Archives for December 21, 2012

Visio of Dover Basement – post construction mods

This is what the Dover basement could have turned out to be.  In this diagram, I decreased the size of the project room (by 2-1/2 feet on the right), increased the size of the bedroom (by adding that same amount to the left).  I then moved the door of the storage room to be next to the bedroom window, allowing the bed to be placed in the southeast corner.  Not sure whether I like the project … [Read more...]

1st class at Saint Thomas: Technical Comm.

Well, let's just say, I wasn't impressed with our instructor.  She never seemed prepared, either didn't show us the agenda for each day long class, or showed it in the middle of the day (as an afterthought).  She read directly from her powerpoint slides, word for word, instead of parapharsing the points or even (heaven forbid), expanding on them. I did get a chance to do three oral … [Read more...]

Reece’s first semester at U/Eau Claire

Well, this is my first post regarding Reece. He just got back home last night from Eau Claire (safely, after a "blizzard" hit the midwest earlier in the day). He informed me when he got home: "I got mostly all A's, but I didn't do 'so hot' in my Comp Sci class ('intro programming')".  This wasn't the first time he's indicated he wasn't getting it, since I had sent him a pair of "beginning" … [Read more...]