Last Friday was a big day and I have been too busy since to get a chance to sit down and think about it, let alone write.

Possible that has to do with the fact that it doesn’t take that much to overwhelm me.

Let me simply say that the night ended at a public radio station. Whew! Do I know how to party or what?

It began another way. I met with Leo Irakliotis from the University of Chicago about a Master’s program they offer that seems like it will be a good fit for me. We’ll see. I think everything went well so I need to get on with the formal application process.

Then off to meet Tony Kahn, host of the podcast Morning Stories from WGBH in Boston, for dinner. He was in town for the Third Coast Audio Festival. I arrived early and caught some participants leaving the festival. Audio nerds are a whole new nerd phylum, one I seem to fit into.

Dinner was great. I challenged Tony to a roast beef eating contest. I lost. After my defeat we talked shop (podcasting) for about 3 hours. He may be a radio guy, but Tony’s just a podcaster to me. I’m looking forward to some interesting collaborations in the future.

When I was waiting for the valet to come back with my car I was picked up by Elinoar Astrinsky, Radio Producer, Voices of Our World. Not really “picked up", but she took the time to talk to a stranger who looked like they might be there for the festival. I sort of was.

She struck up the conversation and asked me if I was going to the party. If the party meant riding for 35 minutes listening to a Beck Remix CD and tossing my laptop on top of the kids’ car seats, “yes. I’m off to the party.” I didn’t say that but it would have been an accurate description of the party I would have enjoyed. I said, “No.”

She asked if I wanted to go and I said yes and she was treated to a ride in the xB with the interior neons. We went out to Navy Pier for a “the party” hosted by PRX and held at Chicago Public Radio - WBEZ.

It was really cool. I talked podcasting, Elinoar and the other people I met talked radio. Figure it a coming together of mediums. There was an awful lot that I didn’t know that I didn’t know about radio and how the culture of it’s producers operates.

So a big thanks to Elinoar for talking to a stranger on a city street with rectangular frames and opening a new door of experience and learning to me.

Fall brings the best foods back.

I am speaking of the caramel apple.

Add some peanuts and enjoy.

Blog Two is now up at Podumentary.

This blog and podcast are for the Smith School Project. The Smith School Project is a pilot program funded by The James Jordan Foundation that puts computers into classrooms, one for every student.

The instructor for the class, Renee Dyche, is a veteran teacher that is taking this challenge very seriously. We first interviewed Renee on NCQ Talk before the project began and didn’t expect the repsonses that she had for our questions . . . she views this pilot project as an opportunity to learn more about technology herself.

You can listen to her first update at Blog Two.

Just started up a site Podumentary. The site is starting off as a blog to keep the momentum of many conversations going.

Everything should be rolling ahead full steam in the next few weeks. Look for an announcement.