Posted in Random thoughts on 27 June 2008 | 3 Comments »
Well, yesterday was a very interesting day…I ended up not having anything to eat until about 3:00. Why?
The end of the engineering education conference overlapped with an annual “Furry Convention.” I moved from the hotel I was staying at to the main conference hotel for the last night, and was it ever a circus!
Not only [...]
Posted in Random thoughts on 14 June 2008 | 3 Comments »
So, things have been a bit quiet lately… I don’t have time for a “deep and real” post tonight, as I just arrived at my Chicago destination, and have to get up early in the morning.
So, I’m taking this opportunity to prod you, dear readers…what types of issues would you like to see me address [...]
Posted in Random thoughts on 8 June 2008 | No Comments »
Well, the last few days have been full, so let me fill you in on some of it…
You know that ancient Chinese curse, “May you have an interesting life.”? Well, I’m not saying anyone has put a curse on me, but I have had a few interesting things to deal with the last few days.
Lesson [...]
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Random thoughts on 13 May 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, after several years, my friend J. finally talked me into it. On July 12 and 13, I’ll be riding 50 miles each day in the 2008 Bike MS event here in Michigan. I’m not much of a road biker, but since they now have a 100-mile route in addition to the usual 150-mile route, [...]
Posted in Random thoughts, tagged fun, humor on 23 April 2008 | No Comments »
Nat over at Om. Peace sent me a link to the video clip below - I laughed out loud, and God knows, we can always use a little more laughter. I had a difficult meeting today, so this was a good way to let go of the tension and lighten up a little.
Tomorrow, a [...]
Posted in Random thoughts, tagged biking, fun, humor on 22 April 2008 | 1 Comment »
Apparently, some students saw a flyer on campus advertising this…so the picture shows them arriving to take their final exam. Their professor almost gave them a speeding ticket, and I offered to race them on my regular bike.
Posted in Random thoughts, Techie Stuff on 20 April 2008 | No Comments »
So as you may have noticed the feed near the top of my sidebar (to the right), I’ve been bitten by the Twitter bug. So what IS Twitter, other than that thing that birds are doing a lot of these beautiful spring days? Well, it’s a way to keep in touch with folks similar [...]
Posted in Random thoughts, Techie Stuff on 18 April 2008 | No Comments »
Well, today was the last day of class - the end is in view. A few review sessions, making up and grading exams, grading a final project report are what await me now, but I’m still having a small inward celebration…
Perhaps the most stressful thing for both me and the students was the joint project [...]
Posted in Random thoughts, tagged humor on 14 April 2008 | 2 Comments »
You might be wondering if I have dropped off the face of the earth, but I’m just really busy with work. Fortunately, I haven’t found it necessary to resort to the furniture shown below…
Posted in Outdoor and nature, Random thoughts on 7 April 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, and that means literally - my bike saddle! And yes, the song by Gene Autry is stuck in my head…what is this with the old music?! A glorious weekend, and I made the most of it, riding 18 miles on Saturday, and 21 on Sunday. I fell once each day…on my generous behind, so [...]
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