Metal gets in your eyes, an MRI, an affirming work day, and some great short stories…

“You got any metal in your eyes?” “Pardon, me?” I asked, realizing I was still half asleep at 7:30 in the morning. “Do you have any metal in your eyes?” the nurse repeated. We had left the MRI waiting room and were standing in the hallway, right in front of a glass door leading outside. … Read more

UNC CAUSE 2008—Day 3

Breakfast this morning was sponsored and provided by Carahsoft Technologies. My sessions this morning included: Time   Title  Sponsor/Host/Presenter 9:00-9:45 Partnering with Students for a SLICE of Life UNC-Chapel Hill 10:15-11:00 IP Television NCSU During the IP Television session, these tweets ensued: nematome: Okay, someone is actually snoring in this session. Very awkward. #unccause08 1 day … Read more

UNC CAUSE 2008—Day 2

Our complimentary breakfast this morning was provided by Techexcel. My schedule today included these sessions: Time   Title  Sponsor/Host/Presenter 9:00-9:45 Give Your Users a Little UNC-Chapel Hill 10:15-11:00 Adventures in New Student Email UNC-Pembroke 12:15-1:00 Web Services BOF NCSU 1:30-2:15 IT Tools – Cyber Stalkers UNC-Wilmington 2:30-3:15 Using the Power of the Web to Organize Your … Read more

A great breakfast, met Robert’s friend Yelena, and some free pool…

We met Robert’s co-worker, Yelena, and her friend Josh at the Farmers’ Market Restaurant for a killer breakfast. It was nice to meet Yelena after all I’ve heard about her. All good, of course, since she’s a reader of this blog. After breakfast, we strolled through the Farmer’s Market, where I almost bought a totally … Read more

Mystery reader revealed, a good work day, a short car scare, and some pool and pigs…

This is with regards to this little item in my November 11TH entry. Early this morning, I had this e-mail in my work inbox: Subject: Your Surprise Blog Reader Hi John, I’m not sure if I’m the same person Jude was referring to. The story sounds vaguely familiar to my situation—or maybe you have TWO … Read more

More wag, harmful homos, interesting work day, a photo contest I didn’t place in, and a new leader..

Not a bad life philosophy to strive for…   WAG MORE   BARK LESS Another tidbit on Prop 8 passage in California: Visitors to Kim Light/Lightbox Gallery in Culver City are now greeted by a pink danger sign taped to the front door. It says: WARNING: This area may contain homosexuals, which are known by the State … Read more

Prop 8, digital TV, playing with my wiki, and not dancing at dancing…

I’ve seen this in a plethora of venues on the web now, from news items, to blogs, to tweets on Twitter, and a lot of them have been from straight people, which is encouraging. On the outside chance you haven’t seen it: Keith Olbermann: Special Comment on Proposition 8 As expected my arms hurt when … Read more

Some fun stuff, a productive work day, a surprise blog reader, and back to the gym…

This lady’s comments just crack me up! At work today, I attended a two-hour communications meeting in the morning, which was very interesting, and at which I learned a lot. I attended a two-hour team meeting with Rhonda and Jude, in which we got a lot done. Between my being gone for two weeks and … Read more