Posts By: Jessi

Google Developer Day goodies

I almost forgot to mention that last week’s Cruzio outing to Google Developer Day was quite fun. There were free food, free t-shirts, free socks, free workshops, and of course the API’s and the API wizards at code.google.com. I know it’s all a bunch of bribes so we will happily assist Google in consolidating its… Read more »

Iris DeMent video and small town thoughts

I rejoice in small town connections. Just in the past week, I’ve seen or spoken with so many old friends, co-workers and acquaintances: a woman I did childcare with ten years ago, now a mother of three; an old friend who has been through tumultuous times, and from whom I was estranged for some time,… Read more »

Quirkiest radio ever: WFMU

New York’s WFMU wakes me up. Literally. I’ve programmed my computer so that, among other things, it functions as a clock radio. At 6:45 a.m. on weekdays, it powers up and tunes in, considerately fading in gradually. The WFMU DJs follow their own muses. I would apply the following adjectives from the thesaurus, if not… Read more »