Isn't there a phrase that involves wine and roses? Well, we have the opposite of that going on around here. It's like our entire beings and world are droopy around here.Thank goodness for the beautiful leaf colors and random short views of the sun, or we might all start reading Sylvia Plath and watching The Shining.
We've beaten the all-time record of precipitation in one year, and the year isn't even over yet. And, both boys were home, sick, yesterday, with separate ailments. Greyson has recovered, I think, but Reece was diagnosed this morning with pneumonia, and this evening we discovered that his antibiotic is causing diarrhea. Luckily, he's quite the trooper and not feeling too horrible overall except for the incessant coughing. While we were at the health clinic, I had them give me my flu shot so that at least one of us has a chance of staying well.
The light in my life is my new iPad. I had put off buying one (through work) because I felt I couldn't truly justify its NEED vs. want. Then, one of my colleagues said there are good note-taking apps where you can type or write (using a stylus) and search and organize your notes. SOLD! My desk is a continual mess of legal pads, and I can never find the notes I want when I need them. I've had the program for over a week, and it's paid for itself ($4.99). However, I do think the iPad is too expensive for nearly all uses, especially since it still doesn't play nice with Flash Player nor is it able to fully use Office programs like Word and Excel. But, since I am using it mostly for work, it's worth it for me right now. My next step is to figure out ways to integrate it into teaching and research, and then I'll be fully convinced it was a good decision.
