rats
In the hospital again. Sometimes my life feels like one step forward and two steps back.…
africa
I don't think I've ever written about one of the remarkable circumstances of my experience. Before I had a stroke, I think I had met only one African. After the stroke, I have come to know a large number of Africans who are nurses and caregivers.…
Perspective at Wired and the Smithsonian (my employer)
Design Award Showdown: iPhone v. Philanthropic TOMS Shoes September 27th, 2007, Petemortensen The Cooper-Hewitt National People’s Design Award will soon be doled out to what the Internet-using public determines to be the best-designed new product or service. Interestingly, two of the top competitors at the moment are Apple’s…
memory
Saw a post over on the Positivity [http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/09/12/why-you-should-write-things-down/] blog that reminded me about what I was trying to get at here. If your memory is anything like mine it’s like a leaking bucket is a thought from a post titled…
ringtones
It's here, and it's beautiful. The benefits I'm looking for in my iPhone, and they all seem to be delivered, are a sensible interface, integration with Apple applications, and ability to use WiFi to get good network performance. It's really amazing to…
does it matter
Today's the day—General Petraeus will start his long-awaited testimony to Congress. And about all the response I can work up is "So what". The issue for me is not how much progress are we making or how many troops should we bring home or how…
orange and brown
I've been really involved with the papers this morning—not the news but the sections that do the reviews of the upcoming arts seasons. Washington will see shows of Ansel Adams, Annie Leibowitz, J.M.W. Turner, and Morris Louis. The Metropolitan Opera will be premiering a Phillip…
omg
I gave in to technolust this week and ordered an iPhone after the price drop. It was bad enough waiting for fixes and price drops, then FedEx tried to deliver the thing while I was out. Now I have to wait the rest of the weekend to get my hands…