January 9, 2009

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Conn victory!

I did my GPS talk for Ms. Jarrett’s GPS module class at Conn Elementary today. It was teh awesome, just as I expected it to be. I got the kids involved in the talk, gave some examples, and timed it almost perfectly at one hour. I also got to say hello to Hallie at the end of my talk.

My efforts rewarded me with the great feeling I helped kids learn something. I also took home the famed Conn Volunteer Water Bottle With Ribbon, a photo of which I’ll post soon.

I’ve been told I’ll be invited back soon, which is fine by me. It was a blast!

Cheap Thoughts: Traffic light outages

A cold front blew through two nights ago, knocking out power with freakishly-strong wind gusts. Police all over the city were directing traffic through dark intersections. As I drove through my third dark intersection, I questioned why we were tying up police officers in a dangerous job like directing traffic when efforts could be better spent getting the traffic lights up quickly.

Police could arrive with a small generator which could be plugged into the box to provide temporary power to the intersection’s traffic lights. Perhaps chaining the generator to the nearest telephone pole.
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Busy but fun day

I had a great first day at Large Network Storage Company today. Everyone was cool and the hardware makes it geek heaven. My day was over before I knew it.

I hopped in the car and dashed home for a quick supper before dashing right out again for my first meeting of the Mordecai Historic Park Board. After the board meeting, I got a tour of the Mordecai House, including a look in the basement. Had I had more time I would’ve seen the whole house, but time was short and I had to head home. I arrived home right at the point Kelly had to leave for drinks with her friends.There was just enough time for me to tuck the kids in bed but not much more, sadly.
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