Archive for January, 2007
Obama Offers a New Plan
On January 30, Barack Obama, Senator from Illinois, offered the Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007 to the Senate. The details of this act and the plan that Obama is proposing (yes, there is actually a plan) can be found by clicking on the link below. As I sit here writing this post, Senator Vitter, [...]
What’s Going on at Lost Valley Gardens
Spring is just around the corner here in central Texas, and it is time to get the Lost Valley Gardens nursery and plant production operation back into action. Our landscaping business has been steady, even through the winter. Ron has been working on a deck for the past few months. That project continues to go [...]
Virtual Peace Demonstration in Second Life Monday, Jan 29
Very interesting use of virtual reality. I don’t think I will be able to attend, but I will follow up and see how the event goes and post info and links as they become available.
I definitely want to check out Progressive Island. Click here to transport there now (if you are a SL resident).
Post Update
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Second Life at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum
I have been intrigued with Second Life ever since I found out about it several months ago. (IBM is reseaching possibilities for the use of this type of technology, and several folks at work blog on our internal blog about it, which is where it initially caught my attention.) I am convinced that this real-time, [...]
The Swiss Serves Up Another Masterpiece
Got up first thing this morning and turned on the DVR to watch the Australian Open final match between Roger Federer and Fernando Gonzales. The match did not disappoint. Gonzales hung tough in the first set all the way until he lost the tie breaker (7 points to 2 points). The remainder of the match [...]
