doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


October 2017

  • Two Counts and a Ghost Story

    One of the neat things of being in the Detroit media market is the wide variety of media forms that we get.  As Hallowe’en comes I’m reminded of a couple. Count Scary Count Scary was a character created by Tom Ryan, a local radio personality.  In this case, he took it to television as a… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 10/31/2017

    QR Codes are making a comeback | Endless Possibilities QR Codes are making a comeback | Endless Possibilities https://t.co/DRSYIFWLZh — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) October 31, 2017 tags: IFTTT Twitter via:packrati.us The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/xFxnvnZN8Z Stories via @MarionMoynihan @Mme_E_Dunn @masonsherry # #snmfall — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) October… Continue reading

  • Two standards …

    I distinctly remember a first meeting of our football team and how our head coach addressed things.  One thing, in particular, is important for this post. “Listen up” – it’s a football coach thing “When you’re on this team, your actions are representative of the team.  As well, you are a student at this school… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 10/30/2017

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/mK1VaQHLaG Stories via @MrOrr_geek @tlsaloranta @NicolaBenton2 # #edchat — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) October 30, 2017 The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/mK1VaQHLaG Stories via @leftyeva @mlbrackmartin @brmf_rm #edchat The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/mK1VaQHLaG Stories via @leftyeva @mlbrackmartin @brmf_rm #edchat… Continue reading

  • Whatever happened to …

    … Christmas catalogues? I actually had learned about the demise of them long before it actually happened.  It was in second year university Economics and the professor was doing some navel gazing.  He predicted at the time that the shopping mall as a big gathering place would go away.  While at it, those Christmas catalogues… Continue reading