Friday, October 07, 2005

Chained to the keyboard

Jack Hairston, sitting in air-conditioned comfort:
Before we left Modesto, Carolyn told me that I would be better off if I allowed myself to be shanghaied into the computer end of the operation. Nah, I wanted to go muck out houses and get filthy and tired.
Sure enough, the first night there was a fervent plea for someone to help out "maybe for one day" to create a database to coordinate volunteers with projects. Well, maybe for just one day. So while everyone else was out having fun getting filthy, tired, and making new friends, I was typing.
It's Friday, and I'm hoping to get to go out into the field tomorrow. Maybe I'll get some firsthand stories then. Stay tuned...

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