(No really, wearing the Binary People shirt!) Back from Chicago. I posted the last of my pictures from the trip to Chicago. They are a tad out of order. I really enjoyed the trip. Its nice to meet with people who are doing the same things and stuggling with the same issues. I was able…
July 4, 2006, originally uploaded by Mrs.MikeBRSM. Its great NASA was able to launch Discovery. I hope the mission goes smoothly. I also hope foam doesn’t remain a hot button issue.
Discovery Channel :: News – Human :: Serious Study: Immaturity Levels Rising: The adage “like a kid at heart” may be truer than we think, since new research is showing that grown-ups are more immature than ever. Specifically, it seems a growing number of people are retaining the behaviors and attitudes associated with youth. As…
Study: Southerners care most often for elderly loved ones: Southern hospitality, it seems, extends to the elderly: A higher percentage of Southerners care for the old and ailing than do people in other parts of the country, according to a new study. Nearly 17 percent of Southerners said in survey that they provide regular care…
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hawking to write children’s book: Physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter are to write a science book for children which will be “a bit like Harry Potter”, but without the magic. Too bad I don’t have any children to which to read such a book. My favorite college volunteer experience…
Josh Billings – “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.”
People are all over discounting email as a useful communication medium. The only difference between email and paper memos is the ability to send them so quickly. In another job, I usually sent important emails to my boss who then rewrote them to make them more palatable for the wide public. In the end, knowing…
Why is it that with every forseeable natural disaster, the people who could be affected are not willing to get out of the way? I guess living in abject poverty is worse than death? Red alert for Indonesia volcano Thousands of people living on the slopes of Mount Merapi in Indonesia are being taken to…