We successfully pulled off a surprise birthday party for my wife, Erin. Friends and family had a good time showing her how much we appreciate all she does for us.
Pulled into a space on top level of parking deck at Duke and the shiny exhaust tubes on the medical sciences research building caught my eye. The tip of the crane is part of a big new hospital tower.
Scripting News: Instant tech bootcamps for journalism
A really good idea from Dave Winer:Instant tech bootcamps for journalism:
When journalism discovers a tech issue that appears to be a scandal, I proposed there should be a quickly convened flash conference, hosted by a university journalism department in conjunction with its computer science department.
I’m late to the game, no doubt, but am glad to have just learned about Snickelcasts from @johnphilpin
Photo from Frederiksted, iguana climbing palm tree.
That bloodroot I planted next to the big oak tree has been doing well. It’s sheltered by the shed. But shed is getting re-shingled & workers positioned ladder so it’s straddling bloodroot. Oy.
Spring snake season in North Carolina. Workers found a couple under the shed this morning. Will be using the Copperheads and Similar Looking Harmless Species page to identify.
Old house noises don’t scare me. They just worry me. What’s about to break? How much is that going to cost?
Sitting with my father at Leatherback Brewing Company first anniversary party. He’s having a passion fruit frozen lindy from Rosa’s Stand (St. Croix legend), I am drinking Backyard Guava IPA made with guava grown in backyard of Aaron, my step-brother & Leatherback co-founder.
What makes a great flight? Arriving in Miami, exiting plane at gate directly across from La Carreta Restaurant for plate of arroz imperial and a cold Presidente.
We’ve posted the 15th and final episode of the pilot season of Voices of Duke Health. This one is a conversation between two doctors, David Zaas and Aimee Zaas, and how a leukemia diagnosis gave them insights about what’s important to a patient with cancer.
For last few months, I’ve been using iA Writer and MarsEdit for most of my drafting of work notes and personal blog posts, with white text on black background. But I end up with a lot of misspellings. Is problem with contrast, keyboard, aging eyes, or program?
Texture and Color
Clear, cool morning in Chapel Hill. Took a walk on our land to listen to the birds and look around.
The pilot phase of our Voices of Duke Health listening booth and podcast is nearing its end. We published Episode Twelve: The Puzzle Pieces tonight, recounting a medical emergency on campus and the team that converged to save a life.
Today’s blog post is inspired by @Ron and @garciabuxton - zuiker.com/to-give-a…
I’ve used Textile for 15 years, which is why I cannot get Markdown code right. :)
My MacBook Pro laptop keyboard B doesn’t always work.
Jeff Tweedy’s memoir, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) is so good. I listened to the audiobook in the car over the last week.
With my daughters in Chicago.
Lukim yu, Mungau
I was astonished, and saddened, to see an obituary for Mungau Dain in today’s NYTimes. He was Ni-Vanuatu from Tanna Island, starred in the film Tanna.
Mungau was young, and died from an infected wound. And he was in the capital, which has the best health care in the country. “Mr. Dain had traveled to Port-Vila because he was seeking work as a fruit picker in Australia or New Zealand.”
The geographer Kirstie Petrou has published a number of research interesting articles about urban-rural migration in Vanuatu, as well as what happens to Ni-Vanuatu when they go to Australia and New Zealand to work in the orchards.