Robertson Adams

Orlando, Macon, Gainesville, Helen.
For 15 hundred miles we drove round singin.

Bears on Mountains, Jingle Bells and ABC's.
All without boo boos, ouches or scrapes on knees.

With some bugs and lotsa mountain,
We ate well and were not poutin.

Food was egg-y, porky, kraut-y, trout-y,
And drinks sometimes were even alkie.

Next time we'll bike, or fly, not drive.
Cause Gainesville cops got me at twenty-five.

But you do 15 in a school zone.
Be happy it was on vacay-shi-ohn.

I passed through the Steven P. Clark Center on Tuesday morning and ran into the early voting brigade set up there. The staff seemed to be familiar with the process and the equipment and the system worked fine, but it took a long time and involved a lot of moving paper around, signing, marking and envelopes. I'm worried 1) that the ballots won't be completely filled out on election day - the back side is easy to miss. and 2) that it will take so long that people give up and walk away. The process does seem tamper-proof enough though.

 

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On Tuesday, Aug. 26 The Children's Trust will come before voters of Miami-Dade County for reauthorization through a referendum.

In 2002, voters passed The Children's Trust, opting for a final vote in 2006 to decide if they wanted the organization to be in perpetuity (just as it is in Broward and Palm Beach and other Florida counties).

M. is about to turn 2 next week and she couldn't be changing more quickly. She asked to sleep in the big (queen) bed Sunday night and has left her crib. She climbs into full sized chairs. She wants to drive the car, not ride in back. She wants to help cook dinner sometimes.

A 55-minute video on Drupal by Angie Byron, "webchick," worth watching. Angie:

Michael Fienen:

Micheal Fienen from Pittsburg State University has written a great article introducing the DotCMS system, on his personal blog. It’s kind of technical so I apologize, it's probably not interesting for everyone. Refers to version 1.4 or 1.5. (Jan. 29, 2008) Link: http://www.supersatellite.com/2008/01/29/dotcms-an-introduction/

PACKT Publishing 2007 Awards

I just joined The Drupal Association. They put on conferences like the one I attended in Boston in February. Link: http://association.drupal.org/.