I've been sorely neglectful of this blog lately. I've been working a lot at ABI and, I admit, playing around other Web 2.0 media. Last weekend I spent several hours in SecondLife at the fabulous Sloodle Moot (see photostream). Then on Monday I succumbed to a monster cold that had been toppling one person after another at the ABI office.
The timing for this week's nasty cold turned out to be not half bad. First, because the weather all week was suitable primarily for arctic ducks. Second, because KFOG was playing World Class Rock A to Z where they go through their music library in alphabetical order. They started January 14 and are in the Ws so I suppose they'll wrap up over the weekend -- although they just started the What's and still have all the When, Where and Who songs to do. Not to mention all the songs that must start with You. As soundtracks go, it felt just right for my recovery.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Is America Ready for a Female President?
"The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day."
– Gloria Steinem
Great discussion on NPR this morning (you can replay this at npr.org)
with Gloria Steinem, around her excellent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times earlier this week:
– Gloria Steinem
Great discussion on NPR this morning (you can replay this at npr.org)
with Gloria Steinem, around her excellent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times earlier this week:
No matter how you feel about Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem remains as brilliant and articulate as ever.
Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Starting the New Year Right
"The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man."
— Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
When I first got the trike in August, KJ and I set a goal of riding together in Shoreline Park. We had a plan for achieving this: First I would slowly build up strength riding around the neighborhood until I could do a few miles and handle some uphills. Then we'd load KJ's recumbent on a bike rack, and I'd drive it over to the park while KJ rode my trike over. We've been working up to this since August, and I completed my first 5 mile ride a few days ago. So today was the day, and it was glorious!
The park was sunny with no wind. There were a lot of families out walking and biking, so it was a bit crowded. But people are curious about the trike and tend to make way for it. It was exhilarating to finally ride along the salt pond and look out over the water and all the wintering birds. Then we ditched the crowds and rode back behind the golf course. We only did about 2.5 miles, but we'll go back when it's less crowded and cruise around some more.
I like the twist of starting the new year by achieving a goal, rather than facing a list of new resolutions.
— Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
When I first got the trike in August, KJ and I set a goal of riding together in Shoreline Park. We had a plan for achieving this: First I would slowly build up strength riding around the neighborhood until I could do a few miles and handle some uphills. Then we'd load KJ's recumbent on a bike rack, and I'd drive it over to the park while KJ rode my trike over. We've been working up to this since August, and I completed my first 5 mile ride a few days ago. So today was the day, and it was glorious!
The park was sunny with no wind. There were a lot of families out walking and biking, so it was a bit crowded. But people are curious about the trike and tend to make way for it. It was exhilarating to finally ride along the salt pond and look out over the water and all the wintering birds. Then we ditched the crowds and rode back behind the golf course. We only did about 2.5 miles, but we'll go back when it's less crowded and cruise around some more.
I like the twist of starting the new year by achieving a goal, rather than facing a list of new resolutions.
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