Previously on the saga of audio books… ”…I chose to go the download route. ONE of my selections was ready to download.” Great! There’s something ready for me. Making sure to begin the process within the prescribed 5 day listening window, I downloaded the book (which is really just a link to the various chapters • Read More »
Archives: Geek
Audio books, Part I
March 28, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Geek, PAS, Vacation.Thinking ahead to our cross-country travel this summer, I’ve begun investigating the various audio book options available to help pass the time. Sure, I’m a fan of podcasts, but I’m also pretty good about keeping current with my listening habits. I’ll build up a bunch to listen to while on the road, but I’ll probably • Read More »
Earth Sandwich
March 21, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Geek.Picture Earth as a sandwich. The northern hemisphere is the top piece of bread and the southern hemisphere is the bottom. (There is no middle.) Did you ever wonder where you’d end up if you dug a hole all the way through the Earth? This site has mirrored maps that you can drag and view • Read More »
Just playin’
February 18, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, Geek, HKS, MMS.The mantra of any good blog is to just keep posting. Anything. Keep your readers coming back. Of course, one should make it at least a little entertaining. To that end, I figured a little techie bit couldn’t hurt. Lately I’ve been playing around a bit with some photo editing software, Adobe Photoshop Elements, just • Read More »
Where are we?
February 6, 2009 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Geek.And by “we” I mean members of the extended Schommer family. And by family, I mean anyone with the last name of Schommer in a phone book in the United States. Go figure – they’re mostly in Wisconsin (243 to be precise). Distribution of the surname Schommer Where does your name come from? Please • Read More »