This past weekend, it had finally gotten warm enough I could no longer put off my duties as house grounds keeper. I spent part of Saturday trimming, edging, weeding and mowing. After Angela got home around 6:00 pm, I wrapped up and took a shower. Afterwards, I decided it was time to shave the beard… Continue reading How I Know I’ll Be Married A Long Time — Part III
Month: March 2007
My Gmail is Better Than Your Gmail
A couple of weeks ago now, issues with Dreamhost not withstanding, I converted over to using Gmail for my own domain after signing up for Google Applications for your (my) Domain. While this makes essentially no difference at all to anyone else, other than avoiding confusion on which e‑mail account to respond to, it will… Continue reading My Gmail is Better Than Your Gmail
I Am In Need Of A Nap
I’ll spare you all the “sorry I’ve not blogged in a while…” stuff and skip straight to the explanation of why I’ve been occupied with other things. As some of you have seen on Flickr, we’ve been in the process of working on our kitchen. It’s something that we (and by that, I mean 90%… Continue reading I Am In Need Of A Nap
Geekdad at Wired
Chris Anderson (editor in chief at Wired mag and author of The Long Tail) announced a new blog at Wired.com this afternoon: Geekdad. It looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun projects, gadgets, and advice from the point of view of dads. Needless to day, I’m excited and it (as well as… Continue reading Geekdad at Wired
Some Inspiration For This Site
A remark by Jason Kottke on his site today in how he sees his site as being similar to a bar he enjoyed in New York: “Maybe I like this approach so much because it reminds me of the way in which I edit kottke.org. This isn’t a tech site or a design site or… Continue reading Some Inspiration For This Site
Geek Test: I Failed
Looks like I have some serious reading to do: The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov Dune, Frank Herbert Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin Neuromancer, William Gibson Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick… Continue reading Geek Test: I Failed
Eye In The Sky
NASA’s STEREO‑B spacecraft took an amazing shot of it’s own solar eclipse late last month during the process of having it’s camera’s calibrated. The moon appears as a black disc against the fiery mass of the sun. I think that the texture of the sun is, well, other-worldly.
They Just Keep Coming (to Virginia)
Last weekend was a fun-filled one, with a ski trip to Wintergreen with Grace Covenant Presbyterian as well as a visit to Richmond by our good friend, Kevin O’Mara. The ski trip was a blast, even though a few of the kids backed out at last minute. The people that went, both teenagers and adults,… Continue reading They Just Keep Coming (to Virginia)
Amazon UnBox On My TiVo
So, many of you may have heard the news that Amazon opened up their Unbox for TiVo service today. This was way ahead of anything I expected, as I just figured it would be sort of like the vapor-agreement TiVo had with Netflix. However, the service was up and running not very long at all… Continue reading Amazon UnBox On My TiVo