Worthington

While we are at - here's a picture of some of Joyce's mosaic work on display at the Old Worthington Art Show - more at her website.

Technology?

I'm sitting in a small park in Worthington Ohio. Joyce, my wife, is a mosaic artist and has her work on display at the Worthington Art Show. I have my laptop on my lap and since I don't have an aircard yet I have my Treo tethered to the laptop which is giving me internet access thanks to Verizon. With all of this I can connect to the web, browse, read email and create a blog post. I've got my point and shoot digital camera and took a picture that shows a little of what happened in the park yesterday afternoon when a storm blew up rather quickly. At the time of the weather event I was back in Cincinnati so I missed out on the fun.

The deal for these outdoor artshows is that there are a few manufacturers of the 10' x 10' display tents. The entry level tent is sold at the discount stores and costs $200 or less. These things open like an umbrella and are basically not intended to weather the weather. The move up to the heavier canvas waterproof jobs cost about $1k and up. This picture is what I saw as the remains of one of the entry level tents - get the picture.

Dale Unroe - Guy has a Gift for You

Dale, we missed you at the SBS User Group meeting tonight. However, you weren't forgotten. Guy was especially thinking of you as evidenced by this set of bicycle training wheels he brought to give to you. Get well soon.

EFR - Emergency First Response

Yesterday evening I got together with a bunch of my scuba buddies and met some new scuba buddies at Scuba Unlimited in Blue Ash Ohio. We were there for our Emergency First Response course - CPR and First Aid training. As a volunteer scuba diver at the Newport Aquarium I am required to be current in these certifications. This training is a great program and probably something that would be beneficial to everyone, regardless of involvement with scuba.

There is just no telling when you might be the first one at the scene when someone has been injured or become seriously ill. In these situations seconds count. While I can't claim to be an expert - I can say that this training has helped me (and someone else) on more than one occasison.