Black screen, color text

Three of my colleagues and myself are on their way to a conference; nothing to do on the five-hour train except what-else-but-movies. I opt instead to do some finishing touches on some scripts I’ve been writing. Fun stuff, really. So I’m using Aquamacs which is my go-to text editor slash developer app: Nevermind the code […]

Over.

Second year in a row, Phillies end their season with one of our best players out of it.

Moodle 2.3

I’m in the process of updating my school’s online learning space to the latest and greatest from Moodle.org. It’s a website that is especially designed to accommodate the needs of teachers to collaborate online with students in a classroom environment. I’ve used several versions of Moodle 1.x previously, and the takeaway with this version is […]

Damn Yankees

Hating the Yankees is like a love affair: You regret it, because they actually have some pretty amazing ballplayers on that roster. Can’t say that about the Rangers. I don’t care if they have decent people like Oswalt on that roster. They’re just not allowed.

Gadfly

“It is okay if I … take … this book?” He meant borrow when he said take, but his quirky-ness and smile revealed his enthusiasm for the book’s topic, hence the honest use of the word take. It’s a dry title, so I won’t bore you with how this book calls itself, and yes it […]

Undervaluing the economy of time.

So I’m sipping some coke and lemon water, which my nice-enough waitress served me. I took the day off because I got sick on Friday, worked on Saturday (committee meetings … woop!) napped most of the day Sunday, and I struggled all through Monday. Today is Tuesday. I go to the restaurant which is nearby […]