My nephew James Robert Lightfoot (a.k.a. Bobby) graduated Monday from Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, IN. The 46th annual commencement was scheduled for 4 p.m. outside by the amphitheatre. They had a tent set up for the faculty members of the platform party with the thousand graduates given seats at the front facing the … Continue reading Thunder Applauds Graduation
Plan a free weekend before starting this book ….
Pixie Noir, By Cedar Sanderson I picked up this book after running across its author, Cedar Sanderson, on one of the blogs where she writes, and finding her comments about writing and other topics very appealing. In one of those blogs she mentioned the release of Trickster Noir, the second book in this series. Since I … Continue reading Plan a free weekend before starting this book ….
Barnes and Noble — Good customer service vs. bad customer service
Okay, in debate between book readers, I am on the side of the Nook vs. the Kindle or anything else. Which means I like Barnes and Noble and want to make sure they stay around to keep supporting my Nook. So when it came time to buy the Pixie for Hire books from author Cedar … Continue reading Barnes and Noble — Good customer service vs. bad customer service
Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah
(Had some issues with the sound rendering from my recording device delaying today's blog.) Today's special music was a trio of Suzy Conaway, Betsy Lightfoot and Shannon Lowe doing Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah. The Anthem was "A Mother's Love." Here are the Lyrics for the Elijah number: Lift thine eyes to the mountains, … Continue reading Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah
Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Today the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club discussed Paul Collins' The Murder of the Century, a story of a grisly murder in 1897 New York City. It was generally agreed by the group to be a good read. What I didn't mention in the discussion, is that I used the book in a … Continue reading Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Old NH State Motto: “Live Free or Die” vs. New NH State Motto: “Sit Down and Shut Up”
The Gilford, NH school board had an interesting way of demonstrating the state motto "Live Free or Die" On May 5 when William Baer, a parent, spoke to the board objecting to the graphic content in a book that was required reading for his 14-year-old daughter, the board had him arrested for disorderly conduct for … Continue reading Old NH State Motto: “Live Free or Die” vs. New NH State Motto: “Sit Down and Shut Up”
Sensorship — Censorship
Okay, in my communications class someone was talking about technology and mentioned Chinese government censorship of the internet. Only the person talked about sensorship. Which led me to some interesting thoughts. Censorship is about examining to remove the offensive. Sensorship is like "Captain, sensors indicate the presence of an alien life form," or Data's "I … Continue reading Sensorship — Censorship
Healthy By The Numbers
They sponsored a health screening at work today. I decided to participate for the perks, and for curiosity. After all, I get these numbers each year during my annual physical. What I didn't expect was the lack of perspective and numbers insanity that my results would create. Okay, the first station started out fine: Weight: … Continue reading Healthy By The Numbers
Fitness fumble — no personal trainer
Well, after a month's efforts, it turns out that no one at the community center has time to become a personal trainer for me. They only have times available during the main portion of the work day. No one gets up as early in the morning to work out as I do, and all their … Continue reading Fitness fumble — no personal trainer
911 Technology Profile
http://youtu.be/b6C5eb4iYoM I and three others in my communications class put together this profile.
