Orient Lodge An Eclectic Blog at the Intersection of Technology and our Social Lives http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/3146/atom/feed 2008-08-26T18:59:45-04:00 The Kitchen Table http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/3146 2008-08-26T18:59:45-04:00 2008-08-26T18:59:45-04:00 Aldon Hynes Finally, I get a chance to sit quietly in front of my computer. Television convention coverage is streaming into my PC. I haven’t read a lot of the blogs, twitters, friend feed or other sites. I was close to catching up on my email, and now I’ve fallen further behind. I was up late last night and early this morning.

I spent time today speaking with various clients about their computer needs. I spent a lot of time dealing with some of the financial difficulties we are facing, and talking with Kim about how we address them, those difficult kitchen table discussions.

All of this frames the way I’m watching the convention. I was at the 2004 convention. Many of my friends are in Denver. To a certain extent I wish I was there. It is great to be immersed in a convention. On the other hand, I’m tired and broke, and glad that I’m sitting quietly in front of my computer.

When you’re struggling to get by, a lot of the convention just doesn’t seem to resonate. Who are these delegates in Denver? How does all of the political infighting related to me in a small rented house just outside of New Haven, CT.

Michelle Obama’s speech touched on this sense of the struggle for a better world. It may be that there were other things worth noting. I’ll have to see if I can find them, when I get a chance to catch my breath.

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I spent time today speaking with various clients about their computer needs. I spent a lot of time dealing with some of the financial difficulties we are facing, and talking with Kim about how we address them, those difficult kitchen table discussions.

All of this frames the way I’m watching the convention. I was at the 2004 convention. Many of my friends are in Denver. To a certain extent I wish I was there. It is great to be immersed in a convention. On the other hand, I’m tired and broke, and glad that I’m sitting quietly in front of my computer.

When you’re struggling to get by, a lot of the convention just doesn’t seem to resonate. Who are these delegates in Denver? How does all of the political infighting related to me in a small rented house just outside of New Haven, CT.

Michelle Obama’s speech touched on this sense of the struggle for a better world. It may be that there were other things worth noting. I’ll have to see if I can find them, when I get a chance to catch my breath.

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