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Archive for February 10th, 2008

PC Exorcism, Only $800

Posted by Ted Hopton on February 10, 2008

I really must get back to packing for my trip to Costa Rica, but this headline caught my eye and I couldn’t resist citing it quickly here: “Sending an S O S for a PC Exorcist.”

It’s a quick, funny read. Well, it’s pathetic, really and sad how much misery so many people endure from their computers. But, it’s still funny to read, especially since it didn’t happen to me . . . this time.

At high noon on a recent Monday, I leaped up from my desk vowing to commit the most sensational attack of revenge in the history of the personal computer industry. Just 72 hours earlier, I had taken delivery on a Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista. It was already on the blink. I couldn’t open a Word document. I couldn’t run a Google search. I couldn’t even send e-mail. I vowed to shave Michael Dell and Bill Gates with a broken beer bottle.

This story reminds me of a neighbor years ago for whom I was the “local nerd” Read the rest of this entry »

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Down Syndrome Can’t Stop this Varsity Athlete

Posted by Ted Hopton on February 10, 2008

Brad Hennefer is congratulated by friend Eric Einbinder (left) after Cherry Hill East's basketball game against Pennsauken.

Talk about a great, inspiring story! Read this account, “A player who can light up a court,” in the Philadelphia Inquirer about a young man who has overcome adversity to become an inspiration for his peers, entire school, and beyond.

Brad Hennefer is not the star of the Cherry Hill High School East basketball team. But in many ways, he is its heart. He also may be the only boys’ varsity player in the country with Down syndrome.

As the school’s principal says, this is a great example of the power of inclusion in our educational system, Read the rest of this entry »

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Going to Costa Rica

Posted by Ted Hopton on February 10, 2008

I fly to Costa Rica next Saturday with eight other adventurers from the Get Out Philadelphia Adventurers Meetup. Last night we gathered to discuss our plans, share ideas, and ask questions of our hosts, Dawn and David, proprietors of the La Danta Salvaje rain forest preserve we’re going to visit.

Dawn and David joined us on a Skype video call, which was amazingly cool when you stop to think about it. We could see them in their home in Costa Rica, Read the rest of this entry »

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