So this morning, I experienced what just may be the ultimate in lazy. I was up late, working on a programming lab for my students and subsequently woke up at 9:20 — when is when one of my classes started. Not wanting to waste time — in the middle of my “Oh shit!” moment — I grabbed my Surface Pro and logged in. Fortunately, I’m … Continue reading Lazy
Here’s my FB response to a post about the recent active shooter in Boulder, CO. The poster lamented the fact that there wasn’t a legally armed citizen present at the scene who may have been able to avert or mitigate the tragedy. Since I devoted many minutes to my response, which I rarely do, I thought I’d share it here: That is an often (and … Continue reading If only…
I’ve been thinking, though I’ve not shared my thoughts ’till now: I’m not sorry that Trump lost, but I am sorry that Biden won. Our whole political system is f*cked….328M Americans and the Dems couldn’t find ONE candidate better than Sleepy Joe? C’mon…
On the home front: Hell, where else would I be? At the risk of kicking a dead horse, I’ll just say this year has sucked. On many different levels, it has sucked. Sure, it’s been a lot worse for a lot of folks, so I probably shouldn’t complain. But if you know me well, you know that bitching is one of my talents. I really … Continue reading Home for the Holidays
Well, the site got a shot in the arm. Unexpectedly. Not planned. Ugh…. Turns out that the old server was five years old. Yesterday, as I was posting the last post, something went ‘sprung!’ and the server (virtually) died. I could remote in to it, but couldn’t get the database server to run. So I rolled back a couple of weeks and reinstalled everything from … Continue reading Web Site Translocation
So we had our virtual commencement ceremony this morning. Though we all grieve at not being able to meet and celebrate in person, I think that ETSU did a great job within that constraints that have been forced upon us. I would also like to add my congratulations to all graduating students, but especially to: Daniel Bishop Nick Ehrhart Zach Fontenot Matt Hooker Jacob Horn … Continue reading Commencement – Fall 2020
That’s it. It is now official. No more birthdays
BIRD’S-EYE VIEW
Marra, a sea eagle from Elite Falconry gives us a spectacular view of Scotland as she flies over the Brough of Birsay on the Orkney Islands!
Video credit Elite FalconryPosted by Kaitlin Wright Meteorologist on Monday, July 13, 2020
