Michel Salameh

Here comes Dr. Mike.  This is what we would say when Michel Salameh pulled in to our driveway.  Michel Salameh was a father, a mentor and a friend.  He was a witty man always ready to comment and answer with an anecdote from the plethora of Arabic poetry that he knew.

The prefix in his name was [...]

Chinese Democracy and a Lesson Learned

There is ALWAYS another way that is different or even better than yours.

That is the lesson that I learned in the past week during my visit to a dear friend.  The example is my attitude about the album Chinese Democracy by Guns and Roses.  This may sound like a childish or trivial example but it [...]

July 16th: 40th Anniversary of the Moon Launch

Forty years ago today man walked on the moon! The moon! Not the park, or down the street to a convenient store. This walk took place outside Earth on a different celestial body. I am in awe every time I look up at the moon on a clear night. [...]

Memories of the Civil War Years at BHS

Being an educator myself, and seeing the state of education in the US, I thank my teachers every day at BHS for doing their best under the difficult circumstances of the civil war to teach and continue to do so during those hard times.  I remember well the early years of 1975-76 conflict when most [...]

Genuine

People who know me tell me that I do not usually hand out  compliments easily, but this one is worth mentioning.  It is so refreshing to see someone performing from the heart without the makeup, plastic and fluff… and this applies to everything and not only to the arts.

This guy, Kevin Skinner,  in the video [...]

Be EXTREMELY Critical of What You Read Online!

Heed my warning, oh beloved family, friends and audience!

I have always had a feeling that most people take what they read online at face value.  I did not realize how serious it really is until it hit close! I mean really close!  The main victims here are pupils who scour the internet for information to [...]

Dell Data Safe, Pretty Much Useless…

Yeah, these are harsh words to use for the title, but its slow and flaky restoration makes it useless in my opinion.

Datasafe from Dell is the online file backup and sharing service.  A one year trial subscription was offered with a new laptop.  When you set it up, you can choose what to back up.  [...]

What to do if you spilled liquid on your laptop

In the past two days, I had to encounters of people who had liquid spilled on their laptops.  This prompted me to write what I think is the best way to handle this.

Take out the battery immediately!  Turn the laptop on its side and take out the battery!  Do not try to shut down, do [...]

Turn off that TV!

I have always pondered, how technology affects our quality of life and what we can do about it.

We are surrounded by tech gadgets every way we go. However, not all of it is good, especially TV! I cannot emphasize that enough: TV is our number one enemy… and we wonder why American kids [...]

Why a blog and not Facebook…

Seems like everybody and their brother have a blog.  More people have a Facebook account. So why did I choose to blog more thab Facebook?

The answer is simple: I have more control. The information that I post here is mine, I can delete it, move it and format it the way I want.  In Facebook, [...]