Chocolate is a drug ;-p

List of favorites - (can also be used as a legal 420)...Feel free to recommend your own favs - we have our own taste-testing almost everyday around here - my, what a wonderful place to work!

1. Frango Chocolates - http://www.fields.com/common/fl_frango.jsp Comments: The truffles are to die for - lots of butter and fat in these babies!

2. Unique Origin Varietal Chocolates - GUARANDA, Dark European 71% Cocoa (100% Arriba unblended) Comments: Very deep!

3. Hachez - Cocoa D'Arriba 77% Cocoa Mild Bitter Chocolate Comments: Very bitter, almost too much (maybe 'cause of the high cocoa content?)

4. Valor - Pure Dark Chocolate, 70% (Made in Spain) Comments: OK - just ok, not much to write home about

So I'm thinking that my taste preferences have something to do with the % of chocolate, which I would assume has something to do with the % of sugar or sweetness in them as well...umm...I guess I'll have to experiment more....um!

Furl?

A web-based program to store and most coolly, SHARE your Favorites links - at least that's what I'm checking out....

http://www.furl.net/index.jsp

Check it out for yourself - and let me know what you think!

Feeling funky...

So - what's up with feeling funky???

I'm not sure - I'm just feeling this way today...

Main Entry: 2funkyFunction: adjectiveInflected Form(s): funk·i·er; -estEtymology: funk (offensive odor)1 : having an offensive odor : FOUL2 : having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling; especially : having the style and feeling of older black American music (as blues or gospel) or of funk 3 a : odd or quaint in appearance or feeling b : lacking style or taste c : unconventionally stylish : HIP- funk·i·ness noun

>thanks, M-W Online dictionary - www.m-w.com

The funny side of Intelligent design LOL!

In my look-see at other Blogs' I came across this story - it's about Intelligent Design and the teaching of Biology - really an indictment of the whole ID paradigm and how to subvert it through a semi-real process of "research" and inquiry - and it's sharply funny too :-)

Thanks to www.donblake.com - that's where it comes from....

http://www.donblake.com/taogo/archives/2005/05/what_do_sand_st.html

Western EDUCAUSE 2005 - results

Interesting presentations this year....

1. Drexel University is being a ASP (Application Server Provider) and seems to be doing a good job at both large and small colleges....very competitive, if not downright cheap, on their pricing too.
They haven't posted their presentation yet, but here's a bit about the CIO, John Bielec -
http://www.drexel.edu/dateline/default_nik.pl?of=1&p=releaseview&f=20030106-01

2. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is doing some cool stuff with "flexible templates" - in the Knowledge Media Lab specifically -
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/KML/index.htm

Opening the mind bin....

OK - so I'm interested in a LOT of things - teaching and learning w/technology, pedagogy of online instruction, curriculum design, gender issues in education, integral education, free schools, cool technology, and of course other things not directly related to education - knitting, textiles and fabrics, linen production, mandalas, music, brain research, brain tumors... yeah - that's enough for right now...

I'm using this blog to post all the stuff that seems to be pent up in my head - and include lots of links and graphics and clips, so everyone can comment and start a dialogue...your welcome to post and add too.
No spam or impolites please.