I spoke this morning at the Texas Blackboard Users Group meeting, conveniently being held on campus at TWU — my topic was accessibility, the crowd respectable and engaged. It was an hour of unmitigated fun. It was also a reminder (one I repeat essentially every time I stand up in a classroom or behind a …

I think we’ve found it — a house call “home” closer to the end of the month. It’s three bedrooms, two baths, built in the early 90s, and located close enough to the nearby CO to qualify for the fastest DSL available in Plano (6MB). More details soon! 🙂

Continuing on the Election Day theme, here’s a delightful little post lifted verbatim from the Daily Show’s Indecision 2004: Prelude to a Recount blog: WEAPONS OF MASS SEDUCTION Posted 1:05 p.m. ET It’s common knowledge that the voting line during a Presidential election is a great place to meet potential dates. Maximize your chances of …

The reports of people waiting in long lines to vote today just makes me swell with pride. Americans really seem to care about the outcome of the election this year. And I couldn’t possibly be happier about that.

My uncle Gene made the news today in my hometown. He’s retiring from the telephone company after 33 years working there. Incidentally, my dad worked at the same place for gobs of years as well, as did their dad. Now, no Norells work for CenturyTel anymore (that I know of).

They’ve broken the bank advertising this, but just in case you hadn’t heard, Comedy Central‘s doing an hour-long live broadcast of The Daily Show tonight to cover election stuff. Jon Stewart said last night that it’s a pain in the butt to write three endings: Kerry wins, Kerry loses, civil war. But apparently, they’re gonna …

I just never knew that a Kitchen Aid mixer could inspire grown men to coo. Apparently, though, it does. Go figure! 🙂

I went home at lunch today to do some yard sale prep and otherwise enjoy the comforts of my apartment for a short while. I noticed I had a voicemail waiting for me, so I cued up the speakerphone and started punching numbers. Lo and behold, who should have called — and I missed it!! …

Some time ago, I wrote about the idea of “firsts,” things that I’d never experienced before that all happened within one particularly exciting weekend. I wouldn’t say this most recent weekend could possibly parallel the fun of those few days in August, but I would not argue with the notion that there were definitely many …

Will the Redskins election predictor, now 68 years accurate, survive another presidential campaign year? We’ll know before much longer. Yesterday was the first time I ever was happy about Green Bay winning a game — or the Redskins losing. 🙂