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I was very impressed with Senator Webb's response to the State of the Union. He was an excellent choice as a response to the President's message on the war in Iraq, the part of the President's speech that most called for a response. His military service and that of his father and his son put his qualifications to talk about the patriotism of ( Read more... )

I'm watching the coverage of the MacWorld keynote and getting a serious craving for these new geektoys, AppleTV and iPhone ( Read more... )

Just by asking, I'm revealing my geek credentials as an utter sham ( Read more... )

I was doing a search in Reviews at CNET.com and this article popped to the top. Reading it didn't help me make a Yuletide purchase, but it did warm my heart, and then chilled the rest of me, after I read the by-line.http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-6662796-1.html

The IT department has decided that its time for the techs to trade in their PowerBook G4's for new MacBooks (not, unfortunately, the more expensive and better-equipped MacBook Pros). I am not to look a gift horse in the mouth, lest Greek warriors fall out of it. So instead I need to christen this little black box ( Read more... )

Everybody was doing it, so I figured what the heck. I'm guessing now that I should have known better.



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It's pretty common for flandreau to encounter the same illnesses among patrons and workers in her library system that I encounter among students and staff in the school district. For instance, there's a lot of folks complaining of a sore throat, and a lot of folks down with some sort of stomach bug -- flandreau included, as of this morning ( Read more... )

It's polite to acknowledge your elders, especially your teachers.

On this day in 1969, Sesame Street premiered on NET (the National Educational Television network, the predecessor of PBS). Happy birthday, and thanks.

Fall comes to Oregon, summer is gone ( Read more... )