Two weeks ago today was the 25th anniversary of the CD – August 17, 1982 (http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/08/17/cd.anniversary.ap/index.html). Strangely, I remember first seeing a Walkman cassette player that same year – and it was a pretty hot, new item at the time. The one I listened to had Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” playing. Cassettes were only [...]
Even though my personal life list of things to do before I die has been around since the mid-1980′s, apparently the trend of creating such a list is catching on nation-wide! There was an entire story on NPR’s Talk of the Nation this past Tuesday about life lists and there is even a movie coming [...]
Yesterday was the second day of school, and Megan walked. You see, last year, the girls had some problems getting up and moving in the morning, even though Megan, the 6 year old, goes to bed at 7:00 and Emily, the 8 year old, at 8:00. So this year, I told the kids that whoever [...]
Two years. It’s been two years since Katrina wiped out New Orleans. The news outlets are searching for nuggets of hope, but the overwhelming news is not good. Major parts of the city still look like they did the day after the disaster. Violent crime happens 10 times more frequently in New Orleans today than [...]
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