November 2008 - Posts

• a lawley thanksgiving

  Perfect weather, wonderful company, delicious food. A lovely day all around.... Read More... Posted Nov 27 2008, 11:06 PM by mamamusings

• rediscovering movable type

  This blog has been running on Movable Type ever since I started it in back in the fall of 2002. But in recent years I’ve stopped building new sites with MT because I found it increasingly complex and convoluted—from the install process to... Posted Nov 26 2008, 04:32 PM by mamamusings

• n95 to the rescue!

  I’m in Alabama this week for Thanksgiving with the Lawley side of the family. Usually, being on the farm means no internet access (other than occasional dial-up via my mother-in-law’s computer), which makes it hard to get work done—or... Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:21 AM by mamamusings

• hope

  “We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics who will... Posted Nov 04 2008, 03:32 PM by mamamusings

• the prescience of leonard cohen

  The song, Democracy, was released on his album The Future in November of 1992.... Read More... Posted Nov 03 2008, 09:50 AM by mamamusings

• using microsoft office to generate student gradesheets

  For years now, I’ve been using a combination of Microsoft Excel, Office, and Entourage to record student grades and then generate gradesheets for the students. After conversation with a few academic colleagues, I’ve realized that many people... Posted Nov 01 2008, 12:36 PM by mamamusings