I think I’m falling in love with an online newsletter site. TechRepublic, a self-professed “resource for IT professionals”, is all that and more! It’s an excellent example of how the Web can be used effectively as a means of both education and networking of a more human kind. Read more »
As an instructor, a student, and a technology professional, I have seen more badly made PowerPoint slide shows than I can remember. In this video comedian Don McMillan gives a short sketch around PowerPoint presentations and the common mistakes that people make in using it. Read more »
Ah, yes! Summertime is fast approaching! It’s hard to believe that May is already here, and even harder to believe that Summer is just around the corner. In preparation for the Summer Session, the folks at Glendale Community College’s Community Services Education Program (GCC CSE) and I have worked out my course schedule for July and August. Read more »
For the past nine years it has been my burden and my joy to care for my elderly grandmother, Ms. Lois Rainwater. Last month her health took a serious turn for the worse, and she finally passed away in the wee hours of the night on March 23rd. What follows is my eulogy to an amazing woman who was my grandmother, my roommate, and my friend. Read more »
It took far longer than I ever expected, but I finally managed to adopt a dog! Two, actually!! Read more »
When did adopting a dog become as difficult as buying a house?!? For better than a month I have been filling out forms, sending e-mails, and answering questions about everything from my yard to my exercise habits. And I still don’t have a dog to show for all my efforts! Read more »
I traditionally make a “music video” to commemorate each trip I take. It’s my way of avoiding the pain of long, drawn out vacation photo sessions, and it’s fun!  My video about the week I spent in the Cotswolds and Bath is now online. Read more »
OK, I’ll admit it. My own ignorance nearly did me in. I thought I had carefully planned my walking holiday along the Hadrian’s Wall Path in Northern England, but rain and my own folly proved to be more of a challenge than the miles of footpaths between Bowess-on-Solway and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Read more »
Yesterday’s scheduled rest day in Chipping Campden gave me a chance to visit with a long-time friend of the family who lives in Moreton-in-Marsh, a village about ten miles away. Unfortunately, Gwen has been displaced from her home courtesy of the widespread flooding here in the UK. Read more »
I successfully made it to Newcastle and Segedunum (aka “Walls-end”) on Thursday, 02 August. Unfortunately, the Roman fort at Segedunum was an extreme anti-climax. It simply cannot compare to the ruins at Chesters or Corbridge. Read more »
