Month: April 2007
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iPods and Zunes in School: Banned
There’s been a lot of internal talk at work about the fact that some school districts are taking note and [banning iPods and Zunes](http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/04/27/ipod.cheating.ap/index.html?eref=rss_tech) due to concerns about cheating. A co-worker of mine responded to the discussions about this with a brilliant comment: > Funny, I remember in HS when taking tests class the teachers…
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It’s been too long
Ok, so last time I posted was April 9. Seems I had pretty routine updates before then, but I got swamped with work and real-life. What’s been going on? Well, our high school’s 10-year reunion is coming up, and I’m on the reunion planning committee. Weird. Anyway, I put together a website for fellow [Conroe…
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In the presence of greatness
About a year ago, [Stephen Hawking](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_hawking) was supposed to come to Seattle, and I got tickets. I was excited; not many times do you have a chance to be in the presence of such awesome knowledge. Unfortunately, he fell ill and wasn’t able to make the lecture. I fought TicketMaster to get my ticket refunded,…
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Sign you’ve been playing too much Guitar Hero
Here’s my sign that I’ve been playing too much [Guitar Hero](http://www.guitarherogame.com/gh2/): I tapped a phone number on my cell phone this morning to the rythym of Warrant’s Cherry Pie.
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Another rant: Things I hate
(Channeling George Carlin) Another thing I hate is guys that drive nice, fast sports cars … 10-20 miles per hour below the speed limit. These guys kill me.
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Baseball Season: Opening Day
While I was out grabbing lunch yesterday, I realized that it’s MLB opening day — tons of people around wearing their Seattle Mariners shirts. We were eating at [Gandolfo’s Deli](http://www.gandolfosdeli.com/), a New York style deli, and they’re very proud of New York. They hadn’t realized it was opening day — the special of the day…