My last name is spelled A-R-O-M-A-N-D-O. It is pronounced like ah-roh-mahn-doh or maybe it’s are-o-mon-doe.* People have an unbelievably hard time knowing how to spell or pronounce “Aromando” even though, for the most part, it’s pretty phonetic. I don’t really begrudge people for this (too much) because despite the fact that I should have sympathy… Continue reading It’s Aromando, say it right
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St. Patrick vs. St. Valentine
Today is St. Patrick’s Day. A week ago I went to Worcester County’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Last night I went out to celebrate. I’ll probably go out again tonight. I realized, just a few moments ago, that is a lot of celebrating for a holiday that doesn’t really mean a lot to me. Don’t get me wrong,… Continue reading St. Patrick vs. St. Valentine
Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 1)
I have a smartphone (more specifically an HTC Aria running Android Froyo). The auto-correct feature for typing is pretty good and it allows you to add words to its dictionary that it might not otherwise have. It turns out, as of this morning, I have 217 words that I added to my dictionary and most… Continue reading Teaching a Phone to Talk (Part 1)
The Aromando Lounge
I have an apartment, an office, a car, a tent, and a website. To this point my web site was pretty much the only thing with my name on it. This, however, is one of the last places I thought would be named after me: This is the shower room at my job. No, I… Continue reading The Aromando Lounge