The Moon on 5/8/08
Tonight was extremely humid, but the sky looked too inviting not to set up the scope. The Moon was quite bright for being a crescent and was very crisp in the sky.
I also took a couple quick...
I hope you have been following the discussion (as dry as it may seem) regarding the purpose and function of auditors in the City of Chattanooga. Like many a tedious procedural debate, this one started with something of a scuttlebutt: though...
Today was former employers day or something. During my lunch break, I had a conference call with the DC job about a project I’m helping out with. Well, actually the project was my idea, and I asked to stay involved....
By far the story that amused me the most in today’s Times-Free Press is that State Rep. Joe McCord has admitted that he and other folks have been smoking in his state office in Nashville. Why is this so amusing...
We got 100% on LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga! And guess what the secret prize is? Well, we still aren't sure, but there is one thing, that all characters you make can use the force and double jump. There...
Kate and Dave from my old Philly daysMy host mom Bev from Philly, my mom, my brother Manfred and my aunt MariaSusan Herin with Jamie Simpson (secret agent 1) lurking right behind her Eric Buck (secret agent 2) returned from...
I've been riding the bus this week since the weather is nice and I don't have to get up so early. I like the bus for meeting interesting characters and having little adventures and actually interacting with my city. Usually...
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week in the US and May 6 was the National Teacher Day. My Dad was a Teacher (and a Pastor) and he is one of the greatest teachers I have ever known. He taught in...
My back is turned to him, but I hear his steps as he approaches.
Without turning to look at him, he says, "Mom, can you tie this?".
I'm in the middle of a cleaning frenzy--company's coming tomorrow, friends we haven't seen...
While I’ll probably be using this TexMate bundle for my base64 image encoding needs, Jon reminded me that not everyone uses TextMate. So I’ve decided to share the AppleScript droplet that…...
This is an experimental platform using an algorithm (DEEP DREDD, similar to Deep Blue, the super computer who defeated a chess champion) to evaluate works in combination with a voting process. note: Still trying to get my head around it/translate....
According to a piece in the latest Paris Review, when Satchmo wasn't on stage or in the studio, he could be found spinning albums or constructing collages for their covers using things like photos, product labels, and letters:...
It is the end of a school year (assuming the 9 month-time-period of an educational "school year"), and I have been experiencing the typical "anxiety" that I generally get at this time of the year. You know...the time when friends...
Grandbaby Max with his make-do "hiking stick" at Omie's house. Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting. ~Author Unknown What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars worth of pleasure. ~Gene...
So 2am Tuesday morning found us waiting on an ambulance after experiencing a febrile seizure with Julia. As the week has gone on and I have shared this experience with friends most have said they have either never heard of...
Today is free family night at CDM. I usually take advantage of these and take Rehema to them, I had at one time considered getting a membership but then I ended up with several coupons and the free family nights...
[5] Crinkly-eyed smiles and dimples you can get lost in.
I've seen Bobby and Jamie Deen on television and in print, but never in person before Saturday; let's just say they're "beautiful people" and be done with it.
Okay,...
After almost 6 years, Melissa and I (and now Sam) are looking to move off of Signal Mountain. While we've LOVED living on the mountain, we've grown tired of going up and down it. Even a simple trip, say, to...
By the World, For the World, Breaking Down Borders Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through the power of film. Over the course of four hours, a live broadcast around the globe will feature 24 short films,...
I need a script so each time I received an e-mail from someone with an @aol.com e-mail account it automatically sent them a gmail invite. Aggregate time spent troubleshooting getting a simple .pdf through to an @aol.com account has got...
The page is in Catalan but the bundle is in English and pretty self-explanatory. Just drop the .tmCommand bundle file on TextMate. Then you can select some CSS or HTML that contains references to external images, hit Apple + control...
A committee of the Senate is meeting today to discuss health care in America. Elizabeth Edwards, who is living with cancer, is speaking before that group right now. I'm not sure what the point of the hearing is, since the...
Via Matta Restaurant, Boston From Metropolis Magazine: Why don’t prominent food critics write about the entire experience, graphics and all? By Steven Heller, Posted April 15, 2008 As a rule, restaurant critics focus on cuisine, service, and décor, while graphics—type and image—are usually dismissed as...
I've written before about the power of the Enemy's voice (Jn 8:44). Well, I've got an entire dark, multi-scene opera going on at the moment. The lies are very, very loud. Totally missing my Grand Rapids band of brothers at...
If you travel this summer and plan on flying, how do you think you will get around town? Do you have friends to chauffeur you? Borrow a car? Or do you plan on renting a car?
We have only ever rented...
Fellow Terrabloggers, our long sojourn in the blogging desert of MT 2.6x is coming to a close. On the weekend of the 6-8th of June we will be upgrading the Terrablogs domains to Moveable Type Open Source version 4. MTOS...
Our family has been making strides in the “Go green” trend these days. We have switched out out lighting to compact fluorescents and LED (another post in itself). We use public transportation, bicycles, and walk a lot more than driving....
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