Pandemic, shmandemic…at least I’m fashionable
Ran across this today and thought it was worth sharing. These had to be in the can, ready to be taken out at a moment’s notice in case of pandemic. Luckily, we’ve got just the thing with the latest swine flu scare. (Click on the image for the full Fox News story and more detailed [...]
The Twitchhiker
Here’s a guy (Paul Smith) who set out to travel as far as he could in 30 days, relying only on the goodwill of Twitterers. (Since Oprah is now on Twitter, I assume everyone already knows what it is, so I’ll dispense with the explanation.) Beginning March 1, 2009 in the UK, his goal was [...]
How NOT to use powerpoint
There are many ways that PowerPoint can bring life to your discussion, engage the participants, and make your presentation the best ever. And then there are ways to make PowerPoint truly painful to watch. A recent discussion on this topic made me think of this video: The quality isn’t the greatest, but it’s worth watching [...]
MapMyRide
Why would anyone do this? Given the spectacular weather, I went for another bike ride today. In case you care, here’s the route I went on: North then EastFind more Bike Rides in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin Maybe the better question is Why would anyone share this? I can see how it might be helpful [...]
What’s the date, again?
It’s April 15th, you say? Oh, swell. You may have caught a tweet from me sometime in late February, annoyed by the fact that we received an additional 1099 about a week after I e-filed our taxes. “Hey, unnamed entity that was way too late in delivering this…you were supposed to have this in my [...]
Smoldering grass
Today marked the beginning of our spring clean-up around the outside of the house. I took the afternoon off and decided to finish the lawn prep with the help of my two lovely assistants. It began last night when I broke out the pull-behind thatcher thingy that I purchased last year but never used. It [...]
Audio books, Part II
Previously on the saga of audio books… ”…I chose to go the download route. ONE of my selections was ready to download.” Great! There’s something ready for me. Making sure to begin the process within the prescribed 5 day listening window, I downloaded the book (which is really just a link to the various chapters [...]
