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SEPTEMBER 2020 UPDATES: The (Bitter)Sweetness of Autumn Good Byes (PEAK PARENTING)
Every September, Vermonters and visitors alike look forward to "Peak Foliage," that autumnal moment when our leaves bid adieu to their...

Dr. Rob Williams
Sep 1, 20201 min read


CHAPTER 3: KNOW PLACE - SKETCHING PLANET YAK'S MYTH'ING LINKS
NOTE: Like all YAK chapters on this site, this chapter is a very rough draft very much in progress. Please email me with any ideas,...

Dr. Rob Williams
Aug 5, 202045 min read


CHAPTER 7: CHILL OUT - SUISSE YAK HOFFING IN THE ALPS
NOTE: Like all YAK chapters on this site, this chapter is a very rough draft very much in progress. Special thanks to the University of...

Dr. Rob Williams
Jul 12, 202052 min read


JULY/AUGUST 2020 UPDATES: High Summer In The Vermont Shire
July and August are such a sweet time in the Green Mountains. Time to check out until September. Here are a few photos of our annual...

Dr. Rob Williams
Jul 3, 20201 min read


JUNE 2020 UPDATES: Summer'ing In Vermont
June is here is the Green Mountains, and despite variable temperatures - 90 degrees one week and 45 degrees the next - we've already had...

Dr. Rob Williams
Jun 13, 20201 min read


MAY 2020 UPDATES: "Opening" Vermont For Summer
Welcome to May in the Green Mountains. May has been a month of wrapping up spring semester 2020 university work and transitioning to...

Dr. Rob Williams
May 31, 20204 min read


APRIL 2020 UPDATES: Vermont Life In Lockdown
Welcome to Spring 2020 Lockdown in Vermont's Mad River Valley! Due to the "global coronavirus plandemic," Vermont and much of the United...

Dr. Rob Williams
Apr 26, 20202 min read


MARCH 2020 UPDATES: Thriving In Vermont During An Emerging "Global Pandemic"...
Welcome to March 2020, visitors, and a "corona virus global pandemic"...! So much (fake?) news and dis(?) mis(?) information swirling...

Dr. Rob Williams
Mar 17, 20202 min read


CHAPTER 9: BE HERD - YAK WRANGLING IN THE ROCKIES
WC: approx. 11,200 + NOTE: Like all YAK chapters on this site, this chapter is a very rough draft very much in progress. Special thanks...

Dr. Rob Williams
Mar 3, 202041 min read


FEBRUARY 2020 UPDATES: Vermont In Snow - #VT99, Yak U, OGA, The Way Yak, Media Mojo, and More!
Happy February 2020, visitors! Beautiful #VT99 snow/go/mojo conditions here in Vermont's Green Mountains, as attested to by these photos...

Dr. Rob Williams
Feb 1, 20202 min read


CHAPTER 4/FREE RANGE: LOVELAND LOVEFEST IN COLORADO COUNTRY
Rob's Note: This is a draft of THE WAY YAK, Chapter 4, entitled "Free Range: Loveland Lovefest in Colorado Country." WC: approx. 9000....

Dr. Rob Williams
Feb 1, 202034 min read


LIFE BY THE HORNS TOC + CHAPTER SUMMARIES
THE WAY YAK: Annotated Table of Contents for my forthcoming book THE WAY YAK: WHAT WE SAPIENS CAN LEARN FROM THIS SEXY BEAST.

Dr. Rob Williams
Jan 30, 202011 min read


JANUARY 2020 UPDATES: The Iceman Cometh - The Wim Hof Method
Happy new year 2020, fellow sapiens! 2020: HINDSIGHT = PERFECT VISION. Thanks to all of you who have stopped by my new RCW web site and...

Dr. Rob Williams
Jan 2, 20202 min read


DECEMBER 2019 UPDATES: #OYOME! Own Your Own Media Experience
After decades of critical media literacy education (CMLE) work across the world engaged in giving public talks, delivering auditorium...

Dr. Rob Williams
Dec 27, 20192 min read


NOVEMBER 2019 UPDATES: "Hot Yaks and Cold Showers" (UVM Podcast)
Listen in to my conversation with University of Vermont journalists Morgan Mettler and Nick Fech of the Vermont Cynic about life as a...

Dr. Rob Williams
Nov 30, 20191 min read


OCTOBER 2019 UPDATES: EL PREDICAMENTO: Off Grid in Chile's Patagonia National Park
I traveled off the grid in Chile's newly created 10 million acre Parque Nacional Patagonia during March 2019, scouting service trips for...

Dr. Rob Williams
Oct 29, 20192 min read


SEPTEMBER 2019 UPDATES: CYBERWAR: Navigating The 2016 #RussiaGate Nonsense (BOOK REVIEW)
As we close in on the three year anniversary of the 2016 Presidential "Election," the #RussiaHackedTheElection meme is finally crumbling...

Dr. Rob Williams
Oct 4, 201913 min read


Chapter 2/GO WILD: TAKING STOCK IN VERMONT
NOTE: Like all YAK chapters on this site, this chapter is a very rough draft very much in progress. Please email me with any ideas,...

Dr. Rob Williams
Sep 15, 201936 min read


AUGUST 2019 UPDATES: The Post (Truth) World: Fake News V. Real Journalism (NEW BOOK)
I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book, which explores the differences between fake news and real journalism,...

Dr. Rob Williams
Sep 8, 20191 min read


Chapter 10/FIND FRONTIERS: CHASING YAKS ACROSS THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
NOTE: Like all YAK chapters on this site, this chapter is a very rough draft very much in progress. Please email me with any ideas,...

Dr. Rob Williams
Sep 4, 201939 min read
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