BurningbirdThroughout the current economic crises, and well before, there’s one person I’ve returned to again and again for both thoughtful commentary on matters economical and political, and reassurance in difficult times and that’s Paul Krugman. I’m absolutely delighted to read he’s won the Nobel Prize in Economics. I cannot think of anyone who has a better […]
I, as a computer professional, woman in computing, human being, really, lost a wonderful treasure today: Randy Pausch has passed away from cancer. From Huliq: In Lieu of Flowers: The family requests that donations on Randy’s behalf be directed to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segundo, CA 90245, or to […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. For those outside of St. Louis, we suffered a tragic shooting this week that left one young fireman dead, and two police officers seriously wounded. The event took place in Maplewood, which is just across I44 from where I live. The fireman was Ryan Hummert, a 22 year old rookie […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The folks of St. Louis are still talking about the massive freeway crash that occurred Tuesday afternoon during rush hour. Three people have now died, and several are still in the hospital. For those not from our area, the interchange between our Highway 40 (Interstate 64) and southbound I270 is […]
Earlier in the year I wrote a post about women and weblogging, and based on the old John Lennon song, used the phrase, “Women are the niggers of weblogging”. People were offended at my use of the word, delinked me, unsubscribed, etc. etc. The fact that I was unsubscribed because I used the “word” didn’t bother […]