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Archive for January, 2005

Tuesday, January 25th, 2005

A sort of power wheelchair

MDA / Quest Vol 10 No 2 / As the Wheel Turns…
This article talks about the kind of wheelchair that I’d like, a manual chair that has power assist.
I have a scooter that I use to get around campus with, and I also have a manual chair. But once I start driving again all probably [...]

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Monday, January 24th, 2005

A busy week

Last week was a busy one. Between therapy and classes something had to give. So I cut back to one day a week of therapy and dropped the stats class I was taking. Now I don’t feel quite so stressed and hopefully I’ll be less exhausted.
I’ve also made progress on the quest to [...]

2 Comments » - Posted in Thoughts on Life by Dan

Wednesday, January 19th, 2005

Darth Tater: The dark side of Mr. Potato Head

CNN.com – Darth Tater: The dark side of Mr. Potato Head
He needs a tater tot so he can say, “Luke, I am your father!”

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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

First day of teaching

Well, my first day of teaching is over. Considering that I haven’t taught anything in nearly a year and a half, I didn’t do too badly. I went much faster than I should have, but the first chapter was mostly fluff anyway. I’ll slow it down for Thursday. Maybe I’ll have fewer students Thursday, [...]

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Saturday, January 15th, 2005

The Date of Easter

The date of Easter moves from year to year, but Christmas doesn’t. Why is that? Here’s the answer.
The Date of Easter

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