Asymptomatic

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It's a Snow Day, Valentine
February 14, 2007

Valentine's Day CookiesYesterday, Abby’s afternoon kindergarten was canceled. I remarked to Nana how it was always a special treat to be off school due to snow when I was a kid, since the powers that be were quite draconian over missing days over a little weather. Of course, that was back in the days of no seatbelts when the safety of riding around in the bed of a truck was an afterthought.

Nana was similarly discomforted by the ease with which the school tends to release the children these days. A hint of foul weather and the teachers run for the hills. I remember reading something about schools not getting in enough teaching time due to missed days on account of weather, which I’ll have to dredge up to prove my point. It seems like educators aren’t really interested in the educating these days.

Tres
February 11, 2007

Three monitorsYou may ask “Why?” so I’m going to tell you straight out.

When I first started working at Kruse, I mentioned in my interview that I had used more than one monitor hooked to a computer. And I had.

Changing Daylight Saving Time
February 02, 2007

My mom brought this to my attention today. Usually, Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on the first weekend in April, and ends on the last weekend in October. President Bush signed into law the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which changes the dates when DST begins and ends to make the range of DST longer.

Instead of DST starting on April 8th this year, DST will start on March 11th. And instead of DST ending on October 28th, it will end on November 4th. This adds a couple of weeks to the DST range.

The Four Blog Posts
February 01, 2007

I’m trying to come up with a way that I can get in my writing quota for the day without having to cut out food and hygiene from my routine. This has caused some thinking in the direction of what a blog post is, and the essential bits they require to be ready for publication.

Post Type #1 - The Link