Random Acts of Blogging
Random Acts of Blogging – 9/16/08
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008A couple of quick hits to tie you over until I think of something witty & interesting to say:
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World Fails to End; Scientists Prepared to Try Again
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Scientists at Conseil Europ
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Things You See While…Walking in Rockefeller Center
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008Man carrying a small child in a Baby Bjorn baby carrier – baby facing forward. Baby notices a pigeon walking on the ground. Man walks toward the pigeon; pigeon slowly waddles away. Baby shrieks with delight and reaches out to touch the pigeon. Man clearly enjoys this newly discovered form of baby entertainment.
Pigeon decides it’s had enough and flies away suddenly. Baby begins to scream inconsolably. Man seeks another pigeon, but now that he’s wearing a screaming baby, every pigeon he approaches flies away instantly. The sight of pigeons constantly flying away is salt in the baby’s psychological wound. Screaming and crying intensify. Previously proud man is suddenly in a world of shit with no way out.
Lesson learned: Never commit to a strategy without a backup plan…
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Today’s Trivia Question…
Sunday, August 17th, 2008I’m not sure why this popped into my head all of the sudden.
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House Pictures Return!
Friday, August 15th, 2008For those who’ve noticed that I haven’t updated our House Construction Photoblog in a while (yeah, yeah, I know, it’s all over the news…), your interminable wait is over.
Click on the photoblog in the left sidebar (or on the link above) and check out the last few pictures. Highlights include a (mostly) finished deck, a hot tub, and (drum-roll…….) walls!
Also, I’m here to tell you that once the big decisions about the house are done, the little ones come along, and it’s those that take up all the time (or at least enough time that it becomes tough to maintain a photoblog). I think we’re getting over the hump, though, so I’ll try to be better about providing updates…
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Produce Peripherals
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008After extensive research (the last 5 minutes), I’ve reached this (heretofore unreported) conclusion:
If you have a banana with lunch and leave that banana on your desk right next to your mouse, you will grab the banana and move it around the desk expecting the screen’s cursor to move.
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What’s Mine is Yours…
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
They say you learn something new everyday. Over the weekend, I spent some time with a gentleman who had completed U.S. Army basic training.
We were discussing ways to communicate clearly, and he pointed out to our group that a Claymore mine, an anti-personnel mine commonly used by the U.S. Army, has directions for use printed right on the mine itself. As you can see in the picture, the mine says “Front Toward Enemy” on one side. Better safe than sorry, I guess.
Also, it makes me feel better about the whole toothpick thing.
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Measuring Earthquakes – Web 2.0 Style!
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Los Angeles had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake yesterday.
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House Update: New Video!
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Exciting news:
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Science vs. Religion
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Two news articles in the past week:
Columnist Robert Novak has Brain Tumor
and
[Columnist Robert] Novak Cited for Hitting Pedestrian
Responses:
Science:
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