I just wrote an entire blog post. It was done and I was all ready to hit publish. But then I got a 404 error message and it disappeared! It disappeared despite the fact that WordPress auto-saves post. It disappeared despite the fact that I had saved the post. It is just gone. It was …
Monthly Archives: June 2013
I'm Just This Girl, You Know?
For a whole bevy of reasons, I have been filling out a lot of bios on myself lately. I’m good at the basic stuff: name, birthdate, address, phone number, etc. What I struggle with are the “fun” questions. I mean, do people really care what my favorite food is? Do I even have a favorite …
Anything But Static
Yesterday was the last day if NPR’s Talk of the Nation. I only found that out indirectly. Which is shocking given how much I used to listen to public radio. Once upon I time, I had radios set in strategic areas of the house, set up so I could move around and do things and …
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Yesterday was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for me. First,there were the historic rulings on DOMA and Proposition 8. Both were a giant step towards marriage equality. I’m thrilled on behalf of my friends who live in the states (and DC) where same-sex marriage is legal. I also challenge those of us whose …
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Brave New World
Yesterday I delivered two Android tablets that I had configured for a client’s children. She was giving them as a reward for getting good grades this year. That, and it meant that she would no longer have to listen to them fight over who got to play games on her phone. The kids are used …
Briiiing Bling
Today I am trying to get through some of my busy work. One of the incomplete items on my to-do list is replacing my phone. You would think that as a Tech Whisperer, I would have no trouble deciding what phone to get. But knowing the pros and cons of most of the Android phones …
We are Geelong
Yesterday I went to my second football game. Ever. The first was an Australian Rules Football game where the Geelong Cats played the Carlton Blues. I don’t remember the game itself, except that the Cats won. What I do remember where the fans, the songs and the general sense of friendliness and camaraderie. Yesterday’s game …
I Blew It
I am very good at contingency planning. I knew it would be difficult to post to my blog while I was traveling, so I wrote posts ahead of time and scheduled their postings. What I didn’t anticipate was how seemingly typical days could get away from me from time to time. That is what happened …
Going Up to Eleven
My father used to take me on the famous Carousel at Coney Island. As the carousel went around the people on the outside horses could grab rings from a mechanical arm. If you were lucky enough to get the brass ring, you would get a free ride. I remember being small enough that my father …
Brain Fuzz
I did eventually make it home late Monday night. I had a 7:30 am meeting Tuesday morning, which wasn’t too bad because my body was still on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). I was even able to be productive the remainder of the morning. But, my brain was pretty gooey by the time 2:30 pm came …