At myself, that is.
I spent all day yesterday with my nose buried in books, calendars, and the laptop, working like a little trooper on developing three syllabi for most of the new classes I’ll be teaching this fall.
Now, when I put together a syllabus, it goes well beyond “this is the book you need” and […]

I went on a mission today, but unfortunately, it was not “mission accomplished.”
I was hoping to find a cable with a USB plug on one end and RCA plugs on the other.  That way, I could patch a cassette deck into my laptop and record some of the quartet’s music onto the hard drive with […]

My neighbor Marisa is the best thing since sliced bread. No, really, she is!
I spend almost as much time in her kitchen drinking coffee in my jammies as I do in my own. Belle the pit bull doesn’t even bark when she hears me walking around to the back door anymore. She […]

I’m sick and tired of not having a cell phone.
I lost the last phone I had last February when the radio station laid me off.  It was my phone, but when I was hired, the boss said he would transfer the contract to the station’s bill and pay for everything if I would agree to […]

The older I get, the dumber I sometimes feel.
I’m fully convinced that we should allow the 14-year-olds to run the world, then take away the reigns of power when they no longer know everything.
On a slightly less cynical note, I do envy the kids who have grown up in the computer age. I’m the […]

I’m not always amused when technology steps up and slaps me right out of my comfort zone.
Right now, I love my TV.  It’s a 36-inch flat screen.  It is NOT, however, a high def.
The doggone thing weighs about as much as a Buick, but since I’m not real big on rearranging the furniture, especially in […]

I’m fully convinced now that absolutely everything is available via the internet.
Case in point: I just discovered a website where you can buy online lab tests. Instead of going to the doctor and being referred to a traditional laboratory inside a clinic or hospital, you can buy your blood work directly and […]

The iPhone is finally here.
Folks were lined up for hours, even days, waiting to get into an AT&T or Apple store at 6:00 pm (ET) tonight to become the very first people on the planet to grab this little gadget.
The pre-release press is certainly impressive. The iphone is an ipod, cell phone, and wireless […]