Archive for 2006 August | Tom McGee's Blog

PowerPoint Corrupts

August 12th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Politics |

Now coming to Iraq, the same great decision-making methods that were applied to the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Concert: Essex County Summer Players

August 9th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Music |

A free concert, August 20 at 3pm, Template B’Nai Jeshurun, 1025 South Orange Ave., Short Hills, NJ, with music of Chabrier, Richard Strauss and Robert Schumann.

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Landis, Discontinued

August 6th, 2006 | 0 Comments | Biking |

Maybe a two-year suspension isn’t enough. If they started handing out lifetime bans maybe the rules would get a little respect, and the sport could salvage some of its lost credibility.

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The brutal heat wave continues, with temperatures here in NJ hovering in the high 90s to low 100s. We’ve had three blackouts since Saturday, including two yesterday evening. Each lasted about an hour. I respectfully suggest that we all be sure to turn off anything that’s not necessary. The 40-watt bulb over your stove may [...]

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Site Launch

August 1st, 2006 | 0 Comments | Tech Stuff |

Today I’m smashing a bottle of champagne across the bow of www.transitionworks.org, an online community I’ve built for this group. The story of this project is available in the “pages” section.