What’s the Mission?
I mentioned in my car-free wrap-up that I’ve been doing the Couch to 5K running program this summer. Want to know more? Sure you do! There’s even a tech component. The Couch to 5K running plan was developed by Cool Running. It’s a nine-week program that starts you off by alternating 60 seconds of jogging [...]
Have you read Your Brain On Computers, from the New York Times? The article details the lives of a family that’s having trouble with heavy technology use, perhaps an Internet addiction. My husband often accuses me of being addicted to the Internet, and sometimes, when I stay up too late doing pretty much nothing, I [...]
I’d been planning to get a smart phone. Why? Not just because everyone’s doing it. Mainly because when I’m out and about in the community, I’d like to be able to post things to my local news site, ParkroseGateway.com. With a smart phone, I can snap and post photos and write up instant blog posts, [...]
In case you didn’t know, yes, I do blog elsewhere from time to time! Here’s a sampling of what I’ve been doing lately. On What’s the Mission, I post spiritual reflections and book reviews (I belong to a great program called Viral Bloggers in which I get free books!). Latest reviews include Picking Dandelions by [...]
I complained only yesterday that I have a drawer full of old cords and power adapters at work, which I can’t really use for anything. So of course today, I read on Mother Jones that I can re-use those cords — as coasters! Blogger Kiera Butler posted complete instructions for coiling an old power cord [...]
I was intrigued when I read about Earthtechling on the Silicon Florist blog. If there’s one thing we like in Portland, it’s the whole sustainable and green movement. If there’s another thing we like, it’s the whole shiny technology object thing. So why hasn’t anyone around here had the gumption to marry those two oh [...]
Google Buzz appeared in the Gmail inboxes of millions of users last week. Does it matter? I’m not sure it does. I’ve used it a little bit. I hooked my Twitter posts, blog posts, Flickr account and a few other things to Google Buzz, so anyone who’s following me will see those items in their [...]
I just got back from an event called 30 Hour Day, a thirty-hour continuous podcast raising money for three local charities: Free Geek, Oregon Food Bank, and Toys for Tots. I was very pleased to take part in the event as part of the Literate Simpletons, a group performing a few spoken-word interpretive pieces. You [...]
