Ahhh Palm...Your Ship Has Sailed.

I used to love my Palm pilot. Now I pray for an iPhone. I used to hope that Palm had half a chance of competing with anyone anymore...but I guess that ship has sailed.


Even a few days ago I still felt a glimmer of hope that perhaps, some how some way Palm would get its act together and offer something that would work flawlessly and offer me the features that I actually wanted at a reasonable price point...but then i walked into Best Buy and saw the Palm display shoved into the corner next to the laser discs and the slide rules.

Oh Palm how I weep for you!

This is a Call to Arms!

Earlier this evening as I was watching 24 and enjoying a well earned glass of absinthe; I happened to run across and interesting post on my friend Sam's blog. It just so happens that this post was directed towards me and the other fallen bloggers.



So, I sprang into action and resurrected my long neglected blog. So in a nutshell, here is what I have been up to in my absence.

I now am the proud owner of a Macbook and I love it! I am also the owner of a kitten named Gribble, and I love him too. The Macbook has given me no trouble whatsoever and is a dream to own...the Kitty, causes lots of trouble (especially when typing, the cat simply has to sit on the key board). I never realized how many things I owned that could be knocked over until I got a kitten. Interestingly enough, I never knew how many things I owned that I did not want to have knocked over until I got Gribble.



Colleen, my fiance, is in London England with her best friend Stacy. You will note that I am not in London doing British things....but I am not bitter because yesterday I got to go to Morton's with Stacy's fiance Jarrett.



For those of you who don't know Morton's is perhaps the greatest place on the face of God's green earth. Everything seems to taste better there, even the water. I had a steak that was two inches thick, cooked to a level of perfection that I never knew was possible...but I will demand that level of quality in the future. I ate asparagus that was as big as Henry Rollins' forearm. And the service...the waitress knew what I wanted before I did, yessiree its gonna be hard going back to the Denny's after experiencing this little slice of heaven. Sure the meal cost as much as a plane ticket to Europe...ohhh but the steak!

Which Science Fiction Writer am I?

I am: William Gibson The chief instigator of the "cyberpunk" wave of the 1980s, his razzle-dazzle futuristic intrigues were, for a while, the most imitated work in science fiction.

Which science fiction writer are you?

I have to say, this is not who I expected to be...but I am thrilled. I love Gibson, and I was even thinking about writing my Capstone paper on cyberpunk...but then I realized that it would require me to figure out all of that post modernism nonsense. So which author are you?

Rudeboy

It would appear that today is a 2 Tone day. Black pants and white socks!




Can't wait to stary skanking!

Class Dismissed!

Today I had to remind my 10th grade class at least seven times that one of the attributes that distinguishes you as a 10th grader is the ability to enter and exit a classroom with out:

hitting

pinching

slapping

kicking

or otherwise touching your classmates.

This is just one of the many subtle nuances of polite social interation that I am trying to instill upon my students.

Students.....

Ahhhh Students....


You just don't get it do you.

I don't earn the grades, YOU do. I just fill in the boxes as we go along.

No I will not stop what I am doing to go into intricate detail about my personal life.

Not all books are boring, and genrally speaking, its a could idea to actually read some of the book before you denounce it as boring.

Yes we have class today, and yes we will be doing work. Thank you for asking though, someday perhaps your persistence will pay off and when you walk in the room and ask me if we are doing any work today I will respond with a hearty NO. Just take a seat and sleep for the next couple of hours. Its cool.

Students....thanks for filling my days with all sorts of new and exciting ways to make my job just a little more challenging.

Customers have nothing on students....students have parents.

An Open Letter To Santa Claus....

Dear Santa:

I know that Christmas has already passed by but since I didn't really ask you for anything this year I was wondering if you could perhaps find the time to drop off two USB joysticks so that I can play The Last Starfighter at work?

I tried to use the keyboard commands but found the whole experience rather lacking; I am sure that with twin joysticks I would be able to get a feel for what it would be like to truly pilot at real Gunstar!!!

If you and the elves haven't had the chance to play this game check out this site for a free and legal download of The Last Starfighter videogame.

Thanks Santa,

Mike