There is a dearth of reason in this country. I believe this lack ultimately traces to the erosion of education in our country. High School students should be able to complete the coursework in the 5th grade readers that their great, great, grandparents had to complete in order to have basic education. Completion of the […]
Spinning Out After A Conference
Friday and Saturday I attended a conference with the hashtag #BBCPHX even though it had nothing to do with the British Broadcasting Company, except perhaps for one attendee, Jan Ziff, and was held in Scottsdale, not Phoenix, Arizona. The conference was called Bloggy Boot Camp by the SITS Girls even though it was not a […]
Information, Influence and Indices: Women’s Work
Oh, don’t worry, this isn’t going to be that technical. Women have always been information managers. What comes into the home and family sphere, what goes out; the interaction of the personal spheres of interaction between larger systems such as commerce, education, religion, and families has been the purview of women. Men have traditionally been […]
H is for "HELP, Windows 8 Ate My Apps!"
Wiindows 8 ate my Microsoft Office Apps! I have had a PC for approximately two days and Windows already ate my apps. How on earth did PC users survive all these years? I only have owned a PC for hours and have already been very, very glad I bought a service agreement with the PC. […]
G is for Gelato
Some of the best Gelato in the world can be found in Tucson, AZ. Frost is on the far side of town from us, but we managed a quick visit after we signed some documents we needed to at the office of our tax accountant that is right around the corner from Frost. I have not been to […]
Sunday is a Day Off or a Day for Free Writing
Since I am writing, it definitely is not a day off, so this must be free writing. The A to Z Blogging Challenge that is taking place this month gives participants a day off each week. I really, really like this whole thing of having a day off each week; it is civilized. But this […]