Giving it a tumble

Buckeye Striders Rainy Walk July 25

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:42:40 -0400

Saturday mornings usually find members of the Buckeye Striders walking together. Today’s walk walk was scheduled for Alum Creek Park in Westerville. And walk we did - at least an abbreviated one. A couple of unseasonal torrential down pours punctuated our time on the trail, contracting it to about 2.5 miles in about 40 minutes. Other than the rain, we did have a highlight to share. We stopped our walk about a mile into it to observe a deer and two white spotted young ones. The pictures here don’t do the experience justice, being taken on an iPhone.

We’d scheduled one of our periodic picnic breakfasts and business meetings afterward. The downpours put a crimp in the planned use of the picnic pavilion at Sharon Woods. Instead, we found ourselves gathering under the porch of a (closed on Saturdays) health care building along Cleveland Avenue. Along with pastries, fruit, coffee and fried chicken (I know, fried chicken for breakfast?), we heard a treasurer’s report from Jack Shuter. Jack has returned from his recent hospital stay, again tending to business and happy to be on the trails again.

10 Take Aways From the Bush Years - washingtonpost.com

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:01:00 -0500

10 Take Aways From the Bush Years - washingtonpost.com:

Woodward’s piece here is not really an eye opener. But it does paint an unpleasant picture of a largely dysfunctional management culture.

Tumblr Unveils Serious Upgrade | Twitterrati

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:49:42 -0500

Tumblr Unveils Serious Upgrade | Twitterrati:

I’ve been sadly neglecting Tumblr for a while now. Maybe this upgrade will offer some incentive to keep posting.

WebWorkerDaily » Archive Twitter for Business: Cut the Chatter with Twalala «

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:48:29 -0500

WebWorkerDaily » Archive Twitter for Business: Cut the Chatter with Twalala «

Ustream May Be First To Broadcast Video From Unhacked iPhone

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:47:57 -0500

Ustream May Be First To Broadcast Video From Unhacked iPhone :

I can’t imagine any video app for the iphone won’t eat the battery in a few minutes. Still, the idea itself is exciting/

Wine: Fix "Corked" Wine with a Bowl and Plastic Wrap

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:46:09 -0500

Wine: Fix "Corked" Wine with a Bowl and Plastic Wrap:

And wouldn’t you know this came a couple of days AFTER we’d opened some old bottles that were corked.

A Web-based Text Summary Service Like Apple's Summarize

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:23:59 -0500

A Web-based Text Summary Service Like Apple's Summarize:

Great summary offers text summaries based on either text you paste in or a url you give it. It reminds me somewhat of Apple’s Summarize service.

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Use Fleck Lite to bookmark stuff on Twitter (via Vimeo)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:16:22 -0500

Use Fleck Lite to bookmark stuff on Twitter (via Vimeo)

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life (via MontyPython)

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:12:19 -0500

Always Look On The Bright Side of Life (via MontyPython)

The Missing Near Future

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:43:00 -0500

The Missing Near Future:

Kevin Kelly argues that science fiction has trouble picturing the distant future because it can’t possibly anticipate the context of that future.

Tweetag Lets You Drill Down into Twitter Searches

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:39:48 -0500

Tweetag Lets You Drill Down into Twitter Searches:

A way to search Twitter that lets you drill down into a search. It says it uses tags, but I think it really means search terms, or keywords in more traditional usage.

One of the cool things here is how it uses tag or keyword clouds to help narrow down and refine the search.

Micro Persuasion: Making Gmail Your Gateway to the Web

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:16:24 -0500

Micro Persuasion: Making Gmail Your Gateway to the Web:

Steve Rubel on using gmail as a web hub. This guy really, really uses the newest web tools to great advantage. I remember a post he made about using Google Reader that still gives me ideas and ways of working with RSS.

Inspiration on Demand: Create a Swipe File | Write to Done

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:12:55 -0500

Inspiration on Demand: Create a Swipe File | Write to Done:

Basic instructions on creating a swipe file, with a link to a blog that recommends using Tumblr for storing swipe file stuff.

The Digital Natives Are Restless

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:28:10 -0400

The Digital Natives Are Restless:

I guess I’m not a digital native, being on the leading edge of the baby boom. But I don’t feel like a digital immigrant, either. I mean, I love doing stuff online now, but I’ve always…

Who's Making Who Stupid?

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:08:34 -0400

Who's Making Who Stupid?:

Is Google Making Us Stupid? I’ve written here about that before, and Nick Carr’s essay has gotten its fair share of reaction in the press and on the net. David Wolman weighs in on the “probably…

The Brain Body Blog

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:20:43 -0400

The Brain Body Blog

Go On, Distract Me with Something Interesting

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:50:23 -0400

Go On, Distract Me with Something Interesting:

I love surprises, especially the informational kind. Most days bring the same types of news and subjects that I follow in my RSS aggregators and various social media sites I look at. I’ve written…

Attending to Reading: On and Off the Web

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:58:29 -0400

Attending to Reading: On and Off the Web:

I’ve been giving a lot of attention to attention. Well, as far as following a debate about web reading vs book reading goes. The debate surrounding Nick Carr’s Atlantic essay Is Google Making Us…

I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:40:20 -0400

I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning:

teamaskins, via Flickr (CC license) there are some software-related tricks that might help damp down internet distractions Nick Carr’s essay Is Google Making Us Stupid? has gotten a lot of play…

I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:19:43 -0400

I Love the Smell of Distraction in the Morning:

teamaskins, via Flickr (CC license)

there are some software-related tricks that might help damp down internet distractions

Nick Carr’s essay Is Google Making Us Stupid?…