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I Hate Volkswagens

Posted on November 25, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on I Hate Volkswagens
Miscellaneous, Rants

I really do. And I speak from experience, having owned several over the past decades. Right now we own two VW products, and both are a pain in the posterior. This morning I was about ready to take a shotgun to my VW Jetta. The battery in my car is on the fritz, and has … Read More “I Hate Volkswagens” »

The Fine Art of Rambling, Part 2

Posted on November 17, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on The Fine Art of Rambling, Part 2
Local, Miscellaneous, Travel

Last time I talked about my inherited propensity and motivations for rambling. This time I’m going to be a bit less random, and discuss some of the tools I use for rambling and how I choose particular targets. I love to explore aimlessly, and there is always some component of randomness to any of our … Read More “The Fine Art of Rambling, Part 2” »

A State of Hypnotism

Posted on November 6, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on A State of Hypnotism
Miscellaneous

Our EdTech keynote speaker for today was hypnotist “Doc” Holiday. I’m still trying to figure out what this has to do with educational technology, but I decided I’d go just for the fun of it. My crew was sitting down toward the front, and many of them were talking about volunteering to go up on … Read More “A State of Hypnotism” »

Election Aftermath

Posted on November 5, 2008 By Tom 4 Comments on Election Aftermath
Miscellaneous, Rants

At 11:15 CNN called it – Barak Obama would become the 44th President of the United States. I really hated not being with someone to share this historic election night. I had CNN on in my hotel room, and had hourly conversations with Laura, who was watching the same returns projected onto the wall with … Read More “Election Aftermath” »

Voting 2008

Posted on November 4, 2008 By Tom 1 Comment on Voting 2008
Local, Miscellaneous

I did my civic duty this morning. I voted. Since I didn’t have to work today lines weren’t going to be a problem, so it was actually fun. I had planned this romantic notion of walking to our polling place, perhaps with a few or our neighbors. The air was brisk, and the weather perfect. … Read More “Voting 2008” »

Dedications and Birthdays

Posted on November 3, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Dedications and Birthdays
Miscellaneous

It’s been a busy weekend. First there was the dedication for the new Townes Science Center at Furman on Friday, then there was a birthday party for my mother’s 80th birthday on Saturday. The Townes Science Center is named for Charles Hard Townes, Nobel Prize winner for his pioneering work on maser and laser technology. … Read More “Dedications and Birthdays” »

RIP Winnie (for real, this time)

Posted on October 29, 2008 By Tom 3 Comments on RIP Winnie (for real, this time)
Miscellaneous

At 7:20 this morning our cat Winnie lost her long battle with illness. In August of 2007 our vet had discovered a large tumor in her abdomen and said that she didn’t have long to live. We debated euthenasia, but she still seemed to have so much life left. In September of that year we … Read More “RIP Winnie (for real, this time)” »

Winnie, One Year Later

Posted on October 16, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Winnie, One Year Later
Miscellaneous

This time last year we thought we had lost our little cat, Winnie. A trip to the vet in August of 2007 gave us the bad news – she had a large mass in her abdomen, possibly malignant. In September of that year she went missing and we thought she was gone for good. Then … Read More “Winnie, One Year Later” »

Scuppernongs

Posted on October 14, 2008 By Tom 2 Comments on Scuppernongs
Miscellaneous

There are few foods that evoke such intense memories – the warm days of early autumn, climbing under the vines to find the ripe fruit, feeling as much as tasting the sweet juice and ripe pulp. My Grandmother Ellenberg had huge scuppernong vines growing on her farm. I can just barely remember them, but I … Read More “Scuppernongs” »

Class of ’83 25th Reunion

Posted on October 13, 2008 By Tom No Comments on Class of ’83 25th Reunion
Miscellaneous

The Paladin

It’s hard to believe the years have passed so quickly.  This weekend was Homecoming at Furman, and my 25th Reunion. There seems to be a core group of my classmates that attend these reunions.  This wasn’t really the group I hung out with while at Furman, and my friends have been spread out over several years, so we have tended to do our own thing at various Homecoming reunions.

Since this was a biggie, though, Laura and I decided to do the entire thing, and had tickets for a cookout Friday night, breakfast Saturday morning, a luncheon, then a reunion dinner in the evening.  My friend Dwight was coming up Friday to spend the night with us and join in the activities.  In addition to our 25th reunion, this year marks 50 years that Furman has been located on its present campus.  There was much to celebrate, and lots of events planned.

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