Archive: March 2006

Everybody needs a hobby

Posted by Katja on 25 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, gebhardt | 3 comments so far

My new hobby is swinging through the Gebhardt BMW parking lot a couple of times a week.
If there are illegally parked cars, I call the cops.
I think they’re catching on to me, though, because last time they moved the car before the cop got there. That’s ok, though. I’m doing operant conditioning with positive punishment.

Email Meisterin!

Posted by Katja on 19 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under computers | 3 comments so far

I am feeling like the email Meisterin!
One of my domains has a lot of email aliases. Naturally, they attract a lot of spam.
I was kind of lackadaisical about it because my email provider has such terrific spam filtering that I rarely see spam in my inbox. But some of the addresses that these aliases forward [...]

New Toy

Posted by Katja on 18 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under computers | Comments are closed

I’m playing with my new toy, the Stowaway Wireless IR Keyboard from ThinkOutside. I’m using it with a Palm TX.
It’s bigger than the Palm itself, about 4 x 6 x 1 inches in its cute little zippered case. To use it, you lift the top up to form a stand for the Palm, then [...]

!Spindles

Posted by Katja on 13 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under home design | 3 comments so far

I hate those colonial-looking turned spindles. Think you can cram any more dirt-trapping nooks and crannies into something? I have these things all over my house. Plus the kitchen cabinets match, with all kinds of little decorative grooves and edges. Argh.

Using technology to provide equal access to the courts

Posted by Katja on 11 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, disability | 1 comment

Via Patricia, an article about a lab trial (being held at my alma mater) designed to provide equal courtroom access to persons with disabilities:

“The aging baby boomers will simply intensify the already critical need to assist peoples with special needs when they must go to court or a legal hearing,” Lederer said. “Assistive technology [...]

Obstructionism Perfected

Posted by Katja on 8 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, gebhardt | 7 comments so far

I don’t even have the energy to rant, so here’s the letter of complaint:

4 March 2006
Ms. Carol Gebhardt
Gebhardt BMW
4740 Valmont Road
Boulder CO 80301
Dear Ms. Gebhardt,
I am writing first to apologize for my unprofessional demeanor at your dealership on Thursday. I can only say that my anger resulted from numerous visits where handicapped permit parking and/or [...]

Thank God it’s only MS

Posted by Katja on 4 March 2006 | Permalink
Filed under disability | 1 comment

After all, it could be hay fever.