“Wi-Fi” Hot Spots in Pauls Valley
I’ve often asked the question, and been asked, “Where is there free wireless Internet access in Pauls Valley?” Whether it’s to “work remote” for a few hours, or all day, or check E-mail along with a cup of coffee in a quiet setting, the options and locations are diverse. A list (complete with business hours) follows: McDonald’s — 2635 West Grant Ave., east of Interstate 35. Hours: Sundays-Thursdays, 5 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.;... Read More
Blinking Lights
Red means “missed calls; new voicemails, E-mails, or tweets” Green means a “low battery” These blinking lights guide me throughout the day like road signs posted beside a highway. So seemingly small in size and yet large in effect, they have permission to interrupt a project. Stop a workout. Cause me to pause mid-thought, and/or send me in a different direction. Blinking lights. They can even keep me from finishing a conver…(blinking)… SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More
Technology in a Small Town
Dictionary.com defines a “small town” as a “community of people smaller than a (village)”, or a “a small community or group of houses in a rural area.” Further, Wikipedia.org reports that the population of a “town” measures “less than 10,000 people”. Take for example: Pauls Valley, Okla. With a base population of 6,000-plus residents, the city’s motto is: “Not Your Ordinary Small Town“. Located between... Read More
A Nation With a Number, pt.2
This is part-two of a two-part series; click here for part-one. In “The Future Is Mobile“, Dave Browning of Christ the King Community Church is reported to have said that Africa’s Internet access is limited; however, the majority of the continent’s populace has a cell phone. According to Wikipedia.org, Africa’s population is projected to reach one billion people before next year. Research conducted by Edelman reveals that 90 percent of Americans... Read More
A Nation With a Number
According to Switched.com, 250 million Americans were subscribers to some form of cellular telephone service in November 2007. At that time, those numbers equated to approximately 82.4 percent of the entire United States population. Effective January 2009, the U.S. Census Bureau’s population clock for America registered over 305 million residents. So even by today’s figures, approximately 82 percent of Americans still have some form of cell phone contact to include:... Read More
The "P" Word
Porn. Pornography. The “P” Word. “Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal,” as defined by Dictionary.com. Also referred to as “adult entertainment”, XXXChurch.com classifies pornography as one part of the global sex industry. According to the group’s Web site, the Adult Entertainment Industry generates $56 Billion a year in revenue, worldwide. The United States is responsible... Read More
