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Archive for October, 2008

Sun
26
Oct '08

Big Apple trip

A couple of weekends ago I led a trip of students to New York City. Rob Mish and I were the chaperones, and we had 5 students with us. The students were exposed to a broad range of theatrical experiences. We arrived on Thursday, and went to ALvin Ailey’s Studios to see a [...]

Sun
26
Oct '08

Filed under “must laugh so you don’t despair”

Here is a funny Web sit eIf Palin was president.

Fri
24
Oct '08

Rocky mountain high Colorado

Currently I am on my way to a conference in Colorado City at Colorado College. Probably by the time can post this I will have arrived at my hotel. It is for department chairs of theater and dance. While I had to get up really early to drive down to the airport, the travel [...]

Tue
21
Oct '08

Explaining phishing scams

A Web site I like has a new video out. It is from Common Craft show, and they explain how phishing scams work.

Another good one from to prepare you for the halloween season is this one:

Mon
20
Oct '08

Things that make me happy to be a dad

McKelvey watched Star Wars for the first time over the weekend, now she wants to be Princess Leia next halloween.The geek in me is grinning. This halloween she is going to be Princess Buttercup from The Princess Bride) Arden is going to be bacon. Because, as she said, ” I love bacon so much I [...]

Thu
16
Oct '08

Deer caught in the headlights

Found Via theHuffington Post-

McCain mentioned “Joe the Plumber” almost constantly throughout the final debate — even tying him into an attack on Obama’s health care plan. But the move led to a “deer in the headlights” moment for the Republican.

See it here:

Wed
15
Oct '08

Kid fears, and fearing for your kids

Everyone has things they are afraid of, and they change as you get older. McKelvey currently is worried that there is a ghost in the closet. It is only after we read this silly book (that I don’t think is scary at all) about some who loves pie and comes out of the ground when [...]