I've been watching Hulu for a few months now and it's definitely very cool (especially when I use my TV as a monitor!). It's going public tomorrow. You might want to check it out....
NGC2024-Flame Nebula on 3/11/08
This nebula is located right next to the Horsehead Nebula in the constellation Orion. This was a quick 8m 20s image that didn’t really have enough detail to pull the horsehead, so I just cropped it down...
This morning, the girls and I got right down to business, for this afternoon Macy and her daddy had the pleasure of going to a field trip together.After breakfast and a few chores we settled right into working on our...
What is the message city taxpayers are supposed to take from the implication by Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield that there hasn't ever been a real plan for the proposed homeless campus on 11th Street? Furthermore, what is the reality of Littlefield's...
October, 2007, our 20th Anniversary Trip--On our way to Antigua, we spent one night in Puerto Rico, not nearly enough. Old San Juan is a walking city, with magic awaiting every city block;this beautiful window box, cascading with florid beauty,is...
i need to get caught up on some of my race results listing, but one big thing to note is that i won first place in the multisport division of the Blue Ridge Cup - a year-long race series in...
It is telling of my weakness that brief, punchy criticism directed towards my abilities in a none-too-important quadrant of my life can swiftly debilitate me. The specifics of the criticism were really immaterial; all I took away was a panicking...
The Moon on 3/11/08
Tonight is crisp and clear - despite the brightness of the moon, there’s really very little haze around it and seeing isn’t bad for the rest of the sky either. I’m probably not going to stay out...
Yesterday:
~ went to the Aquarium with Oliver
~ ate chicken nuggets
~ took a nap
~ went to bed early
Today:
~ errands (which Fuller doesn’t understand is also known as Wal-Mart)
~ made a super hero cape
~ went to Oliver’s birthday party
~ took the car...
The kitty cats love having me working from the home office, so much so Jack has appointed himself as much desktop companion who pops up at least once a day for some loving.
(I’ve been trying to embed the video but...
She and Him's cover of You Really Got a Hold on Me is some kind of wonderful. "She" is Zooey Deshcanel of All the Real Girls fame and "him" is M Ward, of M Ward fame. The song really works,...
from today's show: "I do like to make money. I’m 25% Jewish, so I guess that accounts for my money grubbing. ...things would have been different in Nazi Germany if people i.e. Jews had spoken up." It's like listening to a train...
Canadian Club launched a print campaign last year targeting subversive behavior in male stereotypes. The ads are sexist, misogynistic and seem really wrong. Why then, do they feel so right?
Your Mom Wasn’t Your Dad’s First perfectly captures the aesthetic of...
When sewing on the binding to a quilt there are several ways of doing it. Mind you, I’m just learning about these ways, so I usually follow the directions found in my two favorite quilting books: Denyse Schmidt Quilts by Denyse Schmidt...
Ken Heebner's CGM Focus Fund was up 80% in 2007. His fund focused on industries that profited from the increasing consumption of commodities in emerging economies including China, India, Brazil, and the Middle East. This is the shareholder letter....
Those of you who have kept up with my blog for a while know I've blogged once before about my beef with Girls Preparatory School. This morning's paper gave me a new item to be disgruntled about. Apparently over the...
Good news for future Senator Al Franken: Attorney Mike Ciresi announced Monday that he is dropping out of the race for Sen. Norm Coleman’s (R-Minn.) seat, clearing the way for comedian Al Franken in the Democratic contest. ...
His request approved, the photographer used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane...
You know Elliot Spitzer is kind of a folk hero on the left. There was no reason, prior to yesterday, that he couldn’t have aspired to the White House, rather than the Big House.
Now, I personally think that...
In comments yesterday, Swampy (my recyclin' sistah) shared a link to Catalog Choice, a sponsored project of the Ecology Center. Its stated mission is "to reduce the number of repeat and
unsolicited catalog mailings, and to promote the adoption of sustainable
industry...
Two important meetings here in the Noog have so bookended the available time to actually be in Nashville that we have decided to postpone our trip to a later (TBD) date, when we can actually sit down and enjoy the...
What a difference! I feel like a complete idiot for taking my meds wrong. Especially now that I am taking them right and feel SO much better. I have more energy and just feel RIGHT! It seem to be the...
Jessie Ladwig: "What are you going to write your English paper on?"Me: "Maybe aesthetics. Not sure."Jessie Ladwig: "What is aesthetics?"Jessica Horton: "You know, fake arms, fake legs."...
The Guardian put up this list of the 50 most powerful blogs. Reading through the list I was struck by a couple things. First, it's a bit scary that so many of these blogs are celeb-gossip blogs. Second, why are...
Someone in the comments of yesterday's post raised the issue of who might replace New York Governor Eliot Spitzer if he should resign (as he is expected to do). Well, New York is poised for a couple of firsts: their...
Today Mimi was good enough to bring my sweet niece and nephew over to play with the girls... such a treat for us since we have been absorbed in the land of potty training since Saturday.We all (and I do...
Sorry guys, you know the story: New York's governor is exposed as being a part of a high-end prostitution ring and people are speculating if he will resign. NEW YORK (CNN) -- Before Monday, Eliot Spitzer was a rising star in...
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