I’ve fixed the wp-mail file for blogging-by-email. You can get the latest under the “Blog By Mail With Categories” page.
In other news, I finally got my poster from the ‘07 IA Summit online. Check it out here: Nucleus poster
Earlier this week, an ergonomic specialist had an interesting suggestion to help relieve some pressure in my wrist. She suggested placing velcro on the keys of the keyboard for tactile awareness.
In high school, I had a wickedly disciplined teacher for typing. He was unforgiving when it came to mistakes which, at the time, seemed extreme. Now, I’m thankful for the fact that he was so strict because I know where my hands are on the keyboard without having to look.
The difference is that now I’m starting to use my index and middle fingers for some keys for which I was using my pinky before to relieve stress in my wrist. The velcro on keys helps me locate “home.”
There are Christmas trees everywhere here in the city now. When I saw them yesterday, I had to think “isn’t it too soon to be buying a tree?”
Then, I remembered “it’s Dec 4th! Only three more weeks until Christmas!” That got me to thinking: except for one Christmas in my life, I’ve always been someplace cold in December. The one time I wasn’t, we (my family) were on vacation.
The novelty and anticipation of traveling and the fact that when we left Michigan and also arrived back, it was cold, lent a feeling of “it’s a holiday.” Here, it’s so easy to forget that it’s “winter.”
