Sonya Schryer Norris

All Out for Christmas

We give Christmas cookie tins and treat bags to, well, everyone. Everyone we like. Everyone who admired them from afar last year (my ego is easily manipulated). Everyone who earns them like the nice guys in facilities at work who keep our building functioning (they get one of the BIG tins). The guy who ownsContinueContinue reading “All Out for Christmas”

Bob

OK, you might have had to be there for this one, but I’m going to tell the story as best I can: Hubby and I were in Best Buy to purchase assorted electronic gadgets that we simply couldn’t live without and still be cool when we passed a rack of Christmas CDs. Y’know, James Taylor,ContinueContinue reading “Bob”

We’re All Snowied In Here

Troy

So last night I sat down to watch the movie Troy. I put it on my NetFlix cue one day some months ago, and, as these things go, one day it arrived. It’s the story of – y’know – Troy. Helen of Troy. Greeks and Greek gods and lust and war and such. With BradContinueContinue reading “Troy”

Do you have a used/old cell phone you do not need any longer?

“Secure the Call Foundation” is a non-profit organization comprised of law enforcement agencies and non-profits across the US that came together to collect and redistribute used cell phones to any community member who needs a 911 phone in the event of an emergency. They take phones, inspect them, clean them up and charge the batteries,ContinueContinue reading “Do you have a used/old cell phone you do not need any longer?”

Blind PSA

Remember that time I told a blind joke on my blog (more to come, I promise, plenty of Helen Keller jokes, too)? OK, this is the other side of that, the side where I do a blind people public service announcement. Being married to a man who is blind, and working in a library forContinueContinue reading “Blind PSA”

OK, OK, Why a Rutabaga?

So, why would I be a rutabaga if I could be only one vegetable in a j.o.b. interview? Well, rutabagas sparkle. They crackle with an internal drive to excellence. Rutabagas have mad skills, professional experience that is broad, deep, and steeped in Web development across multiple large institutions – particularly usability and accessibility – technology,ContinueContinue reading “OK, OK, Why a Rutabaga?”