July 2008 – Page 2 – Random Connections

The Dark Knight

July 19, 2008 Tom No Comments

Entertainment

Brutal That’s about the only way to describe it. I went to see The Dark Knight by myself Friday afternoon, since I knew Laura wouldn’t want to see it. I thought that Batman Begins was very well done but haunting. However, The Dark Knight was unrelenting in its psychopathic take on crime in Gotham City. … Read More “The Dark Knight” »

A Night at the Drive

July 19, 2008 Tom 1 Comment

Entertainment

One of the annual events with the Furman Summer Research group is a trek to Fluor Field at the Westend for a Greenville Drive baseball game. Thursday night we made the trek to see a game between them and Lake County Captains from Eastlake, Ohio. The game went back and forth, with the score staying … Read More “A Night at the Drive” »

Separating Content from Format

July 16, 2008 Tom No Comments

EdTech

Over the years I’ve tried to get our teachers and administrators to separate form from content. That seems to be a hard concept for some of our folks to grasp. That was obvious in the problem I encountered this morning. One of my summer projects has been to create an online compendium of curriculum maps … Read More “Separating Content from Format” »

Blackwater on the Edisto

July 13, 2008 Tom 2 Comments

Paddling, Photography, Travel

After a fitful night of sleep I got up early and headed to our rendevous point – Mars Old Field Landing on the Edisto River. Our plan was to rendezvous at the put-in at 8:00 and paddle down to Givhan’s Ferry, about a 7 mile trip. We had originally planned to paddle from Colleton State … Read More “Blackwater on the Edisto” »

Skynyrd’s

July 11, 2008 Tom No Comments

Restaurants, Travel

There’s not much to do in St. George at 7:30 on a Friday Night. Being one of the largest towns in Dorchester County doesn’t really help. After finding a place to stay, I went in search of food. My choices seemed to be either fast food, Italian, or Grady’s Country Cafe. Then there was Skynyrd’s. … Read More “Skynyrd’s” »

IRL

July 10, 2008 Tom 1 Comment

EdTech, Internet

I think we should meet In Real Life… It’s one of the first things that we teach kids about Internet safety. If you’re chatting with someone online, you should never give out your personal information, and you should never, never agree to meet a stranger. Things aren’t what they seem – that person pretending to … Read More “IRL” »

Sansa vs Apple

July 10, 2008 Tom No Comments

EdTech, Gear

Lori Arledge, one of our school technology coordinators, is teaching a graduate course for us this summer for our district teachers. The course includes podcasting, and she was demonstrating one of the Sansa Clip MP3 players she had purchased for our school. She graciously allowed me to take one home for the weekend to give … Read More “Sansa vs Apple” »

I’m Taking Over

July 8, 2008 Tom No Comments

Photography, Weirdness

One of my bosses has left for a new position. Lots of other folks are taking this three-day week for vacation. So I decided to stage a coup. Click the “read more” link to find out how I took this shot.

Fourth Weekend Photo Ramble

July 8, 2008 Tom 2 Comments

Photography, Travel

Since July 4th was on a Friday and we were already off on Fridays, our office also took off Monday. We came back from the wedding fairly quickly Sunday morning since Laura was having problems with sinuses, and I hadn’t gotten the chance to explore the area as much as I would have liked. Therefore, … Read More “Fourth Weekend Photo Ramble” »

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