Sunday morning: Gonna go look soon . . .

1. We apparently did not get the "blinding snow" the forecast called for, but I think we got hit pretty good, and we're goingto get some kind of precipitation all day. I am going to go out and look soon.

2. The Boston Globe has endorsed Barack Obama and John McCain. This is for the New Hampshire primary.

3. For my teacher friends: I have recently discovered a teacher site called The Apple. It's not as active as I would like it to be, but who know. I have been frequenting  TeachersNet for a long time now.

A link to a really interesting article

In large part for jducoeur and others interested in the analysis of blogging issues.

An article on acamdeic analysis of the issue from the Washington Post.

If you check out the woman's blog, she has some interesting entries on LJ, including the recent sale.

Does it really seem as though it's been 2 1-2 years since SixApart came in?

Sunday afternoon: Poking around . . .

1. You know you overcooked the pumpkin pudding when you have to clean the crockpot with a knife.

2. The lovely alethea_eastrid has taken advantage of the day to beat the Easy level of "Guitar Hero III." She was really close, and she just knocked off the devil.

3. So far, my accomplishments include starting the dishes and taking a nap. More to come, I hope.

4. An intriguing paragraph from the Washington Post social-networking article I mentioned in the last post. The bolding is mine. That's a word I do not think I have encountered before. I also like their explanation of how she spells her name and the casual use of the phrase "early adopter." Clearly, the person writing the article has the Internet clue:

Ah, danah boyd, such an early adopter of the no-shift-key lifestyle that she uncapped herself. She is a celebrademic, the high priestess of social networking. Still a grad student, she receives 40 to 50 interview requests per week, she says. A bureau handles her speaking engagements. She once employed an admin to sort her e-mail. She's done consulting for Yahoo and Google.

Sunday evening: Not too bad, but it ain't over . . .

1. I went out to start the vehicles and clean them off a little after 5 p.m. My guess is that we got about six or so inches, after it got tamped down by the icy rain/sleet/mix. The snow had started again while I was out there, so we may pick up some more.

2. Lots of dishes done, the foyer and bedroom cleaned and chocolate bread pudding in the crockpot for tomorrow'sparty at work. Food tomorrow, meeting Tuesday that will include food, and a party in the other office, with food, Thursday. Somehow I bet Wednesday and Friday will be OK, too.

3. How often do you discover a cat standing on your shoulder? For me, it's a daily event.

4. I was reading the editors' blog on the Albany Times-Union wesbite today. The main lesson: Don't fuck with the bridge column, the crosswords or the comics. Oh, and the TV listings, too, dammit.

Dan Fogelberg passes away . . .

I have to admit, I feel terribly old when people like him die.

He had cancer for a while, but I did not know that.

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne" helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer.

His death was announced Sunday in a statement by AnnaLoynes of the Solters & Digney public relations agency, and was also posted on the singer's Web site.

"Dan left us this morning at 6:00 a.m. He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefullyat home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side," it read. "His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges ofthis disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."

Fogelberg was found in 2004 to have advanced prostate cancer. In a statement then, he thanked fans for their support: "It is truly overwhelming and humbling to realize how many lives my music has touched so deeply all these years. ... I thank you from the very depths of my heart."

Fogelberg's music was powerful in its simplicity. He didn't rely on the volume of his voice to convey his emotions; instead, they came through in the soft, tender delivery and his poignant lyrics. Songs like "Same Old Lang Syne" — in which a man reminisces after meeting an old girlfriend by chance during the holidays — became classics not only because of his performance, but for the engaging storyline, as well.