NOLA Notes

Category: Techie Stuff

Won’t Get Swyped

My husband was ever so excited to show me the latest app for his new-fangled smart phone: Swype.  The idea is that you no longer TYPE on that ever so annoying virtual keyboard.  No, now we humans don’t even need the dexterity of our fingers to send a text, an email or even to tweet.  [...]

Hacked Off

This lil blog got hacked. The techies, quick to the fix, their brains barely racked. But the site took on some licks. So as things get reset to the way of my choosing don’t get sad or beset. Enjoy festive boozing! Yes, go sip an egg nog or a Ramos fizz gin. Nibble a yule [...]

Still Life with Sun

CS and I take lots of pictures of Sun.  In the age of digital film, we are all amateur photographers with no costs of development to worry about.  At year end, we pick our favorite pictures and print them for a photo album we have for Sun.  In looking at that photo album tonight, I [...]

Not Dead. In Fact, Very Busy with Life

Oh, holidays, how you exhaust me.  I can’t really even blame the holiday season.  The end of year is usually a bit busier for me at the office, and this year is no exception.  And with it getting dark so early, I am finding myself very tired as soon as I walk in the door [...]

Six Random Things Meme

I have been tagged by Wet Bank Guy.  He likes meme’s about as much as any man.  But he obliged and thus I will too. First The Rules. Link to the person who tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Write six random things about yourself. Tag six people at the end of your [...]

Offline Lessons

After a rough start, I did it!  I stayed offline for a week.  It got easier each day, and by today I wasn’t even itching to get online. So, what did I learn? I learned that I go to bed several hours earlier when I am not online.  Gaining those 2+ hours of sleep has [...]

Control Alt Delete

I have been feeling this coming on for a while.  I need a break.  An announced, clear break.  Maybe it’s the election.  Maybe it’s my writing.  Maybe it’s my attention span.  But for whatever reason, I need to shut down and turn off the computer.  All of it.  No blogging (writing or reading), no e-mails [...]

Gustav, or Why I ♥ Twitter

Gustav is underway.  And I have NOT been glued to the television.  As a matter of fact, it may as well be off.  We have it on but muted.  No, my addiction is Twitter.  It is instant gratification and information.  Instead of trying to figure which news channel to watch, which to trust (especially being [...]

Scenes from Day One of ComicCon 2008

Too tired to write what I saw.  Here are pics instead: Incredible, eh? First purchase of the day was from Artist Sisters. Aren’t these Ugly Dolls cute? Emily the Strange. Con-goers striking a pose. 0 I Like This

A Cool Saturday Morning

CS had today off. Oh, what to do? How not to waste the day? I read the newspaper and scanned what events were going on today.  There was a book sale at one of the libraries.  That’s always a good thing to me.  Then there was a party for the streetcar beginning the route from [...]