Monthly Archives: January 2011

Cindy forwarded a link basically advertised as college student “must haves” – 10 Tools to Save your Butt. There are some helpful tools here, but also the support of some unethical practices. One tool (file destructor) creates a fake file … Continue reading →

A virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). These are friends Cindy made during her travels and she stays in touch. The coming of the New Year seems a bigger event in Russia. They give presents and welcome … Continue reading →

The first day of 2009 did not go so well. We were on the road from Wisconsin to western Iowa to visit my mom. Shortly after dark we came over a rise in the highway and confronted a herd of … Continue reading →

I have tried to use Twitter for several months and I am still frustrated with what for me are limitations. I will probably hang on because the system appears popular with so many, but I have shifted how I use … Continue reading →

Two-year old Addie received a Dora digital camera for Christmas. She really likes to take pictures. Perhaps she just likes the flash. Son Todd, the video editor, wonders what very young children or people inexperienced with video or pictures would … Continue reading →

I encountered Jeff Buckley’s version of the Leonard Cohen classic “Hallelujah” some years ago. I have since acquired the original Cohen; and several other versions (Chris Botti, IL Divo, KD Lang) via iTunes. It is sometimes strange what you can … Continue reading →