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Inspiring documentary I'd like to see, "Angel of Ahlem"
Today, I heard about this moving story when I was listening to NPR during the long commute in to work.
In May, Angel of Ahlem was shown at New York City's Lincoln Center. Nearly a dozen survivors were there - reunited because of Tott, his pocket camera and his unwavering determination.Here's the link to the movie that was made about this ( Read more... ) -
Communication and assumptions
I was so happy this week to see Tim so content as he anticipated the trip. It seemed since they finally set the official dates down to go (there had been some back and forth maneuvering in deciding on the trip dates since not all three schedules coincided positively at one time or another), Tim had the spark of a Boy Scout alive within him. Maybe ( Read more... ) -
Tim's current dive trip and how it made me rethink things
This morning Tim left early for a dive getaway with a couple of his friends. They planned to head to Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, mostly seeking fun and relaxation, but with the added mission of hopefully retrieving Tim's expensive lost dive computer. I regret to say that I share most of the responsibility for this piece of technology being there, ( Read more... ) -
Writer's block no longer a problem?
"Do you believe in writer’s block? Janet Evanovich doesn’t; Peter Straub doesn’t either. In fact, he says, 'It should never be mentioned in respectable company.'"
Hmmm, read this makes me think that maybe I should stop making excuses and start writing my own book then.
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Let the power bloggin' begin with my iPhone
It sucks that I have to work so hard to get my iPhone to the level that I would have assumed it would be when I bought it. But, lo and behold, although I had thought it not possible, I found out today that it will work with this external bluetooth keyboard.
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My iPhone now looks like this!
Using the instructions in this article, and the means of the iPhone application Mobile Finder, I copied the magenta Summerboard wallpaper theme and the reflective Dock style and customized my iPhone. It didn't come with cool wallpapers like this when I left the Apple store with it.
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OMG, I hacked my iPhone! And it worked!
I was so scared, but seeing that hundreds of other people had done it and finding a highly recommended application, I downloaded, clicked and took a deep breath. Now, I have really opened up the capabilities for my phone. Now, my iPhone is a phone fit for a power user ( Read more... ) -
Steven Pinker's lecture last night, National Academy of Sciences
Today I went onto http://cspan.org and set up an email alert for regular updates on scheduled programming. I hope this will allow me to be made aware of when Steven Pinker's lecture, from last night, airs ( Read more... ) -
Diego Goldberg essay: The Arrow of Time
I love the idea of this photo essay, a visual chronology of a family. What do you think?
http://zonezero.com/magazine/essays/diegotime/time.html#
