tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210Sat, 07 Sep 2024 01:45:23 +0000familyWesternhistorymusicsummertravelhttp://peggywatt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Peggy)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-5574526448370223184Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:52:00 +00002010-08-24T11:58:19.519-07:00summerWesternI'm remiss in not pointing out earlier the online-only summer edition of Klipsun, one of the student magazines produced at Western.The print edition is published twice each academic quarter, and this year we produced a summer edition that also launched a new website, Klipsunmagazine.com.This issue's theme is "light" and it is explored in several meanings -- colors, brightness, weight, http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/08/klipsun-check-it-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-6902674587460566106Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:46:00 +00002010-07-27T14:53:58.786-07:00On my return flight from Orlando, we came closer to Mt. Rainier than I can recall in a lot of flying. The pilot called the sight to our attention, but he didn't need to; it was amazing and everyone was looking and taking pictures. The mountain was right there. I was on the correct side of the plane for optimum view. I appreciated the captain's initial description of Washington's signature peak http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/mountain-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-8218651656439986324Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:18:00 +00002010-07-26T16:34:40.626-07:00familymusicThis quick trip to Florida was to help my sister-in-law, Lynnette, celebrate her 40th birthday. She appreciated our joining her, but she didn't really need much assistance -- this was a thoroughly planned and very successful event with a ton of friends and family members.Lynnette is very proud of her Irish heritage and so the party was at her favorite Irish pub (or one of them . . . ) in Winter http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/birthday-festivities-celtic-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-1766493902845898407Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:52:00 +00002010-07-23T01:17:59.865-07:00travelI just couldn't resist blogging from the flight simply because I can. I still find it amusing that, after years of warning us to turn off our "electronic devices" to avoid interfering with navigation, many flights now have Wi-Fi. And I used to worry about whether my auto-connection to any nearby wireless LAN was turned off while flying.In fact, apparently one in three U.S. flights now offers http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/greetings-from-36000-feet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-22216186344469324Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:57:00 +00002010-07-13T18:16:11.308-07:00These turtles were happily swimming in the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in December 2008.http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/swimming-turtles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-8545300874230033718Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:09:00 +00002010-07-13T16:29:43.264-07:00Yesterday's smattering of summer rain (well, OK, it was more than a smattering for awhile) brought a stunning double rainbow and then the clouds cleared enough to allow one of those patented fabulous Bellingham sunsets. A WWU alumnus friend who is a Maui native says Bellingham has better sunsets than Maui, and that's saying something.These are the shots I have handy. More later.http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunset-in-bellingham.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-839895779743941278Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:46:00 +00002010-07-12T00:12:09.851-07:00I have a new laptop! I've needed one for a couple years, even stretching a bit the usual turnover that corporations typically assume (technology gets outdated about every other year, but realistically one can keep using the same system for at least another year). I'd sunk some serious cash into my IBM ThinkPad X40, with extra battery, docking station and other extras, so I was reluctant to makehttp://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/on-adapting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-1896991080686884538Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:54:00 +00002010-07-03T15:09:11.291-07:00As a journalist, I may be boringly fact-oriented. "Never spoil a good story with too much truth" seems to me best left to tales around the campfire.So I grimace when I get e-mail from a few well-meaning but rather careless friends who enjoy passing along some gem of unsubstantiated origin they found on some random website or (more likely) received from another person who was more interested in anhttp://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/07/historical-fact-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-2705900891199113118Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:59:00 +00002010-07-06T17:47:09.041-07:00Bellingham is a great place in the summer. The sun doesn't set until nearly 10 p.m. (which can also be confusing) and you can find live music somewhere almost every night -- often free!I listed most of the park concerts on the kitchen calendar today and the month is covered with musical notes. Not profound, I know, but this is really a joyful scene! Here are some of the performances: Western's http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/06/bellingham-summer-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-2287566998694174144Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:57:00 +00002010-06-25T15:05:30.917-07:00familyhistoryToday is the anniversary of Custer's last stand, more properly called the Battle of the Little Bighorn.It's not a particularly memorable moment in history for me, but I noticed the historical reference to its 134th anniversary because, for some reason, my dad was always fascinated with this particular event. He was keen on visiting the battleground on a family vacation and I must have been http://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/06/today-is-anniversary-of-custers-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-884768367691041210.post-9176036548828876871Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:47:00 +00002010-06-24T15:02:48.984-07:00With this post, I'm joining the blogosphere.The impetus is a summer course on blogging. We'll be blogging, reading blogs, commenting, assessing and generally experimenting.I'm not really brand-new to blogging. I helped launch Today@PCWorld in 2004 when the magazine launched a staff blog. As online news editor, I helped establish the blog and build its community; today, as a contributing editorhttp://peggywatt.blogspot.com/2010/06/hello-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peggy)1