BurningbirdSpending two days on a train is an interesting experience, one that could be improved by spending the extra money for a sleeper. No matter how comfortable the coach chairs are, they are not conducive to sleep. I had a chance to see Illinois’ fall colors on the trip from St. Louis to Chicago. It […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. After checking out the tech.memeorandum.com web site for a few weeks now I’ve made several observations: First, most of the stories covered are about business, rather than technology. The companies in focus may be technical, but the stories are about commerce. Second, if you’re a woman writing about technology, don’t expect to […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Best laid plans and all. Yesterday I was on my way to Kansas City for two nights, having cashed in the rest of my Hotwire dollars. On the way I was going to visit Burr Oak Conservation area, to see the brilliant fall foliage and the paths by the limestone cliffs. The […]
An archive of this page, with comments, is available at Wayback Machine Saturday was the Artica event downtown, which promised many photographic opportunities. I wasn’t up for the crowds, though, and headed towards the Botanical Gardens to look at leaves turning color. The leaves were still green except for a sugar maple here and there. […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Through the various link services, last week I found that my RSS entries were being published to a GreatestJournal site. I’d never heard of GreatestJournal, and when I went to contact the site to ask them to remove the feed, there is no contact information. I did find, though, a trouble ticket […]