On this page the following entries were made in the “March, 2009” time-frame.
Archive for “March, 2009”
A Senator’s “Timely” Response
Soon after President Obama was elected, I wrote to my state representatives seeking tickets for the historic inauguration. Well, take a look at what I received today from Senator Specter. Exactly two months after the event, I get my “reply.” Note to the Senator – have an aid check your auto response system, [...]
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A Day on NPR
In 2006 I attended my first PCB State Convention which I wrote about on this blog. During that convention I had an opportunity to hear from then Director of Advocacy and Legislative Affairs for ACB, Day Al-Mohamed. Last year I had the pleasure of inviting her and introducing her during the 2008 PCB Convention. [...]
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Using Face Book to Inform – I’m Blind
Explaining my sight loss to old friends and acquaintances has never been an easy task. In the months following my surgery I had many experiences with this. Some didn’t go as well as I hoped. There were several people who just couldn’t take the news. I imagine they believed I would become a different person. [...]
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Amazon Got punked
Amazon announced that they will now modify the Kindle to allow the holder of the copyright to turn on/off the Text To Speech (TTS) functionality. I thought I would put this in plain English, well sort of… Amazon got Punked! Now I don’t have any inside information so this is entirely speculative. [...]
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