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RandomConnections
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A random collection of rants, reviews, and miscellaneous thoughts on everything from instructional technology to local restaurants.
Recent Posts
Taylor Family Thanksgiving 2009
Normally our clan gathers at Christmas, but this year many were going to be gone. So, we decided to get the gang together for Thanksgiving. And what a crowd it was – 2 parents, 7 children, 9 in-laws, 12 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, ...
Geocaching at Paris Mountain State Park
Several weeks ago Bill Bradshaw from the Roper Mountain Science Center asked if I would be willing to do a workshop on geocaching at Paris Mountain State Park. I agreed, planning to do a repeat of the Discovery Educator’s Network workshop I ...
More Google Wave Thoughts
I finally had some time to play with Google Wave, and actually had some friends online who would wave back. While I don’t think the program is as useless as I had originally thought, I still think there are too many kluges required in order to...
Google Wave – First Impressions
Like any geek worth his salt, I’ve been waiting for my invitation to preview Google Wave to come through. I’ve only been playing with it for a bit, but so far my first impression has been, “So this is what all the hype has been a...
New Arrivals
We had two significant arrivals this weekend from Florida. Laura’s mother arrived for her annual visit. She will be staying with us through Christmas, as she usually does. The other visitor will be with us on a more permanent basis. We hav...
Fall TV
Watching television used to be so simple. You got three, maybe four channels from which to choose. Then there were the shows themselves. Each episode could stand alone. There were none of the these long story arcs where you would be lost if you m...
