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Archive for September, 2006

Roundup

Posted by Peter Dishman on September 30th, 2006

Last night, we had a movie-discussion night centered around “Dead Poets Society”. It does seem odd to have watched and discussed a movie that I first saw in high school, but the students were up for it (one of them recommended it), and it was interesting to talk about the blessings and cursings and limits […]

Feed Burner

Posted by Peter Dishman on September 27th, 2006

After switching from MoveableType to WordPress, I ran into some difficulty enabling people to sign up for email notifications when the blog is updated (so you don’t have to come out here when there isn’t anything new to see or read). I think I now have a good solution in the form of FeedBurner.
If you […]

To the US and Back

Posted by Peter Dishman on September 27th, 2006

Last week I was at Ridge Haven for MTW´s LEAD conference. Although I´m not a team leader, country director, or international director for MTW, I enjoyed being part of the mix and am encouraged about the direction that MTW is taking, especially in my own region of Latin America.
This week, it’s back to campus, where […]

Independence Day

Posted by Peter Dishman on September 15th, 2006

Today, after 47 days of captivity, the main street in town is now open for transit. Congratulations Reforma! Now I just need to get my brake pads replaced so I can drive over there.
Oh, yeah, and tonight we will hear the tradition “yell” as we celebrate Mexican independence from Spain. Happy birthday, Mexico! I would […]

Still Not Convinced

Posted by Peter Dishman on September 15th, 2006

When my Toshiba laptop melted down a few months ago, I got the money from the warranty and invested in one of the new Intel-based MacBooks. I have a MacBook 2.0 Ghz with 1G of RAM and a Superdrive. I guess you could say I’m still learning the Mac operating system, but the experience of […]