Travel
Laura has a conference in DC, so I decided to tag along for the weekend to visit our friends John and Kate. At four on a Friday we boarded a flight at GSP straight to Reagan International.
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We took a quick trip to DC over the weekend. Even though I supposedly had WiFi in this hotel where we stayed, I couldn’t connect. I’ll post things when I get a chance, making sure to change the date accordingly. I took a ton of photos. It may take a bit longer to get any of … Read More “Been away a bit” »
Gear
Still playing with the Palm LifeDrive, and I’ve changed a couple of opinions. It seems that there is a way to use the entire screen for Grafiti. I guess I should read the manual! That makes this a much more useful device. I also got the keyboard to work. I was skeptical, especially since it … Read More “Life Drive, Part Deux” »
Music
Yesterday we learned of the passing of Robert Moog, physicist, musician, and inventor of the Moog Synthesizer. Moog had brain cancer, and died at his home in Asheville, NC.
Gear
My Palm Lifedrive arrive this week. With all the craziness going on with our network, I didn’t get around to playing with it much until this weekend. The jury is still out, but right now I’m not so sure that this was such a great upgrade.
Rants
I’ve been resisting a gas price rant. Really, I have.
Rants
After my rant in The Cruelest Cut, I figured a follow-up was in order…
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Saw this on a hotlink from Fark.com and thought it oddly appropriate…
Restaurants
You may remember sometime back I complained about the Greenville News (yet again), this time regarding their restaurant reviewers. Seems they couldn’t identify some basic Indian cuisine. I got this e-mail from John Malik, chef and owner of 33 Liberty, complaining about the same thing…
EdTech
Sometime back I had a little problem. I had a whole bunch of computers to get rid of. Fortunately, I had another district that wanted to buy them, so the problem was solved. In the past, we have held auctions for the general public, or online sales for our students and employees. We’ve never had … Read More “Think they could have handled this better?” »