Anti-Viral Kleenex? I saw this at Safeway today and I was surprised. I used to work with viruses in the lab, and I wonder what Kleenex could do that would be considered anti-viral? Perhaps though with the shortage of flu vaccine, I should stock up on this sale item (60 sheets in a box for […]
Entries from October 2004
A few notes on products and services
October 14th, 2004 · 4 Comments
Tags: culture
If a picture is worth a thousand words then what is a MP3 worth?
October 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on If a picture is worth a thousand words then what is a MP3 worth?
A question I’ve been pondering as podcasting continues to catch fire. For now I’ll say that I don’t anticipate any mp3’s being posted at this blog in the near future…although Ted and I had fun the other night joking about making a podcast from our pillow talk…;-) But pictures, we have plenty of pictures… The […]
Tags: blog
Thank you for the geography lessons!
October 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on Thank you for the geography lessons!
I am using Site Meter to keep track of traffic at the girls blog. The statistics package provides a map of the world, showing which percentage of blog readers live in which time zones. The girls like maps and have enjoyed looking at this graph. Most readers seem to be North Americans the repeat traffic?!) […]
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A girl in Berlin
October 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on A girl in Berlin
I was a girl in Berlin with a broken heart. Close my eyes and I see the concrete, rigid and gray, unending. I see the space of no-man’s land between the two nations. I see it still, one of the most vivid colors of my life, the turqoise and yellow of West German graffiti. In […]
Tags: journal
The joy of inefficiency
October 13th, 2004 · 3 Comments
This morning the girls and I went to Winslow, downtown Bainbridge Island, to attempt a number of errands on my list. I don’t usually let them run ahead, but the sidewalks were clear and sunny and the kids were happy and laughing. Here they are in their red and purple wardrobe, dashing down the sidewalk […]
Tags: journal