Archive: July 2003
Search Queries
I’m not very bright yet about what all the statistics mean for the website, but I always enjoy the Search Query report, which shows what phrase people were searching for when they found this site. The top two search phrases are “Geburtsanzeige” (which means “birth announcement” in German) and “low ceilings”. In general, all the [...]
(Full Post)Always the Last to Know
This morning I drove by the high school and saw the marching band lined up to practice.
I have trouble understanding American high school schedules. The summer before my oldest child’s freshman year, I probably got the newsletter from the high school but didn’t understand how important it was to study it.
The next summer we moved, [...]
Monsoon
The glorious annual monsoon has arrived in Colorado.
After an abnormally cool June, we’ve had (like pretty much everybody else in the continental US) an abnormally hot July (tomatoes? in July? in Colorado?).
I went out this afternoon just after the rain and it was 65 degrees F; check out this temperature chart for the day (2 [...]
USOC sued for Discrimination
USOC unfair to disabled, athletes say.
Related: Company alleges contract for marketing of athletes was broken.
This will be interesting to watch.
Bertolt Brecht
In the dark times / will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing / about the dark times.
I’m very intrigued by this Bertolt Brecht quote – I need to go to the library and see if I can find the source/context.
(Full Post)ADA turns 13
Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act by President Bush Senior.
The ADA Home Page
National Council on Disability’s annual report National Disability Policy: A Progress Report
State Budget Cuts Hurting Disabled
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