Entries from August 2008
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Techshop Mixer
Thought some of you would be interested in this: If you couldn’t make it to Burning Man http://www.burningman.com this year, there’s still a way for you to hang out with creative, smart and fun people right here in the Bay Area. The *TechShop Member Mixer http://www.techshop.ws/events.html?&action=detail&id=30 will be happening next Friday evening, August 29 starting [...]
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
A Minute a Day Makes Good Feelings Grow
A Minute a Day Makes Good Feelings Grow Fine, I thought. I’ve used one-minute timings with children for reading and math for nine years now. If it works for them, I’m willing to try anything no matter how crazy it sounds. I’ve been to the Lands of Crazy and Depression and, while it’s fuel for [...]
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Burning Man update
The current plan is to leave on Sunday (8/24) at 1:00 p.m, and return on Monday (9/1), with a possible stayover in Reno. I’ll be camping with the pseudofeds of the playagon at 9:30 and Esplanade. If you’d like to meet up, let me know where you will be camping! I’d love to meet up [...]
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
You ain’t got a thing, if you ain’t got that swing
capitalism-yeah invited me to go with her and her friend Gretchen last night to Redwood City Swing. It was blast! We took the beginner drop-in class, which they offer every Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. Both instructors were very competent, helpful and on the ball. Afterwards, Gretchen and capitalism-yeah took turns dancing with me. After they [...]
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Burning Man bike?
So I’m going to Burning Man in two weeks. Anyone have a bike they’d be willing to sell for cheap?
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
First Annual Seasteading Conference – October 10th, 2008
The Seasteading Institute has announced the first annual seasteading conference. It will be held October 10th, 2008 at the Embassy Suites in Burlingame, CA. The cost is $195.00, which includes food, but not a hotel room. This will be a working conference. As the wiki states: This is not a “sit around and listen to [...]
