Category Archives: DailyCreate

The best decision I ever made

Posted on 18th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I had a training course off campus today, so all week I’ve been planning to use this as an opportunity to respond to Kim’s weekly photo challenge and take photos of the path I chose to walk along. As a bonus … Continue reading →

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Mud, glorious mud

Posted on 16th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

My dad used to Love Flanders and Swann – so much so that we had a song book for piano – and as a wilful child I used to play their songs rather than practice my set tunes. So when … Continue reading →

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What would you save from a digital fire?

Posted on 12th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Wow, what a good question. Today’s Daily Create asks: The internet is on fire: What digital personal effects would you save? Kevin’s story gave me pause for thought – as he suggests, I wouldn’t have time to log into everything. … Continue reading →

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Frog Song

Posted on 11th May 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Rushing to do the daily create today in between marking and cooking tea, as it’s one I suggested and I think it’s fun! My family and friends will know of my lifelong love of frogs, so here is a very … Continue reading →

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Year of the Frog

Posted on 9th January 2017 by NomadWarMachine

At last it was the year of the frog. Frogina McFrog checked her fancy timepiece (1). “Cover my back” she said to the other reptiles (2) “I’m off”. After a drink or two she felt very emotional (3). “I can go … Continue reading →

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Dream Team

Posted on 22nd October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday’s Daily Create asked us build our dream team of five. Meh, no inspiration for that – so here’s Deleuze’s five from ATP: Yet much of positive value came of Deleuze’s flirtation with the greats. He discovered an orphan line of … Continue reading →

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Why I write

Posted on 20th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

The Daily Create today asks for us to answer the question “Why I write”. So why do I write? I write because I am angry, I write because I am sad, I write to get my thoughts clear in my … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the season

Posted on 13th October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Glasgow today, so Niall and I were delighted to see that today’s Daily Create urged us to get outside and take photos of our surroundings. At the moment our pathways are carpeted with … Continue reading →

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Old books I would not want to be without

Posted on 1st October 2016 by NomadWarMachine

The Daily Create yesterday was bizarre: There are only 3 tweets with this hashtag on Twitter. We found it via @mr45144 and we would love to add some #ds106 love to #OldBooksIDareNotPartWith today. Find a book you dare not part … Continue reading →

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5 Secrets about DS106

Posted on 20th September 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to: Use the Portent Title Generator to randomly generate a title about DS106…then WRITE THAT POST! So here’s mine: 5 Secrets about DS106 the government is hiding: It’s free. Take that, government capitalist pig dogs. It’s fun. … Continue reading →

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