I am still alive, though busy. I have a moment to spare here while I wait for several processes to complete. We moved the office from one of the upstairs bedroom down to the “den”… or “mudroom” as we’ve been previously calling it. To do that I had to run a long coax cable in [...]

Link:Falkirk Wheel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is an amazing piece of artwork, engineering, and architecture. It reminds me of something out of Halo or Half-life. (Those are video games.) I even found a simulation video of how it works. Unreal! When I finally visit Scotland, I hope to remember to put this on [...]

My birthday was last Monday. We had an excellent sushi dinner (ordered in), plus a homemade heart cake: Then I opened gifts. I received nice clothes, some tools, and: Fun! Thanks to my lovely wife! ps. That rug in the background of the first pic is not in its final resting place. We bought it [...]

Link: Sony Pictures – Talladega Nights A link from my brother for Talladega Nights movie. A trailer is available here. (Fair warning: link opens directly to page with movie, so turn down the sound first if at work.) According to the imdb.com web page, the cast includes Gary Cole, Dave Koechner, Chris Parnell, and Andy [...]

Have you seen the Travelocity commercials with the little gnome that resolves travel reservation-related issues? I believe those commercials actually do a disservice to Travelocity in that they bring to light the possibility of problems with my reservation. Prior to seeing that commercial, it hadn’t occurred to me that reservations made through Travelocity might not [...]

Article: Hubbert’s Peak, Current Events Around Christmas, Fortune published an interesting article that touched on the idea of peak oil, or the point where global oil production tops out. US oil production peaked in the 70′s. Life After the Oil Crash is also an interesting read. I don’t take any of this as gospel, but [...]

(click images to enlarge) Our back porch and deck: My car has become a hatchback! The driveway’s all cleared and salted now… finally… and my arms are practically jelly. If storms like this happened more than once or twice a year I’d invest in a snowblower, but I hate the idea of spending money on [...]

I’ve been a fan of Douglas Coupland since someone recommended Microserfs to me a few years ago. I finished Eleanor Rigby earlier today. It was a decent read, though I felt like the book was only getting started by the time I reached the last few pages. I never feel like I get to know [...]

News: CNN.com – Blizzard could bring a foot of snow – Feb 11, 2006 The snow started mid-afternoon today as Sherri and I were leaving a furniture store. It was sticking to the ground almost immediately; it finally started to stick to the driveway around dusk. We’ll do a preliminary shoveling-of-the-driveway in a few hours, [...]

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