An 8 shot panorama image of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge that I took this afternoon from the SC Aquarium.
I also put together a 5 shot panorama of the USS Yorktown from the same location
2008 Year end synopsis
I tend not to dwell too much on the past, but I felt like going through my blog entries for the past year and decided to try and summarize the past year from my blog’s perspective.
January: Acceptance tested 20+ x-ray units in less than two weeks at MUSC’s Ashley River Tower prior to opening. Became an uncle again. Signed up to volunteer with Wild Heir Labrador Rescue. LCB blogger meetup with “tweeters” showing up for the first time.
February: Got my first foster dog. Made it to SEWE for the first time. Finally ditched the 17″ CRT monitor for a 22″ LCD for my computer.
March: My first foster got adopted. Desk decluttering project.
April: Went to Seattle to visit sister and brother for the first time in 5 years. Decided to dump cable for a month (ended up lasting about 3 months). Got foster dog #2. Got to handle new birds at the SC Aquarium.
May: Visited a tea plantation without having to leave the country. Saw Kids in the Hall live for the first time.
June: Celebrated a year of Linux on my desktop at work and 5 years of blogging. Joined up with fellow Linux users.
July: Nala was diagnosed with a mast cell tumour and successfully treated. Touched by FSM. Apple store opened. Started my Lowcountry Dog Park Tour project.
August: Foster dog #2 adopted. Door spiders.
September: CSCLUG’s first event, demo day. Had a visitor arrive. Got foster dog #3. Blog and photo gallery got a new home.
October: 4 dogs, 1 house. The Great Rain of 2008.
November: My take on the election. Went to Chicago for RSNA.
December: Deep dish pizza. Nuff said. Broken gamma camera. Oysters and good company. Doesn’t get much better. Is it really December?
Tracking ur movez
I’m in ur meetingz tracking ur movez
This year the name badges have RFID tags in them. These receivers are placed in the session rooms and in the poster area to track when people go in and come out. I guess the main purpose is to catch people who try to sneak in CE credits by dropping a form or voucher into the box and not actually staying for the session.
Smallest. Room. Ever.
Made it to Chicago for the RSNA meeting unscathed and making myself comfy in what has got to be the smallest hotel room I’ve ever been in. It’s probably only a little bit larger than my office room at home.
Here’s what it looks like standing in the middle of the bathroom. The queen sized bed pretty much dominates the entire room. That little chair alcove at the end is where I’ve got my laptop set up.
Here’s the view from my ‘work area’.
Since I probably won’t be spending much time here anyway, I suppose it’ll do.
Bonus part: Pizzeria Uno is a block over. Schweet.
Off to go find some lunch now.
WWI + 90
90 years since the ending of World War I.
I’m not a war historian, or a big war buff (but my friend Tom is). It’s just an area of casual interest for me. Most of what I know comes from the History Channel and stuff I read elsewhere, like Veterans Affairs Canada‘s Canada Remembers series. I’ve noticed that unlike in Canada, there’s hardly ever any mention of WWI in the US. I haven’t dug into the reasons why that would be yet.
Perhaps what makes it a source of national pride are of some of the notable events that Canadian troops played a major part in, or the fact that nearly 10% of the Canadian population at the time served in WWI (pretty significant for a small country).
The Great War was also a landmark in Canadian national development. In 1914, Canada entered the war as a colony, a mere extension of Britain overseas; in 1918 she was forging visibly ahead to nationhood. Canada began the war with one division of citizen soldiers under the command of a British general, and ended with a superb fighting force under the command of one of her own sons.
Whatever the reason, and wherever you’re from, take a moment to remember those that battled, and those that fell 90 years ago in WWI and also in more recent conflicts.