Right now I’m watching the Colorado Avalanche play some hockey and winding down for the night. The first two periods of the game have been pretty frustrating so far. It’s one of those types of games. It has given me an opportunity to think about some things. Well two different things that both got some consideration. 

Teaching a class is a rewarding activity. It’s something that is fun and can demonstrate your mastery of a subject. Pulling the materials to teach that class is probably my favorite part of the whole process. I spent some time today thinking about what class I would teach if I could teach just one class and it was my choice what that class would be about. Having a refined well reasoned answer to what your dream class to teach would be is an informative thing to consider. It’s a very interesting question. To me it is a more interesting question than what classes you could teach. That is one way of looking at things. You might even list off what classes you have taught. Some combination of the answers to those questions might yield the one class you would want to teach. That to me is the central question to define what subject stands out for you above all others. 

The other thing I spent some time thinking about was what video game I would make if I was going to spend some time building a video game studio. I would for sure build the game where level packs were sold separately to allow hardcore players to keep going and completing epic levels. The game would probably load up with an initial graphical load of a simple large X on the screen. When you moved that X you would have to rotate it 180 degrees and flip it over before the game intro and levels unlock. 

Dr. Nels Lindahl
Broomfield, Colorado