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Dragon Con ≠ love
We survived another con, and I think it's time we hang it up for real this time. We threaten to not go back, but we don't really mean it and end up going back because we love seeing people we only see once a year at most. We've made tentative plans to meet up with most of these people outside the cocoon of con, so that draw is done. We couldn't ( Read more... ) -
This is a test
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The Interweb... a series of tubes.
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Society for Applied Learning Technology conference in Orlando. I went to some really interesting sessions on mobile learning and using gaming technology in corporate (and military and academic) training systems ( Read more... ) -
Supper Bowl Part Deux
I cheered when I heard that California Pizza(or Mexican food) upset Pork and Beans this weekend. Clam chowder beat Citrus Salad in a move that everyone expected ( Read more... ) -
Join me in the crazy
I don't care a bit about football, but we're having a Super Bowl party so we can cook and show off our pretty TV. We were trying to decide what to serve, so we thought we'd let the teams that are competing decide. I looked for recipes that had at least a passing connection to the city/state/region each team represented. I hope the Colts and ( Read more... ) -
Success!
I did a handstand today! It was terrifying. I had help staying up, but I did it! I am well on my way to being an old woman who can do handstands! This is the entire point of my current yoga practice ( Read more... ) -
Finally Fit...
No, not me. I'm finally getting my new car today after work! We put down a down payment two weeks ago so that our local dealership (with whom we purchased the Civic in 2004) could trade for the car I wanted with another dealership. They didn't have any on the lot, but they were willing to offer a little more in the way of benefits (once they ( Read more... ) -
The Car Game
Since Chris's department is moving to the other side of town in July, the time has come to buy another car. I hate this, I love car pooling, not just for the gas savings, but for the extra 25 minutes of sleep I get on the morning commute. Alas, there is nothing to be done about it, so car shopping it is. After doing (what even my dad called) too ( Read more... ) -
Sad
"There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were." -- Dwight David Eisenhower
This has been a very sad week at work. My friend and coworker lost her son in a terrible accident (and nearly lost her daughter and her own life.) It has been well covered in the local media. Yesterday our team met ( Read more... ) -
Ghost of Psycho-dramas Past
My dad emailed me from Peru that Anita tracked him down to find me. I'm not sure how I want to respond or even if I want to respond. I decided almost a decade ago that my life would be a lot healthier without her in it... and thus far it's been true. Of course, giving it this much thought is probably a bad sign. I should just leave it alone.