Cool Stuff on Michael Doornbos

Brain, what’s the thing we’re gonna learn in December? FPGAs Pinky. FPGAs.

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:34:59 +0000

From the “always be learning department, December’s new tech to learn is FPGAs!

I’ll be continuing my quests to become intermediate with Commodore Assembly and writing some simple tools in Rust.

Oh, and that Maximite there needs some attention. How do people have time for TV?

I'll never complain about 40 columns again

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:54:50 +0000

I’ve been eyeing an Altair remake. I don’t know why, I just love being close to the metal on machines. I’m a little too young to remember the Altair and I don’t recall ever seeing one in person.

I do however understand how it works and am fascinated by what it must have felt like to run programs you came up with and saved on paper tape on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8InWiihlIQw

My Uncle ran his business on a Commodore VIC-20 for many years and I still have the Commodore 64 that I used until I graduated High School in 1993. I don’t recall when it went from being my Dad’s computer to mine, but I don’t think he minded me stealing it terribly much.

Upgraded my workstation

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:21:28 +0000

For no particular reason, I’ve been learning 6502 processor assembly language. My workstation is that soothing 80s beige.

Biltmore bikes

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:11:20 +0000

Broke out the bikes on Sunday. Now my butt hurts. #weirdproblems

X Carve is back online and making airplane stuff

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:33:28 +0000

Inspiration is for amateurs

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 09:03:24 +0000

Thanks to Tim Ferris for this quote today:

“Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will, through work, bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great ‘art idea’.” -Chuck Close, American artist who achieved fame as a photorealist through massive-scale portraits

Sim time

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 07:02:21 +0000

Haven’t had time to fly this week, but simulator time keeps your head in the game. You become what you think about…

Detecting spins in small aircraft

Sun, 12 Mar 2017 19:08:56 +0000

Here are three spins. The first I intentionally recovered poorly. The other two were more “textbook” recoveries.

This is just the graph of the slip/skid sensors.

Interesting that there is a clear pattern and threshold.

The goal here is to detect and give enough warning to a pilot to avoid and intervene on an impending unintentional spin entry.

Archived Comments

Paul T Breed (2017-03-13 00:31:45):

The traditional training spin is not what kills people… Next time you want to do spins go up and set up a fake landing pattern at altitude… Then get slow and do the base to final turn with some skid…. cross the controls and keep pulling back til it departs controlled flight… be high and be prepared as it will snap to inverted so fast you won’t know what happened….

Checking things off of bucket lists

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:40:59 +0000

I am BONE tired. Spent the last 5 days (aka 2 months) helping hundreds of people check things off of their bucket lists. There are stories to be written down, but for now how about a beer and lots of pictures? [gallery ids=“924,923,922,921,920,919,918,917,916,915,914,913,912,911,910,909,908,907,906,905,904,903,902,901,900,899,898,897”]

Little blue lights

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 12:34:27 +0000

In the Navy I spent quite a bit of time on the night shift. I never get tired of blue taxi lights…

Detecting and predicting loss of control in flight

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 21:11:00 +0000

I’m currently working on detecting loss of control (LOC) on an overshoot of base to final. Using data models in X-Plane which depending on the aircraft model is known to be pretty accurate (there’s a certified commercial version suitable for flight training). Not practical to do this in an actual airplane for obvious reasons like crashing and fireballs.

Anyway, here’s a screenshot of data gathering. I’m collecting about 50 data points 10 times per second. I’m feeding this into a learning algorithm to teach it to predict the actions which may lead to an accelerated stall and/or spin.

First Flight for "Doc"

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:29:11 +0000

For the first time since 1956, the B-29 known as Doc took to the sky on a sunny morning in Wichita, Kansas. This video includes highlights from footage captured during first flight. More information at http://www.b-29doc.com

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CscShi3BV8Q&w=854&h=480]

I must have all of the maps

Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:12:40 +0000

I am a somewhat reluctant weekend companion for Julie when it comes to antique and old stuff stores.

I dragged my feet for much of the morning doing my normal “don’t poke the bear routine” (why she puts up with me is anyone’s guess). Then we got to “Scavengers” which is a new place for us.

The first room was the usual, dressers with potential, desks that need to be stripped and sanded. You know, fun stuff. Just fun stuff for people who aren’t me.

Why didn't anyone tell me about "Four Chord Song"?

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 01:57:59 +0000

I don’t know people, maybe I need better friends. Somehow in 2011 I missed this and it’s the best thing ever.

[youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ&w=854&h=480]

It's just an old beat up truck

Wed, 28 May 2014 17:20:42 +0000

Its just an old beat up truck
Some say that I should trade up
Now that I got some jangle in my pocket
But what they don’t understand
Is it’s the miles that make a man
I wouldn’t trade that thing in for a rocket

-Dierks Bentley “I Hold On”

Intel Galileo Time! Woot!

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:44:03 +0000

It's glass time

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:26:37 +0000

I’ve got Google Glass for the next couple weeks. What should I be doing with it?

Appreciate the advances in car safety over the last 50 years in just over a minute

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:56:38 +0000

This doesn’t need much explanation. Watch until the end.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_r5UJrxcck?wmode=opaque&enablejsapi=1]

A comment on Sprint Customer Service

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:25:13 +0000

I hear nightmare stories from people all the time on AT+T’s customer service… Yesterday afternoon Julie and I noticed a sudden loss of cell service at home. We have identical phones (other than color) and we’re both on Sprint. We’ve been happy Sprint customers for about 6 years now, and issues are rare.

I’ve worked on cell towers over the years and am an expert in radio communications, so I’m pretty patient with this stuff. We forget sometimes that we’re talking on two way radios when we use these things. Radio signals are subject to all kinds of potential interference, and the cell carriers have thousands and thousands of towers to manage. Many of them are in very remote locations, and since we live in the mountains, it’s especially remote here. The cellular system is complicated, and sometimes I’m amazed that the whole thing works at all.

Holy crap this is cool

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:51:04 +0000

This is slightly NSFW (language) so listen with headphones on, but it’s just so cool.

Oh, so THAT's how you pick up girls...

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:34:45 +0000

I LOVE Pomplamoose. They have a new song out today. Happy tuesday.

Archived Comments

Daniel Ziegenberg (2012-06-12 21:51:00):

They are awesome. Following them for over two years now.

John Cleese on Creativity

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:55:09 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijtQP9nwrQA&w;=420&h;=315]

Immense respect in an ordinary place

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:42:27 +0000

I’m working from home today. Since on these days I set my own hours, I started really early. By 10am, I needed a break, so I decided to run over to the grocery store to grab some milk. There was an unusually large number of people in line for 10am on a Tuesday and the checkout ladies were struggling to keep up. By the time I was in line, I was 7 people back. A couple people in front of me were pretty frustrated with the length of the line and were being pretty vocal about it.

Come and see us at SXSW - we were picked as a panel!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:45:15 +0000

Today SXSW announced the panels chosen to be a part of the 2012 conference. Ours was officially chosen!

Come and see us present “How to win friends and influence space exploration”.

Woo hoo!

Archived Comments

Tim Bailey (2011-11-03 19:40:00):

I’ll be there!!

The must have Winter Olympics phone app

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:43:54 +0000

Handmark has an excellent (and free) app for tracking the winter olympics called Winter Sports Live.

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Get it while it’s hot!

omni did books?

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:12:33 +0000

I just picked this up at a book exchange (I’m thinking of moving in). I love everything Omni.

Evadot Speed Drawing

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:03:32 +0000

Being married to an artist is cool. If all aliens looked like this, I wonder how hard it would be to get funding… http://sketch.odopod.com/flash/OdoSketch.swf?sketchURL=/sketches/101035.xml&userURL=/users/12211&bgURL=/images/bigbg.jpg&mode=embed

Nanogirls

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:13:46 +0000

This is just … yeah. See scientists can have fun! You know you were just thinking “I like it when the girls stop by. To my lab.”

Come on, you know you were.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MubNtDwjJ2w&w=425&h=344]

Do you want to date my avatar?

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:56:46 +0000

The Guild just gets better by the minute: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU&w=425&h=344]

Criss Angel Augmented Reality Game

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:05:41 +0000

This is a promo for the game, but I love the edginess of it. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6000129&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=e60000&fullscreen=1

Criss Angel Augmented Reality Game from Circ.us on Vimeo.

Craig Ferguson "figures it out"

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:51:32 +0000

Thanks to @julie_Thorn for this one: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFQkMAPVoIo&w=425&h=344]

Science Funding Explained, SMBC Style

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:27:32 +0000

Archived Comments

Jewels (2009-05-20 00:46:25):

LOL, I like the part with the pretty exploding pictures. ^_^

Maxiue1 (2009-07-27 09:51:59):

Interesting post. I have stumbled this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

Craigslist Proxy (2009-06-06 09:43:01):

Interesting post. I have just bookmarked this at stumbleupon. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Craigslist Proxy (2009-05-29 05:16:15):

Was a good read. I'll be back for more.

Everything's amazing and nobody is happy, Part 2

Tue, 05 May 2009 18:57:32 +0000

Louis CK revisits his famous Conan appearance and reassures us that while all the examples he gives of our cultural impatience are actually him, he also thinks we’re a shitty generation. Not a shit generation, though. Just shitty. If we had jetpacks, we’d think they were the crappiest jetpacks out there. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjNgNDZzH5o&color1;=0x3a3a3a&color2;=0x999999&feature;=player_embedded&fs;=1]

Archived Comments

Jay (2009-05-06 00:05:27):

I like the bit about people waiting for their cell phone to turn on: can you wait one second for it to get back from SPACE?!?

Evadot

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:28:52 +0000

I launched a new site: Evadot.com yesterday. Check it out, let me know what you think and tell your friends.

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:32:47 +0000

Yes, you do have 10 mins today to watch this and you need to. It’s okay, Facebook still will be there when you get finished watching. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3261363&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Archived Comments

Jewels (2009-02-27 18:02:42):

Not bad. Although he doesn’t go into much detail about some things, like banks being forced by the govt in the 90’s to take mortgages from the “risky” home-wanters… and I can see that he wanted to keep this simple. Good vid.

Netflix To Offer 'Streaming Only" Plans

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:04:20 +0000

Netflix Inc Chief Financial Officer Barry McCarthy said on Wednesday it plans to offer its online streaming service on a stand-alone basis. “We’re likely to do that in the foreseeable future,” McCarthy said at the Jefferies 5th annual Internet and Media conference in New York.

via Netflix To Offer ‘Streaming Only" Plans .

Archived Comments

COD (2009-02-26 17:37:16):

I’ll care when I can stream movies from Netflix.com on my Linux box.

App turns iPhone into a credit card terminal - Springwise

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:53:33 +0000

As if phones didn’t already do enough, one of the latest mobile apps transforms iPhones and iPod Touches into portable charge card terminals. ProcessAway plugs into Authorize.net’s payment processing platform, allowing entrepreneurs to accept credit card payments anywhere they can access the internet. via App turns iPhone into a credit card terminal - Springwise.

This ad is so good it makes me want to work in a print shop

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:09:09 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TsOk-32Q8&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xcfcfcf&hl;=en&feature;=player_embedded&fs;=1]

Google will send you gmail stickers for free.

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:19:50 +0000

The Didn’t you hear guys have a cool post about free stickers from google. Check it out. It’s free if you don’t count the price of a stamp or two.

Archived Comments

Swing Trading (2009-09-13 00:14:18):

Nice one. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. My friends will enjoy reading it also.

Swing Trading (2009-09-13 08:14:18):

Nice one. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. My friends will enjoy reading it also.

If you don't smile watching this, then you have issues

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:10:10 +0000

Straight no Chaser, 12 days of Christmas(Live). Buy it here Listen to the whole thing, it just gets better as you go along.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fe11OlMiz8&w=425&h=344]

Me(me)

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:34:38 +0000

1. Take a picture of yourself right now. 2. Don’t change your clothes, don’t fix your hair…just take a picture. 3. Post that picture with NO editing. 4. Post these instructions with your picture.

Archived Comments

Jewels (2008-09-26 16:00:59):

Photographer wife winces at these instructions. Wants to put husband’s hand down. Wants him to sit up straight. Hates the lighting in the room and wants to adjust white-balance. explodes.

Another great looking electronic paper device

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:58:53 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v226DYqlbHQ&color1;=0xb1b1b1&color2;=0xcfcfcf&hl;=en&fs;=1]

Quote of the day

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:43:17 +0000

My Nephew Xander looked at his mom (my sister) with a serious face this morning and said, “Mommy……Jesus had a DVD player.” Awesome.

An industrial flag on the moon.

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:57:47 +0000

Bill Stone is my hero. Really. http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf

A shot cool enough to blog

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:34 +0000

From JPG Magazine

Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:12:28 +0000

Felicia Day, Nathan Fillion, Neil Patrick Harris, awesome!! [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/1227202 w=400&h;=300]
Teaser from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Awesome

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:23:54 +0000

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/1211060 w=400&h;=225]
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

Fix your broken NES

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:16:37 +0000

Did you know the 72 pin connector on the original NES is not soldered in? I didn’t know either. All those years of blowing on the cartridges and all we needed was a screwdriver and a replacement connector. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzrm7QPiTgE]

On tap this week

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:40:36 +0000

It’s going to be an exciting week this week:

Working on an Audiobook site for a client.
Getting skyscrapersales.com out the door
Publishing our screencast series.
Working on another site for a client but I have an NDA, so I could tell you but then I’d have to, you know.
Publishing the first Imapenguin podcast as soon as the new Microphones arrive.
Helping a friend with the deployment of his first Rails site into production.
PLUS: There’s going to be some fishing going on.

Interested? Email me. I’m pretty excited!

Linus on the origin of Linux

Thu, 22 May 2008 09:07:19 +0000

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVTWCPoUt8w&hl;=en]

Driving to the office every day?

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:14:16 +0000

This post by Seth Godin is worth 30 seconds of your time, and 30 seconds of your bosses time today.

Great use of visuals to get a point across

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:23 +0000

Here’s a great example of using visuals to get a point across, plus it’s an interesting topic to boot!:

That new car is not as cool as you think it is

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:59:13 +0000

In fact, that new car is a hole where you pour your money, which in my book is very NOT COOL. What’s not to love about a new car?

A company that actually does rebates well

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:16:33 +0000

I ordered a monitor from TigerDirect last week that included a $50 rebate in the box. I filled it in and mailed it. I have about a 50% success rate with actually receiving rebate checks when I buy something which is pretty sad.

Today I got an email from TigerDirect saying that they have received my rebate claim and they are processing it. WOW. It’s funny how a quick email can make a huge difference in the confidence level I have in a company.

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor's TED Talk

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:40:58 +0000

TED 2008 just wrapped up and in no time, they’ve started to post some of the talks on the site. I’ve been interested in the brain and how it works for years. My Uncle had a massive stroke about 10 years ago and lost much of his ability to communicate through speech. Dr Taylor is a brain scientist who lived through a stroke of her own and a long recovery. This is a great talk about seeing a stroke and some of our brain functions through a scientist’s eyes as her own brain starts to unravel.http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf Her book is on lulu here.My Uncle Don passed away in January. I wish I could have shown him this talk.

Customer service done right

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:10:02 +0000

In stark contrast to my Vonage and Sprint customer service nightmares earlier today, I contacted VMWare support via the online tool. I got an email back in 7 minutes with the correct answer and the change was completed. Total time for my personal involvement was around 25 seconds and my problem was resolved asynchronously in less than 10 minutes.

MacBook in Tablet Form

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:04:05 +0000

http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmahalodaily%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F729785&user=mahalodaily&brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fdaily%2Emahalo%2Ecom%2F&brandname=Mahalo%20Daily&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf

Sprint goes unlimited too...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:29:06 +0000

Sprint just jumped on the unlimited cell plan bandwagon. Since I’m already on a $99 plan, makes sense for me to switch. My favorite part: “Current Sprint customers will be able to switch to the Simply Everything plan without extending their contracts, according to Sprint.”

The Oscars in 60 seconds, Mahalo Daily Style

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:24:25 +0000

http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmahalodaily%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss&file=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%2F698873&user=mahalodaily&brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Fdaily%2Emahalo%2Ecom%2F&brandname=Mahalo%20Daily&showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf

MD - Big math dork

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:15:17 +0000

My initials “MD” have always caught me flack like : “You should have been a doctor, then you’d be MD, MD” Well today my wife informed me that MD really stands for “Math Dork”

How true honey. How true.

Archived Comments

Jewels (2008-02-07 20:10:29):

Can ya blame me? Cause you were messaging me in binary. Doctor Dork. :oD

COD (2008-02-07 18:36:15):

It could also stand for Major Dork

Another bubble

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:32:31 +0000

Got this one from Chris [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4fzvQ6I-o&rel;=1&border;=0]

Only Lust Limits the Imagination

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:09:13 +0000

There are just no words to describe this. Only Lust Limits the Imagination (NSFW)

Dinosaur Fossil Found With Preserved Soft Tissue

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:07:09 +0000

Slashdot | Dinosaur Fossil Found With Preserved Soft Tissue I’ll bet someone tries to clone the dna, mixing the missing parts with a frog and starts a theme park on a remote island somewhere.

Announcing BonfireJOBS

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:01:21 +0000

I’ve been working on a new project for a while now and we’re ready to start having users. I’d appreciate you checking it out, sending us feedback and blogging about it. Here’s the short short version of BonfireJOBS: Get paid to find a job. No really.

BonfireJOBS is a new website that rewards candidates for prompt, courteous responses to employer requests.

Post a resume - leave off contact information. Employers who can search our database for free will find you. If they want to make a connection, they will use our system to contact you.

Da Bears

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:48:43 +0000

Man that was a good game today!

Dreams of Flying Photo Shoot

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:17:06 +0000

This is just so cool: Dreams of Flying

Verizon's 20/20 Internet Service

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:41:29 +0000

Verizon announced a 20Mbit down and 20Mbit up Fios service today. Ars Technica has the details. I DO have room for a server farm in my house…

Leopard Discount at Amazon

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:50:47 +0000

Amazon is currently running a preorder sale on both the Single and Family pack OS X Leopard packages. I just picked up a Family pack for $169 after rebates, no sales tax and free shipping.

Welcome to the world Ariella!

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:21:54 +0000

My friends Matt and Becky had their first baby last night. Weighing in at 7lbs 1 oz, Ariella enters the world with some of the greatest new parents a kid could have. Welcome Ariella, and congrats to Matt and Becky.

Fredericksburg Slashdot Anniversary Party

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:47:44 +0000

This month, Slashdot turns ten(like 10). I’m user number 12353 which is pretty early on the nerd-o-meter. I used to be an avid reader, but my readership has waned of late. “Back in the day” (think 1999) it was not uncommon for me to check Slashdot every 10 minutes to see what news had broken. The slashdot format was one truly innovative when it was launched and it helped usher in the era of user interaction on the internet.

Podcast for Audio Geeks

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:56:13 +0000

If you’re an audio geek, you really should check out The Gear Media Tech Video Podcast.

Maybe "suck" doesn't mean what you think it means

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:05:12 +0000

I stumbled on this in the Urban Dictionary today: "

Google Lunar X PRIZE Foundation

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:24:56 +0000

The Google Lunar X PRIZE seeks to create a global private race to the Moon that excites and involves people around the world and, accelerates space exploration for the benefit of all humanity. The use of space has dramatically enhanced the quality of life and may ultimately lead to solutions to some of the most pressing environmental problems that we face on earth – energy independence and climate change.

Today is Safari Day

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:23:07 +0000

I’ve been really frustrated with Firefox on my Mac.It’s been slow and crashing. Just for fun, I’m going to forget Firefox for today and work all day in Safari. There’s one word for it right off the bat: FAST. I didn’t realize how slow Firefox on the Mac really is until I fired up Safari. Yikes!

This blog is now mobile enabled

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:37:48 +0000

That’s right folks, now you can visit this blog on your mobile phone’s browser. Just think, being able to read my nonsense from anywhere at any time.

Yep, gives me the creeps too.

Researcher Claims Life on Mars

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:59:00 +0000

www.space.com/news/070823_mars_life.html

Interesting until you get to the “If we assume…” part.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time...

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:55:00 +0000

You Are a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

![](http://images.blogthings.com/whatkindofsandwichareyouquiz/sandwich-1.jpg) You live your life in a free form, artistic style. You are incredibly creative and at times, quite messy. Deep down, you are a kid at heart. And you aren’t afraid to express it. Your best friend: The Grilled Cheese Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Club Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

No fibbing when your Mom is a photographer

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:27:00 +0000

Caleb: Can I drive the boat Dad?

Me: Sure, as long as you sit down in the seat. No flipping around.

The next day…

Caleb: Can I drive the boat Dad?

Me: Buddy, yesterday you spent the whole time driving the boat while flipping all over the place.

Caleb: No I didn’t, I sat down in the seat the whole time.

No son, no you didn’t.

It was fun anyway buddy.

Northern Pike-a-thon

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:16:00 +0000

We spent our vacation on a tiny lake my family has been going to for half a century. 20 years ago, if any one of us caught a Northern Pike the entire year, it was a big deal.

This year, we caught 11 or 12 in less than a week. My 11 year old daughter caught 2!

New Music

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:52:00 +0000

My brother turned me on to Anberlin this week. Wow, what planet have I been on that I missed these guys?

I’d suggest turning it up if you listen to their stuff.

Practice anywhere

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:21:00 +0000

We were going to the Yankees/RedSox game a few weeks ago and saw this guy practicing the trumpet on the GW Bridge. Too funny:

The perfect brownie needs the perfect pan

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:03:00 +0000

Now you can have all edge brownies with this cool pan.

Quote of the day

Fri, 25 May 2007 15:40:00 +0000

“A good student can get a good education anywhere that has a decent library and a handful of good teachers—which is the most you ever get in the Ivy League or other high-reputation schools.” – Orson Scott Card

Nova-mind has outstanding support

Wed, 16 May 2007 07:55:35 +0000

I’ve really been into mind mapping for the last 6 months or so and dropped some cash on the product I found to be the best for me: NovaMind.

I’ve been using it every day for 6 months on my old trusty PowerBook and yesterday it crashed on open. This has never happened before. The crash reporter popped up, I hit send and it restarted. It’s been working fine since.

This morning I get an email from their tech support. Yes, someone actually reads their crash reports, suggested a fix in a quicktime that was trying to load, and told me I should let them know if it happens again.