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This morning’s Greenville Cage Liner had a huge headline proclaiming “Southside High Web site shut down, Student information was publicly available.” My gut reaction was that Greenville School District had screwed up again with their data security, until I read a bit further into the article. At that point, my disgust was redirected toward the … Read More “Information Overreaction” »
It started with a dentist appointment. Overall, that went well. However, when I got to work I found that our boiler room had sprung a leak during the night, flooding both the server room and my office. Fortunately, no equipment was damaged, but I had some blueprints and school plans that got a bit wet. … Read More “Lovely, flooded day” »
My determination to be more enabling rather than controlling has already gotten a severe workout, and the students haven’t even arrived for school yet. Already I’ve had one teacher request that we put in an Apple computer lab. We don’t support Apples in our district. I’ve had to deny other requests because they don’t meet … Read More “I hate to complain, but…” »
Laura and I attempted to watch the Perseid meteor shower last Sunday night. Normally, we would hop in the convertible and try to find some dark sky. However, it was still dreadfully hot, and the clouds were iffy, so we just pulled chairs into the front yard and stared at the sky for awhile. I … Read More “There must be dozens of them!” »
I try to avoid ranting in every single post. This week it’s been difficult to avoid, however. Tuesday Car still won’t crank. Left Blackberry at home and felt naked. Data circuit for new school still not installed (thanks AT&T). Had to deal with an unprofessional little twit during an afternoon workshop. Left work early with … Read More “A Whole Week of Mondays” »
Around 1:30 I headed over to the Main Branch of the Greenville County Library. The Harry Potter Party was supposed to start at 2:00, but I had some doubts about my attendance. As I watched the young wizards and witches arrive I realized that my uneasy feelings were right on target. "Hey, Mom! There’s a … Read More “Pottermania – Part Two” »
I have a dream. I dream the the equipment I order arrives on time, is delivered properly, and works correctly. I dream that services I’ve ordered are completed in a timely fashion. That certainly didn’t happen today. First, there was my continuing problem with Bellsouth, now AT&T. I had ordered the data circuit for our … Read More “Rough Day” »
I was scanning radio channels on my short wave radio the other day and came across an interesting right-wing rant against environmentalism. First, the comentator refered to environmentalists as "greenies", "..that’s what we call them..," he stated. The pamphlet he was promoting on air tries to show that the concept of global warming is actually … Read More “Environmental Religion” »
I got the following e-mail today… I’m thinking about leaving Xxxxxxxxx School District. Do any of you have positions available using the xxxxxx software system? If you haven’t guessed, this was sent to a state-wide listserv. It’s also tantamount to professional suicide. I don’t think I would have sent something like this out unless I … Read More “Professional Suicide” »
I’ve spent the past three days in a cave. Literally. Even so, I still haven’t been able to escape the news that Paris Hilton spent as much time in jail. Poor little rich girl. I think I’ll go gag now.