https://markcharney.com/2020/09/03/my-remarkably-common-name/2023-11-12T14:03:59+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2020/08/31/america-would-be-better-without-adjectives/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/118627817_10157221762786384_3207539622793392272_n.jpg118627817_10157221762786384_3207539622793392272_n2020-08-31T17:00:53+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/portfolio/2020-07-07T17:17:58+00:00weekly0.6https://markcharney.com/2017/05/31/jokes-on-me/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/old-church-interior-768x563.jpgold-church-interior-768x563Church interior where I breathed the strongest incense of my youth.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/old-church-exterior-768x571.jpgold-church-exterior-768x571Church exterior surrounded by fresh air.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/location_galicia_in_both-sides-of-europe-svg.pngLocation_Galicia_in_both sides of Europe.svgThe Galician Americans of Eastern Europe are not to be confused with the Galician Americans of Western Europe. https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kiss-me-im-galician-brown.jpgKiss Me I'm Galician Brownhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/incense.jpgincenseThurible and Icon.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/easter-2008.jpgEaster 2008Nothing illustrates the tedious complexity and beauty of Galician culture like the traditional Easter egg art form, Pysanka. 2017-06-12T15:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/01/28/the-many-delusions-of-c-auguste-dupin/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/penn_1.jpgpenn_1Possible Poe or possible Toaster? This Hollywood star who lives in Malibu would require only four and a half short plane flight hours to arrive in Baltimore and his whereabouts on January 19th before 2009 cannot always been accounted for. https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/locked-gate.jpgLocked GateThe Toaster might have to be practiced at the art of high jump to scale the iron-spiked fence at Westminster Hall. High intensity discharge lamps also make it difficult to remain incognito. https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_2357a.jpgIMG_2357ahttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dr-j.jpgDr. JJ--, not shown in this picture, might easily be called a Doctor of Deceit.2017-06-01T14:05:30+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/12/13/prescription-for-ethics-an-antidote-to-the-worship-of-scientific-learning/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/quote-when-you-teach-a-child-something-you-take-away-forever-his-chance-of-discovering-it-jean-piaget-52-61-83.jpgquote-when-you-teach-a-child-something-you-take-away-forever-his-chance-of-discovering-it-jean-piaget-52-61-83https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/empathy-book-cover.jpgempathy-book-coverhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/32307afb7f8ff375f623c7d44495cb8d.jpg32307afb7f8ff375f623c7d44495cb8dThe stages of moral development as proposed by Lawrence Koholberg2016-12-13T19:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/11/02/teaching-composition-courses-to-non-english-majors-a-multipronged-approach/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_3684.jpgimg_3684https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/alg_wooden_net1.jpgalg_wooden_net1“Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.” UCLA Basketball Couch, John Woodenhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/hqdefault-1.jpghqdefault-12016-11-03T12:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/07/09/a-hackney-cab-ride-through-the-corporation-of-the-city-of-baltimore-1834/2016-10-27T15:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/01/12/reading-between-the-resume-lines/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mark-administers-test1.jpgMark administers testhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/student-filling-out-application.jpgStudent filling out ApplicationThis contented student demonstrates the pleasures of filling out a job application.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/selfless-googlits.jpgSelfless GooglitsThese potential Googlites dress down to impress potential employers while visiting Google headquarters in Washington D.C.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mark-administers-test.jpgCharney administers lie detector2016-10-05T10:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/05/24/an-appalachian-almost-in-paris/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/828be08a92ec3f3c0ff753607a9d5a62.jpgVilla SavoyOutside of Paris, in Poissy, we might stop at Mirče Mladenov’s re-envisioned renovation of Le Corbusier’s modestly modern Villa Savoy. https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/picture-from-arizona-geological-survey.jpgPicture from Arizona Geological SurveyBy touring France instead of the American west, our family will miss out on one of our country’s many natural wonders: The Colorado River about 50 miles from where it empties into the Gulf of California.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_2539.jpgIMG_25392016-05-25T14:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/11/16/fiddler-on-the-tomb-mhs-picks-a-new-poe-toaster/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/poe-toaster-nemo.jpgPoe Toaster Nemohttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/the-ghoulish-wife21-e1447427198696.jpgThe Ghoulish WifeThe Ghoulish Wife stands and sings before the prized Poe Toaster scarfhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/death2-e1447426930189.jpgDeathThis is what Death looked like on Nov. 7, 2015.2016-05-25T14:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/11/23/thanksgiving-day-trippin-yeah/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/deadhead-turkey.jpgDeadhead Turkey2016-05-25T14:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/11/30/still-over-the-moon-for-caribou/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/peets-floor3-e1448898778114.jpgPeet's Floor3Peet's Coffee raises the stakes on wood flooring for other Baltimore cafés.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/caribou-image.jpgCaribou image2016-05-25T14:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/12/08/a-guiding-light-for-baltimore/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pilsbury-dough-boy-e1449592072705.jpgPilsbury Dough BoyMonument supporters are a diverse breed.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/outlet.jpgOutlethttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/crowd-scene.jpgCrowd SceneThe monument’s base constituents include both commercial and consumer interests.2016-05-25T14:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/12/14/female-foreign-nationals-a-good-time-to-discuss/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/slovene-u-turn.jpgSlovene U-turnhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/marla-maples.jpgMarla MaplesQuarantine for actors who have the potential to portray and enhance the image of foreign nationals, like the one shown here, may also be required.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/malina-trump2.jpgMalina Trump2This Slovene foreign national and ex-model targeted a billionaire to be her sugar daddy. Twenty-six years her husband’s junior, she shouldn’t have to wait long for her big payday and unfettered independence.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ivana-trump.jpgIvana TrumpThis Czech foreign national bombshell raided her American ex-husband’s holdings and got away with a reported $40 million in cash and property, not to mention a $350,000 annual allowance.2016-05-25T14:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/12/21/charneys-codification-prohibitive-perfectionism/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/camera-purse.jpgCamera Pursehttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/star-with-purse.jpgStar with Pursehttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mushroom-purse.jpgMushroom purse2016-05-25T14:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/12/28/branding-the-offbeat-a-path-for-2016/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/laughing-buddha.jpgLaughing BuddhaWith branding, the product is a personality and the personality is a product.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/branding-the-new-year.jpgBranding the New Year2016-05-25T14:30:03+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/01/05/late-boomer-male-writers-and-their-wardrobes/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/glamor-boot.jpgGlamor bootOnce he enters the realm of the dandy, the author can push the boundaries of fashion footwear: $50.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/self-portrait-redux3.jpgSelf portrait redux3https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/pince-nez.jpgPince nezA pair of used 19th century prince-nez can be easily fitted with new reading lenses: $50.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mechanic-harvester.jpgMechanic HarvesterMechanic shirts feature the patches of reputable manufacturing companies and enhance the author’s persona by creating associations with hard-working grease monkeys: $20.2016-05-25T14:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/01/18/lobby-observances-the-pre-interview-job-process/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/man-attire3.jpgman-attireSt. Bonaventure University career counselors recommend carrying briefcases to keep hands occupied.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/woman-attire-st-bonaventure-u.jpgwoman-attire St Bonaventure UConservative business attire should be worn at higher resolution than this.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lobby-waiting-final.jpgLobby waiting Final2016-05-25T14:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/02/04/the-undercover-cover-letter/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/puzzle-peice.jpgPuzzle Peicehttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/greg-olson.jpgGreg OlsonWith his wicked hook, the Otter (aka Greg Olson) holds the Oriole record with 160 closes. He was a favorite among Baltimore fans until he lost his hook and subsequently his job.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/boston-strangler.pngBoston StranglerThe Boston, not Baltimore, Strangler, played here by Tony Curtis, was once known to make his way into unwelcoming facilities by posing as a maintenance man, a tactic that might be tried by today’s job seekers.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bed-cover.jpgBed CoverSome covers are clearly better than others.2016-05-25T14:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/02/14/the-absolutely-unbiased-algorithmic-job-interview/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/yoda.jpgyodaAlgorithms and big data could mean the end of flawed ancient wisdom, the practitioners of which have often selected and trained corrupt job candidates.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/interview-sketch.jpgInterview sketchhttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/henry-bursill-shadow-puppet.gifHenry Bursill Shadow PuppetNot all job candidates are whom they appear to be.2016-05-25T14:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/02/23/pidgins-take-flight/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2378.jpgIMG_2378https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/industrial-revolution.jpgindustrial-revolutionWith the increased need for jargon-to-English translation services, the ill fortunes of hundreds of liberal arts major may finally be reversed.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/chrissie-maher.jpgChrissie MaherThe Plain English campaign has done great things for Chrissie Mahar OBE, but not much for English majors.2016-05-25T14:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/03/16/the-manipulation-of-man/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rubics-cube-e1458153562389.pngrubics cube2016-05-25T14:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/03/24/how-i-rate-on-ratemyprofessors-com/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled.pnguntitledJohn Swapceinski, founder of ratemyprofessor.com, is a creative entrepreneur but for some reason has yet to found a ratemycomputerprogrammer.com site.https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/trelawney.jpgtrelawney“All I can say,” says one 5-point professor review, “is SMOKIN'!”https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_2433.jpgIMG_24332016-05-25T14:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/04/04/spring-break-at-virginia-tech/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/wood-table.jpgWood Tablehttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2468-labs.jpgIMG_2468 labshttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2492.jpgIMG_24922016-05-25T14:29:15+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/04/22/of-straight-men-and-comics/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/tumblr_nj209rdxwv1qcpno5o1_1280.jpgtumblr_nj209rDXWV1qcpno5o1_1280https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/some_like_it_hot.jpgSome_Like_It_Hothttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_2500.jpgIMG_25002016-05-25T14:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2016/05/05/tipping-towards-a-living-wage/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tip-me.jpgTip Mehttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ron-sargent-of-staples.jpgRon Sargent of Stapleshttps://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/arm-band-tip-me.jpgArm Band Tip Me2016-05-25T14:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/11/02/lets-keep-our-skies-open-to-drones/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2070.jpgIMG_20702016-03-14T14:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/10/19/capturing-fall-color/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2042.jpgIMG_20422016-03-14T14:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/11/09/omalleys-green-energy-grid-could-soon-be-trumped/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2080.jpgIMG_20802016-03-14T14:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/10/05/106/2016-03-14T14:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/09/21/professional-considerations/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2023.jpgIMG_20232016-03-14T13:54:33+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/10/26/new-poe-toaster-will-be-show-star/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2069.jpgIMG_20692015-12-21T18:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/10/12/football-hegemony/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_2040.jpgIMG_20402015-12-21T18:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/about/2015-11-20T22:43:34+00:00weekly0.6https://markcharney.com/2015/09/16/the-working-life/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2021.jpgIMG_20212017-03-20T23:03:18+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.com/2015/09/28/its-not-you-its-me/https://markcharney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2027.jpgIMG_20272015-11-13T15:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://markcharney.comdaily1.02023-11-12T14:03:59+00:00