Monthly Archives: May 2005

Good news, bad news

Michele is feeling much better right now. In fact, she has been feeling well enough that I have been able to be in the office the whole week for the first time in quite a while. That’s the good news. … Continue reading

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Cronin responds

Some time ago I wrote a rather negative response to a rather negative online editorial by Blaise Cronin, dean of IU SLIS, about blogs and bloggers. Cronin strikes back with a weak attempt at seizing some kind of moral high … Continue reading

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A busy several days

I’ve been very preoccupied by other matters for several days now (including a trip to see family in east central Illinois) but hope to get back to posting more routinely in the next few days. One thing I’ve learned in … Continue reading

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No answers, yet

Michele writes the following about yesterday’s visit to the neurologist: I went to the doctor today and there is not a lot of new information. My blood tests are elevated but only slightly. This is good and bad, if they … Continue reading

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Enjoying wireless on the front porch swing

Brinley and I enjoyed some time together on the front porch swing a few months ago. It’s nice to have wireless connectivity outdoors!

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New link for photos

I’ve installed the Flickr gallery plugin for WordPress (with much difficulty and troubleshooting of PHP code, unfortunately) and now have a photo gallery set up. I’ll add a permanent navigational link on the righthand side of this blog in a … Continue reading

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Care package from Grandma J.

We anticipated the mail today with great excitement, because my mother-in-law told us she had sent us a package. It arrived as promised today and the kids were all very pleased by the “cheer up” presents from Grandma J., including … Continue reading

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Funny things kids say

Michele wrote the following to describe some funny things the kids said last night: “Tonight in an attempt to get out of the house, we went to get dinner and for a drive. After picking up McD’s for the kids … Continue reading

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House of Flying Daggers

Last night Michele and I got to see a movie my brother, Dan, had highly recommended: House of Flying Daggers. Since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is one of my all-time favorite movies, I looked forward to comparing it with this … Continue reading

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Faculty Technology Days session on Weblogs and Wikis

D’Arcy Norman Dot Net » Blog Archive » Faculty Technology Days session on Weblogs and Wikis I was thinking as I read about this upcoming session at the University of Calgary, what would happen if I proposed something like this … Continue reading

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