http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php The writings and assorted news on education, web design, politics and other topics from Kim Cavanaugh--teacher, author, and curious guy. The thoughts here are entirely my own and in no way reflect the views of my employer. en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:13:24 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:13:24 GMT http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P813 There's just something wonderfully stupid about this picture that I came across yesterday in our local newspaper's <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/storm/content/storm/slideshows/2008_storms/fay/" >photo coverage of Tropical Storm Fay</a>. Take a few boys, give them the day off from school, and then provide a flooded canal next to the street, a pickup truck, and a wake board and you've got the perfect recipe for either: 1) A great memorable... http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P812 Tropical Storm Fay has come and gone, and as you can see from the radar images down below what we mostly received here in South Florida was a whole lot of rain. Steady winds for about 24 hours and some real blustery moments, but for the most part Fay didn't give us all that much. Except for a day off of course! Sort of a snow day for us as schools and most employers close their doors and everyone "hunkers down" and prepares to flee into the safe room. OK, most of us are a lot... http://brainfrieze.net/weblog.php?id=P811 You know, it really frosts me when a web application requires that I own a particular kind of computer or have a certain plug-in installed to view information. It just seems so--I don't know--2002-ish--for a web publisher to assume what I ought to own before I can see or hear something or perform a particular operation. Hasn't the wisdom of the crowds taken us past the place where information technology is more important than the information? I guess not, since MSNBC and their choice...