Brunch at Finch’s, a stroll through Artsplosure, and a book club discussion about a book…

I didn’t mention that yesterday, before we left Helios, David’s lady friend told three great “Catholic jokes” and one gay joke, which were very visual so won’t work here, and in return, I shared with her the “picture of Jesus” and the “Jesus being a top” jokes, which she loved. We are all Catholics or lapsed … Read more

IBM anniversary, finished book club book, and a short night of dancing…

Controlling Electronics with Your Mind (2.08 Minutes) 27 years ago today, in 1980, on a Monday morning freshly graduated with my undergraduate degree, driving on NC-147 just off of I-40 West, I remember seeing the huge Alexander Drive exit ahead and thinking, “Wow. This is it. The big time.” It was my very first day … Read more

Cool ads, “on call” @ IBM, a S-L celebration, and some show tunes and pool…

Cool ads: And a FedEx-Kinkos office products ad: And, finally, a clever quit smoking ad: I worked, basically, in an “on call” mode today, making myself available in case document-related bugs needed addressing during development’s “Defect Blitz,” going on yesterday and today. From 11:30–1:30, I met the Service-Learning team for our “Inaugural Lunch” in the new … Read more

Minneapolis leftovers, editing glitches, a productive walk, reading, a nap, and TPPN…

I know I’m home now, but here are some final thoughts and tidbits about my trip to Minneapolis: Here I am alone (mostly) in one of the all-mirrored-sides elevators in the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis: In the context of “you might be gay if”: At another time when I was the only one in … Read more

Minneapolis Trip—Day 4

By this morning, all of my GLBT OUTing info stubs were gone except one. Gluing Their Eyes to Your Screen  (IDI 6J) Tuesday  10:30-12:00 NOON  (Room: 101GH) Format: Presentation Skill Level: All It has been ten years since the publication of “Dynamics in Document Design: Creating Texts for Readers”-a landmark book in our field. How has information design changed over … Read more