That’s right – our due date is only one month away from today! It’s hard to believe how fast the pregnancy has gone, but thankfully we’re slowly getting things ready. We picked up the dresser/changing table from Sears this weekend (no assembly required this time) and got our crib mattress on Friday, so I think […]
I love reading James Lileks. He makes me smile: Yes, I bought a Powerball ticket. And then I ate it. It’s much more interesting than just buying one and waiting to see if you win; now you hope, intensely, that you lose. If you take down the numbers before you swallow it, you get relief […]
I arrived back in Grand Forks late last night after a good day at the NDCEL administrators conference in Bismarck yesterday. Mike and I had two presentation sessions in the afternoon, which I feel both went pretty well. They had quite a few sessions going on at any given time, so our crowds weren’t very […]
I’m in Bismarck tonight for the NDCEL Fall Conference tomorrow, where Mike Eslinger and I will be doing our security presentation not once, but twice. It’s been a long time since I’ve stayed at the Comfort Suites here, but in the mean time they’ve added free WiFI access in addition to the wired broadband they’ve […]
Anyone who was a teenager in the 90’s like me will probably appreciate this. Another “Wonderful Thing ” found on Boing Boing: a folksie cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s Baby Got Back. It’s simply…perfect. http://songs.jonathancoulton.com/mp3/Baby%20Got%20Back.mp3 Update: Here’s the direct link to the song.
Recently, I’ve been hearing a similar theme about software project management from a couple of difference places. I like it so much that I want to pass it along. When working on a project of any size, people naturally want to reduce or eliminate as many constraints as possible. We assume that adding more time, […]
I may have sounded a bit down on North Dakota in my recent post, but only because I want the best for the state. Having lived in Grand Forks since 1997, I consider North Dakota my adopted home state and, for full disclosure, EduTech (my employer) is funded by the legislature, so I’m a state […]
Yesterday Apple held a highly anticipated media event – so much so, that you could even place bets on what would be announced. I briefly skimmed Engadget‘s live coverage of the event after lunch and noticed the biggest news: video iPods and video content for purchase on the iTunes Music Store. Really, the only thing […]
The leaders of North Dakota say that bringing in new business and keeping young people in the state is a top priority, but sometimes their actions don’t match those words. The latest: North Dakota’s Public Service Commission is debating whether or not people selling items for others on eBay on consignment should have to obtain […]
Every once in a while, a good reality check is in order. In my case, every so often I need to break the web/tech bubble I live in and step back into the “real world” of the non-geek. This happened today while reading notes from the What Teens Want panel at the Web 2.0 Conference […]