May 26th, 2008
Sen. Cornyn Commemorates Memorial Day With Texas Heroes
KYLE, Texas-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today commemorated Memorial Day at several events in Texas. He started the day joining troops at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio for breakfast. He then attended Fort Sam Houston’s Memorial Day ceremony and presented Gold Medals of Remembrance to children of fallen troops. The medal, which is awarded [...]
Ubuntu Story
A beautiful web site that shares stories from UbuntuLinux users organized around several categories, such as freedom, stability, appearance, etc. Check it out! One of my favorite stories from Mike Ness… Ubuntu breathed new life into my old, old computer. The computer seems to have the old snap that it use to have when [...]
Confidential Data
Image Source: http://tinyurl.com/4rgel6 It’s been awhile since I’ve written about protecting your privacy. This Slashdot article reminded me how important of a topic it is to discuss and keep fresh. "Our HR department is implementing new software. The HR Director has tasked me with sending our data out of our network to the consultant that’s [...]
And a Child Shall Lead Them
While I’m hopelessly optimistic that our children are learning, are getting out there and doing what their parents, teachers, and community members are too afraid to do, I wonder if we aren’t pushing it just a bit with statements like these: In our schools today, educators, not students, create school learning environments, develop the curriculum, [...]