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My allergies were bugging me and my ears went insane on the airplane. I had such a bad headache on Monday that I left the office early, canceled dinner with Holly, ordered room service and did some homework. In front of the television. Because… Continue Reading “Eh.”
Check out this new theory about Internet education: Students starting school this year may be part of the last generation for which “going to college” means packing up, getting a dorm room and listening to tenured professors. Undergraduate education is on the verge of… Continue Reading “Video Killed the Radio Star”
I have been known to complain about how the banks have all of these great promotions for new accounts, but not much for the people that have had accounts since…(here is where my mother is rolling her eyes)…the day they built that branch in… Continue Reading “Awesome!”
Scott and I took Alex to Oriole Springs to pick apples. Alex has been there before, but was too young to remember. He declared the place “cool” and went to work. I suggested that he twist the apple before pulling and after that started… Continue Reading “Apple Picking with Alex”
My awesome employer offers an optional summer hours schedule. We work long hours for nine days and get the tenth day off. For years, my Summer Fridays were for going to movies and reading books and generally doing nothing. This year..not so much. What… Continue Reading “Last Summer Day”
I went to the doctor for my annual exam on Monday morning. Felt great until I got to work and then my throat was icky and …bleh. I have spent two days on the super-boost allergy meds and gargling anti-bacterial mouthwash. Side Note: People,… Continue Reading “Having a Craptacular Week”
Book 36I came across Charles Barkley’s Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man? at Half Price Books. I’ve always rather liked Barkley (except when he was playing the Bulls) and in this book, he interviews a whole bunch of people (Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton,… Continue Reading “Who’s Afraid of a Large Black Man?, by Charles Barkley”
Although whoever designed the Convention Center was nuts. Six story building and the first three or four floors are public space. Each year we invite the President to speak (and each year since Bush41 we have been turned down), and this year we were… Continue Reading “I Went to Seattle and It Was OK”
I am just beginning the heavy travel season again with a trip to Seattle for a pre-conference planning meeting. Here is the requisite photo from the hotel room window: I have never been to the area before and I must say that my midwestern… Continue Reading “Seattle”
For the past few weeks, I have thought I noticed a weird noise in my car. Actually, it wasn’t a noise, it was more like a vibration under the foot pedals. I was half sure I was imagining things until I took my nephew… Continue Reading “I Know My Car”
The Next Dark Age 