Thinking of Mom
Will I ever grow up? Will I ever see a time when, on getting sick, I won’t long for my mother to tuck the extra pillow under my head, to bring me a cup full of orange juice and a flexi-straw, to soothe me out of a coughing fit by …
A Rotten Cold
It seems I’ve acquired some nasty contagion from the petri dish that is The Citadel. Swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, stuffed head … blech. It was a miracle my voice held out through yesterday (teaching and meetings from 9:30 am to 9:45 pm), but it did. Blech.
Obama Wins
Did my civic duty today and cast my vote. I hope you do yours, too, when the time comes. I found it quite fascinating to be part of an early voting state that could impact the national race so strongly. Pretty cool. We’ve had no end to campaigning around here …
Friesland and Old English
I got a real kick out of this, since I’ve always wanted to try it myself. (Talking Old English to a Friesian, I mean — not buying a brown cow.)
Cracking the iPod Touch
Just stumbled across this article from CNet, which is a step-by-step gallery of dissecting an iPod Touch. I have no interest in doing this sort of thing to mine (unlike the take-apart of my MobilePro executed for painting purposes), but I appreciate seeing it done. I’ve got to say, seeing …