My Ubuntu installation greeted me today with this offer to upgrade from EdgyEft to FeistyFawn (love those nicknames).
I should also note that my Big Nerd Change this spring, using rsync to keep my files synchronized between my two home and work computers, with wrecking.org as intermediary, has been wonderful. Unlike every other year I’m heading [...]
Last night I described my grading situation as a “nightmare.”
No. Not even close.
New NFL commish boots “Pacman” Jones and Chris Henry for a year and half a season, respectively. Good.
Jones’ mother, Deborah Jones, said: “I just pray that this can be changed. This is not fair for him. It’s just not fair.”
I’m glad Ms. Jones’s logic wasn’t applied to Don Imus, who deservedly got the boot from [...]
ESPN has a new ombudsman. There’s no doubt the “worldwide leader” needs somebody in this position; their power on sports television is unquestionable, and conflicts of interest are rising—for example, consider that ESPN picked up a stake in Arena Football (Warning: Arenafootball.com is the Second Worst Sports Web Site Ever, right behind Gatorzone.com, so I [...]
Too long since one of these catch-alls…
Madelyn: our girl has extended her mobility into the Z dimension; she’s climbing like mad now. Footstools lead to tables lead to trouble. The Bee now pushes chairs around the house to grab stuff which Mama and Daddy thought was “safe.” So, more reasons to keep everything dangerous [...]
Florida 84
Ohio State 75
My Gators repeat as national champs. Yes, yes, yes. Jeremy Foley is gonna have to build a bigger trophy case. A nice problem to have.
But this is not just a victory for those who wear the orange and blue; it’s good news for everyone who believes in college basketball. Here’s to getting [...]
My del.icio.us shows that Friday I attended an accessibility workshop given by Jon Gunderson of UIUC. I’m happy to say I didn’t learn that much, which means I’ve been paying attention. But that’s not to discount the value of the workshop. I did pick up some good ideas, got a chance to use some new [...]