Renegade Element

  • Ponderings
    • Community
    • From left field
    • In the wild
    • Technology
    • User experience
  • Presentations
  • Personify
  • Connect

Gold dust woman.

March 1, 2019 by robin2go 3 Comments

TRIGGER WARNING: Physical and sexual abuse, themes of dominance and control It’s been two months since my mother died. Almost two months since I drove to Iowa and stood at her graveside in a small cemetery on a hill overlooking empty winter fields, listening to a kindly rented pastor eulogize my mother’s life, mispronounce her […]

Filed Under: From left field, Sticky Tagged With: adoption, identity, life, loss

New life in stillness.

April 5, 2017 by robin2go Leave a Comment

Photo of a clump of new daffodils in garden, white and yellow buds beginning to bloom amid dead winter plants.

It’s finally spring. I’m finally cleaning. My house, much like most of my life, has been in an upheaval and it has taking this long for me to give a damn and do something about it. I am not kidding when I say there’s no place where I haven’t let things go. My books. My […]

Filed Under: From left field Tagged With: identity, inspiration, life

The perfect storm.

March 3, 2016 by robin2go 2 Comments

Last year was, in many ways, a transformational year for me. It was the first year after more than two decades of active parenting where there were no more kids in the house to tend to and care for. It was the year TheCop and I really had to examine where we were, and decide where to go […]

Filed Under: From left field, Storytelling Tagged With: family, fitness, health, identity

Daring to fail.

February 26, 2015 by robin2go Leave a Comment

I hate rejection. I hate not living up to expectations. I hate failure. If left up to my fight or flight response, I’d run every time. I will also avoid doing something I really want to do if it means I must do something horribly uncomfortable in order to get there. I may not avoid it completely, […]

Filed Under: From left field, Storytelling Tagged With: conferencing, dareconf, identity

Cult of personality.

April 18, 2013 by robin2go 1 Comment

I went out several weeks ago with a friend to attend a goodbye gathering for a someone we know who’s moving out of state. Other than the guest of honor and my partner in crime, I really didn’t know anyone, so I cozied up to my glass of pinot noir and watched the people mingle. […]

Filed Under: From left field Tagged With: authenticity, Community, identity, life, persona, vulnerabiity

Conflicted.

April 12, 2013 by robin2go 1 Comment

I have a confession. I’m not the touchy feely kind of parent (shocking, I know). Long ago I learned that, in order to be a better mother, I had to go back to work so I could actually see that I was making some sort of forward progress on a daily basis (let’s face it […]

Filed Under: From left field Tagged With: army, dangerboy, Google I/O, identity, life, military, motherhood

Gaming the system.

December 5, 2012 by robin2go 1 Comment

Gaming. It’s a dog-eat-dog world and, let’s face it, it seems squarely skewed to the guy realm. There’s a lot out there about how gaming is a male dominated playground and, while female gamers are on the rise, they’re not particularly welcome, either. Now, I’m not a gamer, but the occasional subversive gender swap makes […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: gaming, gender, identity, inspiration, Legend of Zelda, Link, role reversal

Letting go.

October 19, 2012 by robin2go 3 Comments

It’s raining today. It’s gray and dull and dreary out, and I’d like nothing more than to crawl back into bed and pull my down comforter up to my chin. I think about where I am in my life, and the highly circuitous path it’s taken to get me here. Never in a million years […]

Filed Under: From left field Tagged With: appendix, army, dangerboy, identity, lessons, life, motherhood

An invocation for beginnings.

April 11, 2012 by renegade element 2 Comments

This put a shudder through me, and swept away some doubts I’ve been struggling with. Thank you, Ze Frank, for stepping up the game. This says everything I’ve wanted to say but didn’t know how. Everything I wanted to start but didn’t know how. I hope you feel an impact from this. I hope you […]

Filed Under: From left field, User experience Tagged With: ideas worth stealing, identity, inspiration, new beginnings

Finding your strengths.

July 29, 2011 by renegade element

One of my coworkers went to a leadership conference a couple of weeks ago, where they participated in a number of exercises to discover what their personal strengths are and how they can leverage those strengths in the workplace. It was such a positive…

Filed Under: From left field Tagged With: identity, renegade element

Plus one.

June 30, 2011 by renegade element

After months of rumors, yesterday Google launched their Google+ project. Project, mind you. Not product. We’ll talk about that later. But for most of the day my Twitter feed was on fire with complaints of not having access to Google+ (we geeks are a wh…

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: buzz, Google, identity, renegade element, skynet, social, social networking, wave, winning

Next Page »

Popular Posts

  • Authentic Robin2go.
  • Connections.
  • My twitterverse.
  • Hitting the reset button.
  • First rule of Fight Club.
  • Beware the scary story.
  • Connect
  • Presentations
  • I’ve grown accustomed to my face.
  • In memoriam.

Things I go on about

  • Community (33)
  • Content design (2)
  • From left field (60)
  • In the wild (13)
  • Microcredentialing (1)
  • Random (94)
  • Sticky (20)
  • Storytelling (4)
  • Technology (11)
  • User experience (12)

When I write things.

January 2021
M T W T F S S
« Sep    
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Who, me?

Robin2go [noun]: An authentic voice who is never afraid to dissent. Powerful observer. Loves to try things a different way. Enthusiastic in that infectious way you can't escape. User Experience specialist. Technology advocate. People person.

  • Dawn's in trouble; must be Tuesday.

Search the renegade

Explore an element

365. ish. adoption army blogging cancer communication Community conferencing dangerboy design digital identity education educational tech emerging technology engagement family fitness grandmother grief health humor identity inspiration knitting mayhem LDSC lessons life loss motherhood one post a day passion Penn State posterous professional development PSEWEB read it & reap renegade element social social media social networking tumblr twitter video work life balance youtube
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter

robin on the go

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: API requests are being delayed for this account. New posts will not be retrieved.

There may be an issue with the Instagram access token that you are using. Your server might also be unable to connect to Instagram at this time.

No posts found.

Make sure this account has posts available on instagram.com.

Click here to troubleshoot

From the Twittersphere

Robin2goRobin2go@Robin2go·
16 Jan

One of my favorite pastimes: text trolling @shelleyKeith.

Reply on Twitter 1350269604304736256Retweet on Twitter 1350269604304736256Like on Twitter 13502696043047362565Twitter 1350269604304736256
Retweet on TwitterRobin2go Retweeted
KimmyMontekim@KimmyMonte·
21 Nov

about time trump jr. did something positive

Reply on Twitter 1329963687336161280Retweet on Twitter 132996368733616128070Like on Twitter 1329963687336161280775Twitter 1329963687336161280
Robin2goRobin2go@Robin2go·
3 Nov

It’s Election Day. If you haven’t done so yet, get out and VOTE. It’s your planet, your country, your right, and your voice.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VIFpynC2ygQ

Reply on Twitter 1323585712629964801Retweet on Twitter 1323585712629964801Like on Twitter 13235857126299648012Twitter 1323585712629964801
Load More...
copyright © 2014 · all rights reserved · Robin2go