback. This concern has proven to be unfounded as the discussion boards are actually a better solution in that many of us take more time to consider our responses to each other. I know the feedback I have received has definitely helped me improve the quality of my work.<br />
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In addition to adopting the new style of learning, I have discovered that writing for graduate school is a lot different than anywhere else. The APA format is required for all submissions. I actually had to Google APA to even know what it is. Now that I have been using it for a couple of weeks I find that the format actually lends itself to improved reporting for experimental work. I may attempt to use it for my professional research and development work as well.<br />
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So far I am doing well in both classes. I will post again at the end of my first course this month.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-36888490222807175732011-05-17T09:10:00.000-07:002011-05-17T09:11:18.094-07:00First Day of SchoolMy daughter Alex completed her freshman year of college last week. I am not sure who had the bigger shock at the fact that the year went by so quickly. What resonated loudest was her feeling of "what do I do next?" Now obviously she will return to classes in the fall, but her real question was more of "wow, I finished my first year of college, what are the expectation of me now?"<br />
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I have had that same feeling for the past 23 years. Once leaving the safety and security of the university, there has always been an unspoken question of "what do I do now?" "What is my next step?"<br />
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Well, today I can tell you I know the answer (at least for the next two years). Because today is my first day of graduate school. Talley-ho!<br />
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As I accessed the distance learning Blackboard page, it was almost reminiscent of my freshman year. And although I have been developing distance learning programs and technology-based instruction for over two decades, being on the learning side is still very exciting. Why, you might ask? Simply stated, "someone else is in control."<br />
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I am the participant, the learner, the partaker of the experience. And while I know there is much work to be accomplished, I relish the chance to learn something new. Take chances where in the business world I am not always able.<br />
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So today I "open the doors" and answer "what do I do next?" with one word: learn!<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-61588555934746900322011-04-23T20:01:00.000-07:002011-05-17T08:58:17.315-07:00In ParallelReturning from the mailbox at the street, I sorted through a variety of bills, magazines and one particular envelope with three large letters in the return address which caught my attention. Opening the front door, I walked into the family room that Saturday afternoon and held it out, the size and shape reminiscent of letters received by my daughter over a year ago. Unfortunately, we had learned then that simple business size meant bad news. And so it was with excitement ad trepidation that I slid my finger under the lip along the back and tore open the response. “Dear Mr. Hubbell, It is a pleasure to inform you that you have been admitted to pursue the MS in Instructional Technology...”<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/csmte/customcf/promotions/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="http://www.ecu.edu/cs-educ/csmte/customcf/promotions/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And so this summer I begin, not a detour, but rather a parallel journey as I plan for the next stage of my career. After twenty three years outside of a formal hall of learning, I am venturing on-line to earn a my graduate degree from East Carolina University. Unlike my undergraduate years, this time I will be working in parallel to my “day job.” It is my hope to share these experiences through this blog and tweets so that others contemplating this path will embrace it with the same passion and excitement as I am experiencing today.<br />
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My quest begins May 18th. I am starting my studies with, “Introduction to Instructional Technology” and “Web Teaching: Design and Development.” These were both supposed to be 11-week courses, however, this summer the “Intro” course is only available in a 5-week format. While it will be great to have my first graduate level course under my belt by June, it will mean a much more concentrated effort. Fortunately for me, it is in an area with which I should be quite familiar.<br />
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While the graduate program I am pursuing echoes my current position, I look forward to filling in the gaps of my knowledge. Whereas I have 20 plus years of advanced learning design and development behind me reinforced by instructional design theory gleaned from professional seminars and industry publications and periodicals, it will be nice to have a structured program of learning to reinforce this field experience. Having the opportunity to interact regularly with other talented technologists will help me look beyond the boundaries of my roles and responsibilities at work and see the potential of what “can be.”<br />
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I hope you will join me on my six semester excursion in advanced learning. If all things go smoothly, I should have a new memento for my wall and academic credibility behind my years of practical experience. My end game is a desire to pursue a Doctorate in the field of Narrative Centered Learning. I have been researching in this area since I first entered learning development over twenty years ago. It is exciting to see it come back to the forefront of advanced learning design. But, first things first; MS today, PhD tomorrow.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-36926813198149578992011-03-14T20:43:00.000-07:002011-10-27T09:53:25.371-07:00He sits like a lion in the sunWe lost a dear friend last week. Homework buddy, foot warmer, tea party guest, string chaser, snake killer, varmint catcher, sometimes nuisance, always friend – he will be missed. The sound of him padding up and down the stairs, calling from the door, purr-motor racing will forever echo in our home; every rustle of the wind reminding where his spirit now watches over us. Mr. Mistoffelees used all nine lives plus two; from dawn to dusk he lived and loved life.<br />
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My oldest daughter, Alex, wrote the title words of this chapter in a poem about her four footed friend when she was little. Even then he knew he was different - a majestic animal that graced us with his presence as he allowed us to feed and embrace him. And he was majestic, with his shiny dark black and white coat catching the sunlight streaming through the window; casting long shadows across the hardwood floor as he preened or just sat staring into the blue skies as if he knew something we did not.<br />
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He had the heart of a lion in every way. Whether skulking the tunnels of the drainage pipes or lying nestled in the monkey grass waiting for his prey to carelessly wander into range, he loved the pure adventure of it all. Summers were his favorite time to hunt, and there was seldom a week where a trophy did not grace our doorstep. <br />
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In his final days he was comforted by his two-legged relations. My son, Izy sacrificed his bed and nursed our fading Mistoffelees, my son relegating himself to the downstairs couch. It was amazing to see the transformation of Izy’s perception of his bedroom guest from general nuisance to one of God’s special creatures. The loving care which poured out was felt by everyone in the family – but most of all by Mr. Mistoffelees.<br />
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When the children arrived home from school Friday, I expected the worst for Isaac. He, however, was stolid in his reaction; already having come to terms with the inevitable. It was my youngest daughter, Darby, who surprised me with an overwhelming explosion of tears and angst. More often than not, Mister was to be found in the girls’ room curled up on their quilts or hiding under a bed. As she buried her face in my shoulder with great shuddering cries, I knew she would truly miss him.<br />
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In one of life's little twists, Alex was not in town for all of this. She had gone to the beach on her spring break from college. We had to share the news with her by phone, and her sadness streamed across the sky, relayed by the now all too familiar cellular network. Her heart and mind were as mass of mixed feelings as she debated what to do. In the end, she chose to stay at the beach amongst the comfort of friends rather than try to race home. Life is for the living, and I think Mistoffelees would agree she made the right choice. <br />
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We gently laid him in the car that afternoon; followed by a short journey to Papa’s. Izy and I set to work with the shovels we brought with us; a three by three by three foot space was soon excavated.The girls had gone to find a suitable marker; a tribute to our friend. They returned as we were completing his resting place and handed us a wreath of green to rest his head upon. Each had a final stroke, a lingering touch upon Mister’s forehead, a rub of an ear, and then Izy gently laid him down. Alex joined us over the airwaves as four handfuls of red clay were cast with emotion and loss; words followed about living life as he did, never holding back, and giving love without reserve. We paid final tribute with a heartfelt gesture of a living marker to always guide us back.<br />
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And every year from this time onward, the fiery yellow leaves will blaze bright as the sun, reminding us where he now lays; under the branches of the forsythia, circled by a white ring of stones - joining the menagerie of other friends, long since past.We will miss you Mister Mistoffelees, but we know that we will see you again. Happy hunting!<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-72269120702798888852011-03-05T19:01:00.000-08:002011-03-10T03:53:52.306-08:00It's OK to receive!Her face is bright, yet tensed as she places one foot gingerly in front of the other. The calloused pads on the palms of her hands pushing against the grips of her supports while she forces herself to stand upright, refusing to favor her good side. Electric shots of pain are a continuous reminder of the trauma inflicted on her that night. No one who knows her would ever doubt she would persevere; the tragedy is that she had to experience it at all.<br />
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The snow began falling in Raleigh that Christmas day in 2010. It was absolutely beautiful. No mere pebbles of sleet, giant fluffy flakes drifted down minute after minute, hour upon hour. At dawn, the blanket measured seven inches according to my daughter’s pink wooden ruler. There is only one activity deserving of a present like this delivered by God and graced with blue skies and sunshine – sledding.<br />
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Unlike my adventures in Troy, Michigan, in which I endured snow for months on end; snow and ice which accumulated into “termite” mounds on parking lots and grayish sludge along the roadside, most winter weather in North Carolina is a blessing – beautiful, but very short lived. It was with this urgency in mind that we all headed out for a day of outdoor fun on the slopes of the Dorothea Dix Hospital grounds. Dix has acres of hills and wooded paths just perfect for a trashcan lid, sheet of plastic, or for the northern transplants, an honest to goodness Radio Flyer sled. There were even a few inner tubes and snow boards.<br />
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Our children, their cousins, their friends, their aunt and uncle, and a whole slew of others joined us on the slopes. And for over half a day, we careened and slid and raced and jumped avoiding trees and each other while we enjoyed playing in the snow. And though we had some close calls with a low set fence and a couple of determined tree trunks, no one got hurt or injured that afternoon. <br />
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As the light of the day began to wane and hunger forced us in search of food, we thanked God for our gift and headed to my brother’s for pizza and hot chocolate. There is nothing that makes a group of kids hungrier than a day of physical activity, and so we found ourselves gathered around the kitchen enjoying Italian pies; recounting each more dangerous feat and swapping tales of survival in the Raleigh “alps.” The evening came to a close, and we bid all goodnight. It was then that the singular omen of what was to come was overlooked in our continued enthusiasm – while backing out of the drive, my oldest daughter’s friend Nathan’s truck got stuck on the ice and with some effort by all of the adults present, we managed to get it free. It was a sign; not recognized as a portent of what was to come.<br />
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I have heard it said that accidents happen closest to home. Whether this is because we let our defenses down under the comforts of a familiar environment or we are merely distracted by its normalcy, the home front is repeatedly fraught with peril. And so it was that snowy night, for as the rays of the sun had warmed us on the slopes, they had also heated the topmost layer of snow on our front yard. And as the sun’s rays retreated, the cold of the night air coated the bed surrounding our willow tree with a thin frozen sheet, its white camouflage masking the exposed roots, creating the trap which would soon accost my wife.<br />
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Trudie and I arrived home first. After running inside, we ditched our outer shell of sledding garments and donned some warm winter PJs and sweatshirts. Then the kids pulled up in Nathan’s truck. Nathan is one of Trudie’s favorites, so when they got out, she went running down to see him before he headed home. As she raced across the frozen ground, she fell prey to Mother Nature’s snare; the roots of the willow tree catching her right foot as she slipped, preventing it from following her left and instead pinning it beneath her. Every home in the neighborhood echoed the sound of bones grinding against each other in unnatural formations. And then I heard her scream.<br />
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Did I mention we have three children? I have seen my wife in excruciating pain as each child came into this world. Trudie has a threshold beyond most people I know. So when I tell you she screamed, I mean she was in agony. Now, if there is a humorous point in this whole story it can be found here, at this moment. As we are carrying her into the house, my wife says to me, “I think Scott [my brother in-law] has some vicoden [he had just had some dental work]; I’ll just take a couple of those. It’s just a bad sprain.” All the while she is saying this, I am looking at what appears to be a large baseball protruding from the front of her ankle. As I touch it gently, she winces, and I realize it is not swelling, it is the bone of her leg which has become dislocated as a result of the fall.<br />
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Thank goodness for responsible, college age children! Alex and Nathan took the younger two to Nathan’s mom’s house to spend the night relieving me of the responsibility of watching over them while tending to my wife. Their sleepover also minimized any stress they might have worrying over the safety of their mother.<br />
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Trudie and I spent the next five hours in the emergency room, joining other late night visitors including a Chinese family waiting for the birth of their grandchild and various other individuals suffering from a range of ailments. I must say, for the day after Christmas, it was relatively calm; exactly what my wife needed as her leg throbbed excruciatingly.<br />
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The nurses ushered us into the triage wing where we prepared for the worst. Although I suspected that it was going to be bad, Trudie clung to the possibility that she would walk out with just a really, really bad sprain after all was said and done. The doctor assigned to her came in, did a few spot checks, confirmed that the ankle was indeed dislocated (like there was any doubt in my mind) and then ordered a set of X-Rays. Twenty minutes later reality hit my best friend and she faced the hard facts that her ankle was not only dislocated, but also fractured and would require surgery and a pin to repair the damage. Unfortunately, due to the swelling they had to set the whole thing in a temporary cast; the surgery would be delayed for at least a week. <br />
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Before the cast could be set we had to deal with the problem of the bone bulging against the front of her leg. My only experience with dislocations up until her fall was what I had seen in the movies. If you have never experienced it first hand, let me explain it to you; it is nothing like the movies. In the movies, when a character has a dislocation, one of the other characters simply grabs the persons limb firmly, gives it a twist and “pop” the bone goes back in place. Then they all go back to whatever they were doing. This is NOT the way it is in real life. Picture this. Trudie lying there, a morphine drip supposedly deadening the pain, the doctor holding her right leg firmly in his left hand and the heal of her foot in his right. At the first pull and twist, her face imploded and her eyes about popped out of her skull. This continued for several minutes until at last the bone snapped back into place. Now if this was on the big screen, everything would have been better. In her case, it required more morphine. <br />
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During our entire relationship, I don’t believe I have ever seen Trudie just “take it easy.” Her idea of relaxing is to host an art day for 10 or more children and “heard cats” for the afternoon. A break for her is teaching drama after school to a group of middle school students in the height of their hormonal shifts and personality revelations. So when it was determined that she would for all practical purposes be relegated to the downstairs couch for a week, I thought she would lose her mind. I even took to sleeping on an air mattress with her to make sure she wouldn’t attempt to do anything for herself. If there was an upside to the timing of this whole affair, it was that being a holiday week, I was on vacation and working from home, so I could be there to help manage all of the things that she normally would have. Her job was to rest and keep her foot elevated, and I was going to make sure she did.<br />
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I am thankful that in the few times our family has experienced tragedy or medical challenges like this God has truly blessed us with the best doctors and surgeons. This time was no exception. Now, you may think that the best surgeons have the fanciest offices like you see on television. I am convinced this is not the case. As a matter of a fact, if I go into a surgeon’s office and see anything but whitewashed sheets of plywood on reinforced sawhorses, I believe they are spending way too much on the furniture and too little on the equipment and the staff. And so it was with the doctor who would repair her ankle.<br />
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She sat on the wooden cot, face still contorted with pain after a week of waiting for the swelling to recede, expectantly hoping for a good prognosis from the doctor. The expression on her surgeon spoke volumes, and as he reviewed her latest X-Rays with us, it became obvious this was not going to be a quick and easy recovery. This was in no small part due to the fact that the initial X-Rays taken in the emergency room had not revealed the true extent of the fracturing that had resulted from the dislocation of her ankle bone. Surgery was scheduled for later that week. Recovery time was now estimated at a minimum of eight weeks before she could even put full weight on it; and since it was her right ankle that meant no driving either. <br />
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She was stunned. No walking. No driving. Eight weeks! What was she going to do? First things first, I said “Let’s get through the surgery and then let me worry about the rest.” Three days later, I sat in the lobby of the hospital listening to the surgeon explain that after opening her up it became clear that the damage to the bone structure was much more extensive than the pictures had shown. The x-ray in his hand said it all - ten screws and a three and a half inch metal plate. My wife was officially a walking hardware store.<br />
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Medical science is great, and with modern advances extensive hospital stays are no longer required for many operations. A few short hours after having her ankle reconstructed, I was delivering her home to her recovery station, otherwise known as the family room couch. With a rotating schedule of pain killers and sleep, physical healing would now begin. It was at this juncture that reality began to creep into focus and the impact of her accident and how it would affect all of us became clear. It was also at this time that we realized just how many people truly loved her.<br />
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When she arrived home, we watched over her diligently. And although relegated to the couch, she was empowered with crutches to move about on her own accord. It was during those moments we found humor for the second time. Any time she moved through the house, you could hear someone making the sound effect from the old TV show, “The Bionic Woman.” Images of Lindsey Wagner running in slow motion with “dunna nunna na…dunna nunna na” in the background kept us all laughing.<br />
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The unspoken hope of “paying it forward” is that you will never have to make a withdrawal yourself. Trudie has paid into the accounts of others for as long as I have known her. She freely gives of her time, talent and when possible, her treasure. She gives without measure; never tallying each chit on a mental spreadsheet. And so it was at her hour of need that she learned just how much she had invested in others and how much they desired to return the favor. <br />
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I am fortunate that the company I work for encourages work-life balance. They have all been so understanding and flexible in allowing me to work from home during Trudie’s recovery. Combined with her sister and her best friend covering for me every other week so I could put some face time in at the office, and my brother’s wife taking them to school each morning, we have managed to have someone there to help her do all that she normally does for us. And, our extended school family has been absolutely wonderful - preparing meals to send home with the kids and carpooling them to athletic events. She keeps saying she will never be able to thank them enough, and I keep reminding her to accept this as their thanks for all that she has done for each of them and their children.<br />
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The third humorous moment of the whole ordeal came when the doctor prescribed that she start exercising the muscles and put partial weight on her ankle. I heard one of the kids comment to a friend that her mom was going to have to go to rehab. We quickly explained that unlike on the news, this type of rehab was to recondition their mom’s ankle, not to break an addiction to pain killers.<br />
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69 days and counting – she has passed the first four stages of recovery - denial, acknowledgment, fear, frustration – and now she is headed into stage 5: acceptance. Acceptance that accidents can happen. Acceptance that sometimes it is good to take a break, even if God has to take extreme measures to make it happen. Acceptance that life’s little detours come in many forms and are not only provided for us, but also for those around us to help them find their destinations. Acceptance of the gifts and support of others. Acceptance that she is loved by so many.<br />
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The next few months may be the most challenging. She will be entering stage 6: patience. The doctors say rehab may be quite lengthy to regain full use of her ankle. Knowing my Trudie, she will want to jump right back into her many roles with both feet. She will need to have the patience to understand that in some cases she will have to go a little slower to ensure she doesn’t take a step backward. And she needs to remember that she can rely on others to help her along her way to full recovery.<br />
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I have always appreciated my wife. We share a real partnership in life. However, this ordeal has helped me understand that the partnership is not always balanced 50/50. Taking on her roles and responsibilities around the house and with the children while maintaining a full time job of my own has been eye-opening, as this is what she does on a regular basis. I will never take what she does for granted again. And, I will never underestimate the value of “doing for others as you would have them do unto you.” For many of us, that Biblical reference is a warning, in her case it was a blessing. A blessing I hope to continue to give throughout my life.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-20349701965924872022011-02-09T19:18:00.000-08:002011-02-09T19:50:21.189-08:00Around and aroundMy kids listen to AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, and Eminem. My girls wear bell bottom jeans, loose flowing blouses and hairbands while texting on smartphones. My son cuts his hair short, mixes rap on his laptop and carries enough music in his pocket to fill a small truck with the vinyl equivalent. Cloud storage is reviving the era of terminal based computing. Youtube has re-birthed the era of live video. And social networking has brought communication back as a revived art form.<br />
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I considered recently that the past 60 years encompass one of the longest, if not the longest, periods of multi-generational adoption of cultural norms in the last millennium. We are in a time when four generations (or more depending on who is counting) have listened to basically the same music and worn the same styles of clothing for six decades (with the exception of disco, which some of us wish had never happened in the first place). This same demographic mix has also grown up with live communication technologies like television, telephone, and radio and is now immersed with more of the same deployed through the modern infrastructure we call the Internet.<br />
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One of the fundamental differences is that the ability to contribute content to this audience is now open to anyone who has access to the Web. Democratized distribution is the name of the game. And in many cases, the content promoted by this audience is judged in a similar democratic way. The people determine what is good and what is bad; and not just by their vote, but by their own contributions of material that compete for attention by the same audience. This self regulating system drives the standards for quality of content up while simultaneously providing mechanisms for feedback and improvement by those who wish to contribute their guidance and instruction.<br />
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There is a movement afoot to take this paradigm and apply it in many areas of personal and professional life. It may be the solution to our failing educational system. Students around the globe may have the opportunity to learn from the best teachers in the world regardless of proximity. Professionals seeking knowledge and information, answers to business problems may use this network to gather information or resources to help them find solutions. And, the two may work together to share youthful perspective and out-of-the-box thinking while gaining experience from real world practice.<br />
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As we have seen over the past three score years we are a society that has elected to maintain its youthful outlook by embracing change and assimilating it as a part of our own while persisting those elements of previous generations so they might be embraced by our young. As a part of this process, the transformation of how we generate and exchange knowledge, skills and information may take time to fully understand and accept. For it is not simply an alternative to the systems we have in place today, but rather an evolutionary replacement to support our global transformation into the world of tomorrow. <br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-711080621042915398.post-83020039949077624602011-02-04T13:26:00.000-08:002011-02-13T16:07:45.927-08:00…in the other guy’s shoes Well, after 20 years of being the vendor, exhibitor or presenter, this past week I got to be in the other guy’s shoes. Attending the ASTD Tech Conference in San Jose was a nice diversion from my day-to-day activities as Senior Manager of Learning Technology. Granted, I was in the grand mecca of geekdom, home of Adobe, Cisco, Google and many others, but I was still on hiatus from the East Coast.<br />
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So how did the shoes fit? I guess it depended on where and what I was doing. I must say I missed the show floor. As far as the vendor gig goes, that was probably my favorite part; meeting potential customers, pitching the latest tool or service. And, during some of the presentations I yearned to be up there contributing and not just consuming. But I did enjoy the consuming. It was awesome learning from my industry peers. I even finally leared how to use hash tags in my tweets and play SCVNGR (thanks @stevier).<br />
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Another great part of going to a show like this is to see and hear what other folks are learning. I find that they ask questions I would like answers to that I didn’t know I wanted asked in the first place. The conference covered the gambit from mobile learning to advanced Googling to training on a global scale. Knowledge and information and the skills to both access and apply them are expanding at a geometric rate. It’s kind of like grains on a chess board. Start with one grain on one corner and then double each square. By the end the amount of data is overwhelming; and in the case of learning for business, the entire set of “stuff” may be different at each square. The strategies we received and discussed this week are the tip of the iceberg (to use a cliche) for what we face in the years to come.<br />
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What was also wonderful to see at the “geek” learning show, was the number of pairs of high heeled shoes in the mix. Coming from a fairly industrial sector in previous years, it was awesome to see the number of female geeks in the business. Having two daughters who both have a passion for writing and design, it is refreshing to see how progressive the learning field has become.<br />
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As I head home to potentially switching from sneakers to snow boots, I am left with fond memories of warm San Jose! Looking forward to seeing everyone again next year.<br />
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- KenKen Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07235754129554357209noreply@blogger.com0