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Archive: Conventions

By the Book

Yeah… I don’t think like everyone else.  I never have.  I’ll follow the guidelines but have issues with doing things “by the book.”  Take, for instance, my current final project for Information Architecture.  One of our tasks is to create a scenario — which I see is a very useful tool — in essay form.   [...]

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One Classy WordCamp

It’s a rather momentous week. Israel and Gaza are still fighting.  Russia shut off gas running through the Ukraine leaving many Europeans without heating fuel.  CES 2009 wrapped up with a decreased attendance compared to 2008. President Bush gave his last press conference. Motown turned 50 years old. And the first WordCamp Las Vegas came [...]

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Continental Fight 268

Newark to Las Vegas. Original departure time 5:30. Boarded plane 6:30. Current time almost 8:00 Still on tarmac waiting to take off. On the plane for 1 1/2 hours. Haven’t left the ground yet. 20th in line for departure. Newark is the 2nd armpit of airports. Detroit is the 1st. And the people behind me [...]

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Air Travel

I’m trying to plan my summer vacation to visit a few friends in various areas. From home (LAS), I want to go to Orlando for 2 days, and from there head to Allentown, PA to see my family and friends. Typing in multi-city trip into a number of flight sites, I received prices anywhere from [...]

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United’s New Baggage Policy

Uh… yeah. Limiting luggage. Great idea for those who over pack. Not a great idea for those of us who get shipped off on business coach class for months at a time. And remember: That one bag cannot exceed 50 pounds (at one point I was told that this was an OSHA regulation, but I [...]

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