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It's my grandfather's 154th birthday
He was born December 18, 1963, during the Civil War. A fine musician, he was a piano tuner by trade. He died in 1951, so I never met him. -
Wear it on your wrist... input with your... nose??
This Slashdot article talks about an 'arm-wearable' (actually the referenced article says it's wrist-worn) computer. To quote the Slashdot article:
The Zypad leaves the user's hands free - it has no keyboard, just a touchscreen and navigation keys.
OK, let me picture this... It's on my wrist... It has a touchscreen and navigation keys... I can use ( Read more... ) -
Mass Flooding
Man, what a deluge we've had lately! I can't even remember when it started, although I know that I had been planning on mowing the lawn last Friday, and I couldn't because of rain ( Read more... ) -
My Foster Son
Last fall, some time after Thanksgiving, Gail told me about a boy she met at the high school. He had a lot going for him, but the one he didn't have was a family. He had a rough life, and she was concerned that he'd fall in with the wrong bunch of kids. All he needed was a decent break. And a family ( Read more... ) -
I need to write more!
I haven't blogged much during the past few months, either in this blog or my technical blog. But it's not from lack of things happening in my life. On the contrary; so much has been happening ( Read more... ) -
Bush Faces Rare Audience Challenge in N.C.
Bravo, Harry Taylor, for telling it like it is.... -
chocolate covered graham crackers
The nice thing about your family is that they know you. I haven't talked to my sister Sue lately, but I got a package in the mail for my birthday - chocolate covered graham crackers ! We used to love eating them when we were little. Of course, my mom would limit how many we can have at once. Sue remembers the limit as two; I think it was three. At ( Read more... ) -
a time of reflection
Last Saturday the Chameleons played once again for WinterRest at First Parish in Chelmsford. As I played my recorder to Time of Your Life (Good Riddance) and listened to Phil sing, it reminded me of another time when I found myself in a similar point in my life. This one came on so suddenly that I hadn't had a chance to tell the guys in the band, ( Read more... ) -
ALA Bike Trip
Gail and I recently went on a 3-day bike trip, a fundraiser for the American Lung Association . The total trip was 160 miles on Cape Cod, though we ended up doing about 117 miles (we didn't do the whole route on Saturday ( Read more... ) -
Rain, rain, and more rain
I have a week off between jobs, and it looks like it's going to rain all week! Oh well....
I haven't written in my blog lately. Stay tuned...