Here’s a list of Five Fun Things I’ve been enjoying lately, in no significant order (other than No. 1): Feeling our baby girl kick for the first time last Sunday morning. That was awesome. Super Paper Mario on the Wii – Not a very hard game, but loads of fun to play and very funny, too. Lost… Continue reading Five Fun Things: Week of May 10th
Taking More Pictures Again
“Escape” by Jason Coleman – I’ve recently gotten excited (re-excited?) about photography and learning how to take better pictures. Kevin has a great post and some interesting discussion on his blog about his film vs. digital experimentation. I think, for me, one of the key reason why I only want to shoot in digital, regardless… Continue reading Taking More Pictures Again
2006: Year of the Post-Apocolypse
Apparently, the Apocolypse came sometime before 2006 [Ed: Yes, of course. It was the day John Kerry lost to George Bush. Zing.]. I know this because in the first few months of 2007, I watched three of the most amazing post-apocalypse films I’ve ever seen and they were all from the past year1. V for… Continue reading 2006: Year of the Post-Apocolypse
United Kingdom Flag History
I had never really given a lot of thought to the design of the “Union Jack” before. The mix of diagonals and crosses in th modern flag is actually the sum of the flags of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as seen here. The Union Flag also shows up in many of the countries still under… Continue reading United Kingdom Flag History
London Fog
You know that cliché old adage about someone bringing the weather from where their from when they come for a visit? Well, the Queen of England, along with her husband Prince Philip, are in Richmond today to celebrate the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, VA. Yesterday in Richmond was about 90° F and… Continue reading London Fog
Social Networking Burn Out
This is going to be one of those fairly long articles, so if you want the short ‘n skinny, here it is: the internet kind of sucks these days, and yet I continue to use it. I’m doing my best to get what I want out of it with as much as time as I… Continue reading Social Networking Burn Out
Extra Daylight Causes Warming
I feel that it is my general desire to believe in the best in people that makes me wish this was a satirical letter to the editor, however I suspect that Ms. Meskimen is stone-cold serious. Last week, she wrote that “Daylight Savings Time started almost a month early this year. You would think that… Continue reading Extra Daylight Causes Warming
Peering Through A Haze
Sorry things have been kind of quiet here for a few days. I am currently under a thick fog of antihistamines and decongestants as a result of Richmond’s annual Spring pollen onslaught (I never had allergy problems before moving here, but this annual yellow blanket of snow is just unbelievable). I’ll get my head out… Continue reading Peering Through A Haze
Honoring Virginia Tech
Please remember those who lost their lives on Monday in Blacksburg, as well as others who die needlessly around the world.
Ethanol Health Risks
Angela forwarded me a similar article on some resent research which states that ethanol may have greater health risks than gasoline as a auto fuel. From the article I tagged in del.icio.us from New Scientist (see lower right, titled “Warning: Biofuel may harm your health”), it appears that the number of deaths increases by 185… Continue reading Ethanol Health Risks