Archive for August, 2004

Red Sox

Thursday, August 19th, 2004

Sitting here waiting for the the bus when this woman next to me asks if =
the Red Sox won. I didn’t know, but I was able to look up the answer with=
my mobile phone. Unfortunately, this is the most useful use I’ve found=
for having Internet access on my […]

Net Power

Wednesday, August 18th, 2004

A few months back I posted a note with the names of some old friends. I am happy to report that I have now heard from two of them. I’m pretty sure this would not have been possible before the Internet. It happened just as I had hoped. They did a Google […]

Chicago Marathon a Bust

Tuesday, August 17th, 2004

Well, my hopes of running the Chicago Marathon are going to go unfulfilled this year. It seems I overtrained and gave myself the classic runners injury. I started to feel pain on the side of my right knee 5 or 6 miles into my runs. After some troubleshooting with my fellow runner and […]

Olympic Inspiration

Monday, August 16th, 2004

One of my best friends in the world is currently experiencing the culmination of 9 years of work. Dave Kelsheimer left the mainland in 1995 to build a swimming program in the Cayman Islands. On Friday, I saw him marching in the opening ceremonies of the 2004 games in Athens, Greece. […]

What Are You Wearing?

Monday, August 9th, 2004

“If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare”
~William Arnot

Caught with My Pants Down

Wednesday, August 4th, 2004

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on”
~Sir Winston Churchill