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Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Alan Gayton: Technology Director, Sci-Fi Enthusiast, and Barbecue Competitor. This is episode 628 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Alan Gayton is a 51-year-old IT geek who has been playing with computers since he was a kid stealing software on a Commodore 64. He started his career as the first Technology Specialist for Gordon County Schools, where he had the dubious honor of fixing the computers and switches that always broke down. He then became an Instructional Technology Specialist, where he had to deal with endless questions such as “What does ‘click here’ mean?” He is now the Director of Technology for the North Georgia RESA, where he has the daunting task of managing the technology needs and issues of the RESA and its 5-member school districts.
When he is not glued to his screen or phone, Alan likes to pretend that he is a pitmaster and a martial arts expert. He competes in competition BBQ as one half of team Q-Inator!, which is a clever name that he came up with after watching too much Phineas and Ferb. He and his partner have won some trophies and ribbons in various categories, but they are still far from being the best of the best. Alan also practices karate, which he learned from watching Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. He has a black belt, which he bought online (or maybe earned at UKS Karate), and he likes to show off his moves to anyone who will watch.
Alan is always willing to help or teach someone something new, as long as they don’t ask too many questions or challenge his authority. He is a proud father of two children who are smarter and more talented than him, and a loyal husband to his wife who puts up with his antics. He lives in Calhoun, Georgia, where he enjoys the fresh air and the peaceful surroundings.
Alan's Brunswick Stew Recipe
MEAT:
½ lb smoked pork
½ lb smoked beef
½ lb smoked chicken
OR
1 can Castleberry BBQ Pork
1 can Castleberry BBQ Beef
! lrg can Chunk Chicken
2 cans cream corn
2 cans petite diced tomatoes
1 bottle Chili sauce
¼ cup favorite bbq sauce (more or less to taste)
Hot sauce to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Mix all in crock pot and cook on high for around 4 hours or on low for around 8.
A few notes:
- Meat
- To get it to turn out more like mine, you will need to use smoked meat and run it through a grinder with a large-holed plate. It will still be great if you don’t, but it does give it that more authentic texture
- Home smoked meat is best, but you can also get it from a local bbq restaurant
- If you decide to use canned, it is getting hard to find the Castleberry’s products in stores (particularly the beef) but you can probably use other brands or shop online.
- Feel free to add other veggies to make it how you like.
Awesome conversation!
Had so much fun!
Enjoy it!
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Length - 51:04
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Dennis A. Feece may not sound like your typical novelist who crafted a murder mystery, but he calls upon a variety of experiences, hobbies, and schooling to create the realism in his newest book, Love, Pride, & Murder.
The former motorcycle rider and sports car driver has lived a life of exploration, marrying, divorcing and chasing after understanding.
For three decades, he engaged in a career of book manufacturing, serving from frontline supervisor to vice president of operations. He worked for several companies, including Bertelsmann, Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing, and RR Donnelley.
He then became a pastoral associate at a local church and served a decade as the religious education teacher, social concerns, administrative, confirmation coordinator, adult education facilitator, and RCIA coordinator.
Feece earned a B.S. majoring in Psychology and minoring in Religious Studies from College Misericordia in PA. He also spent four years in Deaconate Formation at St. Pius X, in PA. He earned an MA in Theology from University of Scranton in PA.
Born and raised in Plymouth, Indiana, he has also lived in CT and NH. He resides in Montrose, PA and enjoys weightlifting, writing, and exploring his spiritual curiosity.
A little about Love, Pride, & Murder…
Love, Pride, and Murder is a murder mystery, taking place in New Hampshire, primarily Concord and upstate, near Hanover, and Woodstock. A young woman hires the PI to investigate a supposed accident that she believes to have been a murder. The plot is woven around the investigation.
Cool story!
Engaging!
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Love, Pride, and Murder at Amazon
Length - 51:54
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Dr. Elsa Friis & Jay Goyal discuss - Alongside: A.I. Helping Students with Their Mental Health Needs. This is episode 626 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
A report by the National Center for Education Statistics found that 69% of schools report an increase in students seeking mental health services, while only 13% can effectively meet those needs.
Alongside, an AI-powered chatbot, provides every student the 24/7, tier 1 mental health support they urgently want and can’t get from overburdened counselors. The app is designed for middle and high school students.
Dr. Elsa Friis is Head of Mental Health at Alongside and Jay Goyal is the CEO at Alongside.
So much to learn and discover.
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/alongsidecare/
https://www.instagram.com/alongside.care/
https://www.facebook.com/alongsidecareapp
https://twitter.com/alongside_care
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elsa-friis-phd-msgh-62088477/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/goyaljay/
Length - 38:30
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Amanda Chay is an author, entrepreneur, and lifelong health nut who has helped countless businesses and individuals put their health first. With a master's degree in counseling and as the owner of a stress reduction and mindfulness training company, Amanda brings a wealth of expertise to her work. She is a member of the University of North Carolina Lupus Stakeholder Advisory Board and is a Lupus Foundation of American external affairs committee member for NC. When she’s not planning her next travel adventure with her daughters and husband, she’s drinking jasmine tea, teaching yoga, and giving book suggestions to anyone willing to listen.
Inspiring discussion!
Amazing story!
So much to think about!
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Our focus today will be Amanda’s book - The Girlfriend’s Guide to Lupus: How to Control Your Sh*tty Diagnosis
Connect & Learn More:
https://amandachay.com/the-girlfriends-guide-to-lupus/
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.chay/
https://www.youtube.com/@amandachay7466
https://www.instagram.com/amandaechay
Length - 46:14
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
N.L. Holmes - Flowers of Evil: Hani's Daughter Mystery Series Book 1. This is episode 624 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
N.L. Holmes is a prolific novelist embarking on another significant career phase. Prior to taking up the power of writing and using this pen name, she was an accomplished archaeologist and teacher for 25 years. Early in her career she served as a nun for two decades. In between she was an artist and antiques dealer. Yes, she has lived an interesting life, and the sum of her experiences informs and inspires her writings today.
Holmes, who earned her doctorate in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Studies from Bryn Mawr College despite an offer to attend Princeton, has excavated in Greece and Israel, and taught ancient history and humanities at Stockton University in N.J. and University of South Florida for many years. She also did archaeological artwork for excavations from Lebanon.
With 11 published novels, Holmes is the creator of The Lord Hani Mysteries. The inspiration for her Bronze Age novels came with an assignment she gave to her students one day: Here are the only documents we have telling us about royal divorce in Ugarit in the 13th century. How much can we say about what happened? She notes: “It quickly became apparent that almost anything we might come up with was as much fiction as historiography!”
She also penned The Empire At Twilight series, historical fiction set in the 13th century C.B. during the Hittite Empire, and Hani’s Daughter Mysteries, a spin-off historical fiction series.
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, she attended The University of Texas in the honors program but dropped out midway to enter into the antiques business. Two years later, she entered the Discalced Carmelite convent in Texas. She left the convent 20 years later and returned to school to get her B.A. in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology.
Holmes resides with her husband, three cats, and a dog. They split their time between Tampa, Florida and northern France, where she gardens, weaves, and plays the violin. They have an adult son. For more information, please consult www.nlholmes.com.
A little about Flowers of Evil
When two young women in ancient Egypt open a medical dispensary, they don’t expect their first patient to be a dying florist of Amen whose last words are totally mysterious. It’s Neferet and Bener-ib’s nature to want to appease the ba of the murder victim by finding his killer, and their teenaged apprentice is a born detective. But between the skepticism of their own families and the malice of a rival healer, they find out the simple desire to do the right thing gets them into more trouble than they could have imagined!
Today we are focused on her book Flowers of Evil: Hani’s Daughter Mystery Series Book 1.
Awesome book!
Engaging story.
So much to learn!
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Connect & Learn More:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/n-l-holmes/
https://twitter.com/nlholmesbooks
https://www.facebook.com/nlholmesbooks
Length - 48:23