(Non)Recommeded Reading?

So a few weeks ago, Rakicy and I taught his mom how to use Google Docs. In our demo, we were trying to show her how two people could edit the same document simultaneously. I didn't really feel like typing a large block of text to use as a demo, so I cut and pasted my booklist for my internship proposal.

Fast forward to today...Rakicy's mom calls and says that she read a book on my list and it was really good, so she thinks she might read some more of them. Uh oh! Because they were alphabetical, she started with Joan Bauer's Rules of the Road. This is probably the most conservative book on the list, and lets just say that they go downhill (in terms of lining up with her world view) from there.

Rakicy called her back and said that they may not all be her style. She said, "that's okay, I'll look them up on the internet first." Hmm...do we think that she will find the blog entry about the next book on the list or the very offensive movie poster first. I could go into the Google Doc and delete all of the titles that might offend her, but wait that would be most of the rest of them.

Yet another blog...

The blogosphere has invaded our house once again. Greg has started a blog: Run More Faster. He initially said that he didn't want a blog because he would have to do a lot of writing, but apparently he gave in. Go visit him and see what he has to say about his current running adventures.

Cell Phone Plans

We finished our 2 year cell phone contract a few months ago and planned on upgrading our phones and plan this morning. I have never been one to upgrade my phone when I have an upgrade available, mostly because I don't think about it. My cell spends most of its life on silent mode at the bottom of my purse (on a side note, I recently deleted 200+ pictures of the bottom of my purse that the camera had automatically taken).

When we signed up, I used the group discount from SMS and today and I signed up to use the ISU equivalent of the same. We had decided that we were going to add a text messaging package (C and M that feature is for you). Only when I went to add it, ISU only gives a discount for individual plans. Greg and I have a family plan. I understand that the cell phone company assumes that mostly individual students will take advantage of the discount, but seriously, I can't be the only ISU person (faculty, staff, and students are all included) who wants a family plan to share minutes and text messages.

Now we wait until Monday and hope State Farm is more family friendly.

Museum of Science and Industry

This weekend we went into Chicago with my parents and sister. While in the city, we went to the Museum of Science and Industry. While I was dreading the notorious admission fees of Chicago museums, we were met with a nice surprise--National City Bank was sponsoring a free day at the museum. I knew that the museums sponsored free days, but this wasn't on the list.

The museum itself was very interesting. It's more of a children's discovery museum with lots of hands on exhibits, but it was still very interesting. I don't know that I would have been as happy with it, if we were paying admission, but it was a great afternoon.

They have a German U-boat on display that you can tour. We didn't pay to go inside it, but we did get to walk right up to the outside. The story of the U-505's journey from the Atlantic Ocean to a museum in the middle of the midwest is a great exhibit.

They also have a baby chick hatchery that my mom remembered from her childhood trip to the museum. While we didn't get to actually see any chicks hatch (in the 20 minutes we were there), the site of cracked eggs and newly hatched chicks was worth it.