2009

Friday 25 | Corbin’s first bike
OK, so technically its a trike but he took to it like a champ. One thing we’ve noticed is how much Corbin loves anything with wheels. Corbin got lots of other great stuff this year (and more tomorrow) and this wasn’t necessarily his favorite but this is something you have to capture as one of [...]
Friday 25 | 1 down, 200 (or so) more to go
I’m very happy to have read this message in my admin panel just now Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.9.zip. Unpacking the update. Verifying the unpacked files Installing the latest version Upgrading database WordPress upgraded successfully It means I’ve finally managed to upgrade my database from MySQL4 to MySQL5 – something of a feat when hosted by [...]
Thursday 24 | Piss Off!
I hate liars and I try not to use the word “hate” very often. After all, scriptures tells us “Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer” but the liars I’m thinking of are not my brothers (or sisters) but deceivers and are “of [their] father the devil”. So I guess it’s OK to hate [...]
Thursday 24 | 3 things every REAL man needs
Let me set the mood. Let’s face it. There are just certain things every guy needs to show the world, he’s a real manly man. A big house, a sweet ride and some stylish clothes. Now not everyone has what it takes to be a manly man. There’s no place for a Miata in a [...]
Monday 21 | Picture Pages
One of the things I like about my new Droid phone is how well it integrates my Google account and all its features. One thing it does is use my Gmail contacts as my phone contacts (including email, birthdays, addresses, etc.) One of the features which it uses on the phone that I didn’t use [...]
Monday 21 | Play Piano Song
A friend sent this to me and I thought it worth sharing (thanks Karyn) We believe that the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do. We call it The fun theory. Do you have an idea that uses fun to change behaviour? Enter now for the [...]
Monday 21 | Black is the new White
Now you can get your game on in Bad*ss mode. Everyone’s favorite white colored game system that includes wireless controllers, online game play and internet connectivity – um, and is from Nintendo now offers the Wii Remote and Nunchuk in black. That’s right, you can now pretend to be a retro gamer with your very [...]
Monday 21 | Furniture for Sale
Via: sandiego.craigslist.org 1-Khaki Durapella Sofa (8′ x 40″) *Cleans easily $150.00 1-Navy Blue Area Rug 9×12 w/red & khaki accents $50.00 1-Kayak Birch Large Desk (29.50″ H x 71.25″ W x 27.38″ D) $75.00 (OBO) *Kayak Birch finish *Steel ball bearing slides *Antiqued Brass Hardware *Keyboard with fold down front that doubles as a utility [...]
Saturday 19 | Oh no! Site Maintenance
This is a simple message to warn you that the site may experience some down time while I perform some site maintenance on the database. When this message is gone, the work is done. If the site looks normal, then it went well – if broken, well then it didn’t go well. If the site [...]
Tuesday 15 | These Dom Games
One of the features which my visitors seem to really like is the Other Distractions I offer also known as “games that aren’t blocked at school”. One recent visitor commented that “it takes to long to just play these dom game”. Spelling aside, Francisco has a point. If you’ve ever played one of the Bloons [...]
Friday 4 | Corbin turns 2
Since Corbin’s second birthday fell on a Wednesday, we made a cake to celebrate as a family. Nothing fancy but he enjoyed it and so did we. He spent the morning at the zoo with several friends which you can see over at Julia’s blog.
Tuesday 1 | Whew!
That’s all I can say. Some weeks are busier than others but this past week was jam-packed, thus the blog silence. It all began 37 years ago… Earlier this year Julia and I signed up for Free Admission on Your Birthday! to Disneyland. Celebrate your birthday with the most magical birthday gift of all — [...]
Tuesday 1 | Blow the Bridge (and other home improvements)
I’m not know as “Mr Fix-It” around my family but I can manage the rare project when the time calls for it. After all, I did install my own wood flooring (with some great help) and can safely replace light switches, outlets and ceiling fans as needed. I’ve even been known to replace a dishwasher [...]
Tuesday 1 | Free Amazon.com MP3 Downloads
Its been a busy week which I’ll tell you about later but I wanted to give you a heads up about this. Amazon MP3: 25 Days of Free – Daily Free Downloads in December. A different holiday song available for download each day for free. Every day through December 25, they’re unveiling a new holiday [...]
Monday 16 | DROID
I’ll try to avoid the usual puns regarding the name but I thought I’d take a moment to tell you about my new phone. This won’t be an exhaustive review because quite frankly, I haven’t played with it enough to tell you all the details. But I will tell you this, I like it. It’s [...]
Monday 16 | Bloons Tower Defense 4 is here!
This is something many of my most frequent visitors have clamored for ever since it was released. We’re at last proud to present Bloons Tower Defense 4. BTD4 features improved graphics, loads of new and original tower types and tons of upgrades for each tower type. Heaps of tracks, save games, career mode, sandbox mode [...]
Wednesday 11 | My Dream Camera
I mentioned a few weeks back about Amazon.com’s Wishlist Anniversary Sweepstakes and how each week, they are offering a different prize package in the form a wishlist (Well, I did). Anyway, this is the week I most want to win. Week 6 (Nov. 9-15): Yellowstone Photo Expedition with Canon Wish List — A trip for [...]
Tuesday 10 | Elizabeth Lambert can kill you with her mind
New Mexico women’s soccer defender Elizabeth Lambert has been suspended indefinitely after engaging in rough play — including hauling an opposing player to the ground by her pony tail — in the Lobos’ 1-0 loss to BYU in the Mountain West Conference semifinals. I’m not much for sports (people can get too competitive) but I [...]
Wednesday 4 | Desiring God: free download
Free Audiobook Download of the Month from christianaudio.com… Each month christianaudio gives away a premium audiobook download for free. How does it work? Well, they give away one audiobook download that they have published or that a partner has allowed them to give away absolutely free; available only during that month and only once, ever. [...]
Monday 2 | Oh, Brother
You may recall a few months back that I mentioned how Corbin is going to be a big brother. And as with any pregnancy, people speculate both on what gender the child will be and what gender you want the child to be. For most, it’s hard to fathom that you will be equally happy [...]
Monday 2 | Addicted to stats?
When I first launched this site, I had high hopes of reaching lots and lots (and lots more) people with my witty, insightful, honest writing. Turns out, I was just more noise and I wasn’t even a very loud noise at that. Things have chanced since then. I get a lot more traffic now-a-days and [...]
Monday 2 | Corbin Beard scores big plunder
Halloween this year was a lot different than last year. First off, Corbin walked the whole time. That’s not surprising considering he couldn’t walk at all last year, but he usually gets tired/lazy and wants to be carried about half the time. i think keeping up with his cousins made all the difference. What really [...]
Friday 30 | The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
This is a rare find and I hope you enjoy the mashup of these two classics. Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo meets The Gong Show Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band [...]
Friday 30 | Happy Ho Ho Holloween
Well, Sunday is the official start of the Christmas Season. Have you started your list yet? We have. I remember as a child how the time spent between Halloween and Christmas felt like an eternity. Heck, even Thanksgiving seemed a long way off. it’s easy to blame the retailers for putting up seasonal items far [...]
Tuesday 27 | Halloween Preview
Corbin Beard’s outfit is coming together nicely. Grandma made the vest and sash/belt, the shirt and pants (not pictured) are off-the-shelf clothing. It’s not really as pink as it appears. That’s a result of our crappy cellphone cameras. Look for better photos later in the week. There may even be a child model next time.
Tuesday 27 | SPAM
This is spam (my apologies to anyone named Chris Hutchinson). I would like to start out with saying I’m sorry about yesterdays server outage. It certainly caused a ton of headaches on our end but we did not expect the response we received. I have included yesterdays offer as well as letting you know that [...]
Monday 26 | This Week: 10 FREE Kindles
Amazon.com“>Amazon.com is celebrating it’s 10-year anniversary of their Amazon Wish Lists with 10 weeks of sweepstakes. To enter, simply create, add to, or edit a wishlist and then enter the current week’s sweepstakes (link at the top of your wishlist page). This week is the Kindle Love Price which includes 10 Kindle Readers plus some [...]
Sunday 25 | Siobhan makes the cover – again
Looking back, I realized I never mentioned the first time. Back in September, Siobhan (pronounced Shove-On, I swear) was featured on the cover of the San Diego Reader – our local free magazine. It was quite an honor and I was personally proud of her. I also thought I would use her fame to get [...]
Saturday 24 | How do you wrap wood?
Apparently, you do it like this. Hard to believe but it’s [only] been five years since Julia said “I do”. I was looking back on my last anniversary posts and mentioned how it seemed like we’ve always been married. But I think that’s the point – we have. Not in a literal sense but in [...]
Friday 23 | Devotional Christian is giving away 22 Devotional books
Tony Kummer of Devotional Christian appears to have the resources (unlike me) to give away 22 devotional books, but I have the resources to win them. While sharing with you this opportunity reduces my chances, I think the risk is worth it. Pop on over to his site and find out how you too can [...]
Thursday 22 | Time to open a new Windows
Beginning today, October 22, 2009, Microsoft’s newest operating system is available on Amazon.com. Windows 7 is a truly exciting new Microsoft launch with great new features including Jump Lists, Aero Shake, Snap, new Device Stage Management, as well as new levels of home group network interaction Upgrade to Windows 7 Professional With Windows 7 Professional, [...]
Tuesday 20 | Old School Street Fighter 2 – Champion Edition
Just added Street Fighter II – Champion Edition to my site. This is an official (approved by Capcom and Gametap) port of the classic game. Pick one of the 12 characters available in this Champion Edition: Ryu, Ken, Honda, Chun-li, Blanka, Guile, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, Sagat and M.Bison. After every third match you will [...]
Thursday 15 | Our Wish Lists
With the annual gift getting giving season in the archshrk household coming up, I wanted to let anyone and everyone who wanted to know, exactly what we wanted for our Birthdays or Christmas. So go on over to the Happy Birthday Page and bookmark it for future reference. That page should be good for ever [...]
Thursday 15 | Tangled Web: or How to waste one whole day (or more) on the internet
Sorry for the long winded title but I wanted to warn you up front what the following post could lead to. SEOmoz | Tangled Web: The Most Linked to Pages on the Internet To identify the most linked to pages on some of the world’s most popular sites, we used SEOmoz’s Linkscape powered Top Pages [...]
Wednesday 14 | Oh, no! Zombies
Halloween is fast approaching so in honor of that festive holiday, I offer you two games to play. Numbskull is a puzzle game where you rotate the tiles to get the skull safely back to his body. Pretty simple concept but very addictive and challenging. Aside from the various obstacles and traps, you have the [...]
Tuesday 13 | Corbin at 22 months
Corbin is now 22 months old (has been for a couple of weeks now) and he still surprises me with every new skill. Most things are subtle and are only noticeable in contrast to what he used to do/say. He’s beginning to put two words together which sounds easy but for a child, that’s a [...]
Wednesday 7 | Wishlist Sweepstakes
Amazon.com customers will be wishing big this fall as Amazon.com celebrates the 10th anniversary of the much-loved Amazon Wish List with 10 lavish sweepstakes. Starting this week, customers will have a chance to enter one of the themed Wish List sweepstakes. Just create, add to, or share a Wish List, and you’ll be invited to [...]
Tuesday 6 | Naturally Playful Woodland Climber
That’s what it’s called. Took me several tries to find it but find it I did. You’d be surprised at how hard it is to search for a product that doesn’t have any real unique characteristics, especially when it’s been described to you using certain words which are all too common. Look at the following [...]
Monday 5 | New Game: When Penguins Attack – TD
This is your basic tower defense strategy game where you build towers to ward off the invading Penguin forces. Build defensive towers on strategic locations and try to beat each level without losing any lives. Levels are unlocked each successful campaign. Play When Penguins Attack – TD now to witness the true meaning of cute [...]
Sunday 4 | la petite Morty
It may seem early but when you have children, you need to plan ahead. What am I talking about? Why Halloween of course. Last year Corbin went dressed as a ninja (and a dalmatian). 11 month old + sale + fits equals perfect. This year we wanted to try something different. Corbin isn’t much for [...]
Wednesday 30 | More Wii for Less
A new low price for the Wii video game console from Nintendo has recently been announced! On September 27, 2009, Nintendo released the news that the price for the Wii console was dropped from the original $249.99 to only $199.99. The new $199.99 Wii price point delivers the full iconic Wii gaming experience, including the [...]
Tuesday 29 | Real men know when to cry
There are those who would have you believe that real men don’t cry. But the truth is, real men do cry – but only for the right reasons (and at the right moment). I’ll give you a couple examples of when and why one of the manliest men cries (that’s me). First, is the movie [...]
Monday 28 | How do I change my Goal in Wii Fit?
So I recently got back into my Wii Fit and realized that 1) my goal was not met and 2) my goal was unrealistic. SO when prompted to set a new goal, I tried to be more honest about what I could achieve and what time frame I would shoot for. Unfortunately, I set my [...]
Wednesday 16 | Half Marathon for Crohn’s
Crohn’s disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which involves ongoing (chronic) inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s-related inflammation usually affects the intestines, but may occur anywhere from the mouth to the end of the rectum. A good friend of mine suffers from this and appearantly so does the brother of another friend. [...]
Tuesday 15 | What’s your favorite Swayze moment?
With the passing of Patrick Swayze on Monday, you can be sure to expect a lot of tributes to start poping up all over television and the internet and this is no exception. Well it is an exception in that it won’t be as good as the others. I’m just glad I already got my [...]
Sunday 13 | Understanding My Brute
Not that long ago I mentioned joining a new (to me) online game – MyBrute. The premise is simple, you create your brute (random appearance) and fight other brutes to gain experience. Bonuses are awarded as you level up (also random). The fight is automated so you simply watch the Brutes battle it out and [...]
Thursday 10 | Mess of Me
On November 10, Atlantic Records will release Hello Hurricane, the seventh full-length album from the multi-Platinum, San Diego-based rock band SWITCHFOOT. Hello Hurricane is the group’s first album on Atlantic Records and its first studio album since 2006′s Oh! Gravity, which debuted at No. 18 on The Billboard 200. SWITCHFOOT has been hard at work [...]
Thursday 10 | Firefox Personas
I just updated to Firefox 3.5.3 and installed the new Firefox Personas feature which allows you to “skin” your browser. Works great (when it works) Repairs in Progress The service you’re looking for is unavailable at the moment. We’ll be back up and running again before long, so please try again soon. Thanks for your [...]
Wednesday 9 | Ergo out, Hello BOB?
So we got a chance to look at the Joovy Ergo Caboose this weekend and it’s a little bigger than I imagined. OK, it’s a lot bigger. At 41″ long, that’s 6″ longer than the Graco DuoGlider meaning it’s like driving an even bigger semi truck (in reverse). So it’s back to square one in [...]
Wednesday 2 | March 29th?
That’s our current due date. Though he’s barely the size of a kumquat — a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby has now completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal [...]
Tuesday 1 | When Pirates Attack
So the other day, Julia put a Shark puppet on Corbin’s hand which he then used to ‘chase’ us around and growl (even sharks need to sound fierce). Tonight, it was a red bandanna – this is the result. This one’s for you DinkyInky. You are a Pirate!
Tuesday 1 | ergo
So maybe $400 on a stroller isn’t too much. If you recall from an earlier post, I talked about how we were thinking about getting a Joovy Caboose tandem stroller for when baby number two arrives. At the time, I couldn’t see why the Ergo version of the Caboose was so much more than the [...]
Monday 31 | Shall we play a game?
On August 25, 2009, Sony released the newest member of the PS3 family. Slimmer, lighter, and only $299, the PlayStation 3 120 GB has Wi-Fi and a Blu-ray player built in. Additionally, PlayStation 3 80 GB and PlayStation 3 160 GB consoles are available on Amazon.com at new, low prices of $299 and $399, respectively. [...]
Friday 28 | One Leopard for sale
OK, maybe two. Starting today, Mac OS X Snow Leopard is available for shipping at Amazon.com. Current Mac OS 10.5 Leopard users are eligible to upgrade to Snow Leopard at the very low price of $29. Snow Leopard is a truly exciting addition to the Mac OS X line, with half the footprint of previous [...]
Thursday 27 | They Might Be Giants on Tour!
ON SALE NOW OR SOON! Boise, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, New York, Raleigh, Ithaca, Albany, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Kutztown, Brooklyn, Minnneapolis, Queens Click here for dates and ticket info! We went to their show when pregnant with Corbin, makes sense to [...]
Wednesday 26 | Electric Car
From their newest album, Here Comes Science (Amazon.com Exclusive) [CD/DVD] Electric Car Lyrics – They Might Be Giants Electric car On roads so dark To change the end Rewrite the start Electric car So good, so far Electric car On verdant green Invent a turn Invent a dream Electric car The new machine Let’s take [...]
Monday 24 | Not done lightly
Frank Turk of … and his ministers a flame of fire recently wrote a series of posts regarding the issue of leaving the local church. The series is in response to John MacArthur’s post: When Should People Leave Their Church? which begins… Leaving a church is not something that should be done lightly. Too many [...]
Tuesday 18 | Maybe we need a Caboose
With the upcoming addition to our family, we realized we will need a new stroller. The BOB Revolution has served us well but Corbin isn’t quite big enough to walk all the time. So I began looking at our options. I first looked at the BOB Revolution Duallie Stroller but Julia was concerned that it [...]
Monday 17 | All aboard
Just after 7am this morning, Corbin woke up to a wonderful surprise – ergonomics! Last night, around 8:30pm I drove 45 minutes to meet a man about a train table. $60 later, we were the proud owners of a Kidkraft Land, Air, Sea Train Table Set (minus a few pieces). These tables typically cost around [...]
Friday 14 | Baby Cadillac
Cadillac knows its future lies in small cars, especially if it wants to be considered a global player, but for now officials are being coy about what they have in store. But I was able to get this leaked footage of the Baby Cadillac. According to COCGB, the 1/3-scale Cadillac Roadster, powered by and used [...]
Monday 3 | You can tell from six
Some movies just have great lines of dialog that stick with you. It’s not just the lines themselves but the way they are delivered. Here’s one such scene from Sliding Doors that sticks with me. [Helen walks into the room holding a pregnancy test] Anna: James? [Helen nods] Anna: Since last night? [Helen stares] Anna: [...]
Friday 31 | Here Comes Science
On the heels of the Grammy winning “Here Come the 123s” They Might Be Giants have created a new album of songs related to science. The entire album has been fully animated on a second disc that comes with the specially priced set. Here Comes Science (Amazon.com Exclusive) [CD/DVD] For me, this is great news. [...]
Thursday 30 | My Brute
Before I get back to Comic-Con stories, I thought you could use a little diversion. My Brute is a simple combat game where all the upgrades and training and skill building is automatic. In fact, the only thing you control is who to fight. To be a Brute…Insert a name to create your own Brute. [...]
Monday 27 | Next time, I’m bringing a guide
The idea of hiring a guide seemed ludicrous. Why did I want to spend extra money to follow a tour guide waving an umbrella or other silly-looking wand around, like a well-coifed shepherd herding his sheep? As I traveled more, however, I learned that while you don’t need a guide for everything, hiring one, even [...]
Thursday 23 | Comic-Con
I’m going to Comic-Con this Friday. The first time in the eight years I’ve lived here in San Diego. It’s not that I’m a big comic book fan, but Comic-Con is so much more than comic books. It covers a lot of Sci-Fi & Fantasy too. I’m not sure what I’m going to see or [...]
Tuesday 21 | I put the CAKE in pancake
Julia doesn’t have a ‘job’. Rather, she takes care of Corbin and the house while I deal with “Improving the human condition through innovation, leadership, and design.” And Corbin likes to start his day around 7:00 am which means Julia does too. That is, Monday through Friday -weekends and holidays, he’s all mine. That’s not [...]
Tuesday 21 | Brother, can you spare a card reader?
With the widespread use of digital cameras, the need to download those priceless memories is becoming an everyday thing. Most cameras come with a USB cable so you can download from the camera to your computer. But for many of us, that means remembering where you put that damn cable and inserting it into that [...]
Monday 13 | Riding the LILLABO Express
Despite my efforts to influence Corbin’s personal tastes, he does not seem to be infatuated with sharks. In fact, he seems to prefer those blood thirsty Dolphins you hear so much about but isn’t overly attached – yet. Corbin seems to be interested in all sorts of animals right now so we’ll see if he [...]
Wednesday 8 | Phaking Phone Number
OK, that should read faking phone numbers but where’s the fun in that? Besides, if they can make up phone numbers, can’t I make up words. With the housing crisis going on, there are people out there who will use this opportunity to take advantage of the uncertainty and fear that envelopes us. For example, [...]
Monday 6 | Bing me up Scotty
So you probably heard about the new search engine from Microsoft, Bing but I wonder how many of you have actually tried it. Bing (formerly Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search) is a web search engine (advertised as a “decision engine”), Microsoft’s current incarnation of its search technology. Unveiled by Microsoft CEO Steve [...]
Monday 29 | Pre-order Windows 7
Beginning today, June 26, 2009 Microsoft’s newest operating system Windows 7 will officially be available for preorder. To support this launch, two editions, Home Premium and Professional, will be made available for 50% off or more. This offer will last through July 11, 2009 or while supplies last, whichever comes first. Windows 7 is a [...]
Monday 29 | Fear me
Took my LEED Exam v2.2 Friday and scored 186 (170-200 was passing). This is such a relief. No more tests – ever! I was feeling very confident during the first part (like I may get 200!) but then the next questions got a little harder so I thought maybe only 197…190…180…171? But the hardest part [...]
Thursday 25 | In Passing
David Carradine Farrah Fawcett Ed McMahon Michael Jackson Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.
Wednesday 24 | Corbin earns his wings
I’ve been meaning to write about our trip to Minnesota but with work and studying for the LEED Exam, I haven’t gotten around to it. In fact, I’ve been pretty off-line since before our trip, only checking emails and scanning my RSS feeds to keep it from piling up too much. The good news is, [...]
Sunday 14 | One email to rule them all
There was a recent Tip over on the Gmail blog that I wanted to pass on to all my readers (both of you). If you’re like me, you probably have several email accounts that you’ve accumulated over the years. I still have my email account from ASU but have dropped others like my old Lycos [...]
Wednesday 3 | Unstoppable?
Are you unstoppable?
Wednesday 3 | Wii Mingle
SO after hooking up my Nintendo Wii, I added a couple Wii Friends and set my Mii characters to mingle. Unfortunately, no one’s been mingling. I’m not sure they set their Wii settings correctly so we’ll have to trouble shoot to find out why they aren’t mingling. If anyone else is having trouble, just follow [...]
Monday 1 | Corbin has mad skilz
Not the next American Idol, but still… We picked this up last week and Corbin took to it right away. He found the volume and tempo buttons and makes his own mixes. He just needs to work on his dance moves – if he has any.
Monday 25 | Wii bonus
So one of the benefits of working where I do is that they offer bonuses for certain accomplishments. Accomplishments like getting your architect’s license (done) and LEED AP accreditation (June 26?). But the current economic situation has been really hard on our industry. Many clients don’t have money for construction and those that do, are [...]
Sunday 24 | I wonder why this went straight to video
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus trailer from Asylum Home Entertainment The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea and only Deborah “Foolish Beat” Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas of Black Dawn fame (not to be confused with Red Dawn) can save us from [...]
Thursday 7 | Adam Lambert – go home
Got this email from our office manager… Tomorrow morning, Adam Lambert (a finalist on American Idol) will be at the radio station across the street at 8:00 AM. Lambert will arrive via police escort. The station is inviting people to come down and see him . . . for what it is worth. . . [...]
Tuesday 5 | I don’t like Buffalo
I’m not that fond of BBQ either. What? You thought I had something against The Queen City? No, it’s Jack in the Box’s new Mini Buffalo Ranch Chicken Sandwiches. They’re like miniature crispy chicken sandwiches but instead of ketchup and mustard, they use buffalo wing and ranch sauce. Now don’t go protesting on my account. [...]
Tuesday 5 | Health plus Nuts equals Compact Impact
This is actually a rehashing of an old post but it seems really relevant these days. Compact Impact sells (for around $10) playful versions of the paper breathing mask. The very sterile looking white gauze mask inspired us to make it more cheerful and funny while still serving its purpose. This new mask is no [...]
Monday 4 | Cheesy Movie Nite
Spurred on by a recent episode of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! where Liev Schreiber answers three questions about the 19080′s classic Red Dawn. Of course this made me nostalgic for my favorite childhood films that are a little less famous than say, Star Wars. So I hope to update my DVD collection with Red [...]
Monday 4 | My friend, Wendy McLean
It is with a very heavy heart that I share this. My friend Wendy McLean (aussiseeker71) passed away Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 at 3pm Australia time. She was unconscious and comfortable for the last 12 hours. I first ‘met‘ Wendy a few years back when she was a regular visitor to the Kaleo Forums. From [...]
Friday 1 | Books ordered
So the first thing I did this morning was go to CanonPress.com and place my order for the The 1,2,3 Dollar Sale! I ordered Future Men, For a Glory and a Covering , and A Great Mystery among others. Some books I ordered two of because I knew I’d give one away – we usually [...]
Thursday 30 | Canon Press Books
Mavis of imustnotthinkbadthoughts.wordpress.com alerted me to this and I wanted to make sure you knew about it too. Canon Press – 1 Week Sale Canon Press will be hosting a special 1 Week Sale featuring over 50 different titles on sale for $1, $2, or $3. The sale begins May 1st and ends May 8th [...]
Tuesday 28 | archshrk is an Architect
California Architects Board – License Verification It’s official, I am now a licensed Architect in the State of California. A licensed architect’s responsibilities are outlined in both the California Architect’s Practice Act and the Owner-Architect Agreement, AIA B101. The architect is charged with acting in accordance with the standard-of-care in preparation and administration (responsible control) [...]
Monday 27 | What’s being copied from your site?
A new feature on archshrk.com (and my other sites). You put a lot of effort into creating interesting content for your site. And when someone copies and pastes it into their blog or website, you should know about it. That’s where Tynt Tracer comes in. Each time users highlight or copy/paste content from your site, [...]
Wednesday 22 | Major Blunder
Below is the ad for the 2009 Lincoln MKS which is done really nicely. The Berlin Cameron Team Detroit agency produced the spot for the Lincoln MKS. It is indeed Chan Marshall aka Cat Power singing the cover of the Bowie song. She recorded it in June and it’s not yet known if it will [...]
Tuesday 21 | H.R. 1913 is not anti-christian
You may have received an email similar to this one… Persecution today announced that there is a measure before Congress (H.R. 1913) that will effectively make it a hate crime to call homosexuality a sin. It also will make it a hate crime to call Islam a “False Religion.” Write to you congressman (or woman) [...]
Monday 20 | Who does she think she is, Elaine Paige?
Watch this clip from Britain’s Got Talent (with Simon Cowell) and tell me there isn’t something wrong with the world. Susan Boyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg In case you’re wondering… Elaine Paige, born 5 March 1948 is an English singer and actress best known for her work in musical theatre. Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in [...]
Monday 20 | Save up to 10% on Select BOB Strollers
Amazon Baby is featuring an exclusive Amazon-only BOB Stroller Event from April 18 – April 27, 2009. For a limited time save up to 10% on select BOB utility and jogging strollers – a top-brand name in high-quality and durable strollers designed especially for parents on-the-go. I share this news because Julia and I love [...]
Friday 17 | Your name isn’t good enough for NPR
What would your name be if you were the kind of person who would be a National Public Radio correspondent? Bob Roberts? Not likely. Here’s the problem, NPR personalities don’t seem to have names like you and me, they have names like Jacki Lyden, Farai Chideya and Lourdes Garcia-Navarro. Who can compete against names like [...]
Friday 17 | LeapFish – Just Type It
“Search the best of the web in a click-free search” What the heck does that mean? Well, it pretty much means what it says. As you type your search word or phrase, it shows you the results without having to hit the submit button. Wait, what? Yes, as you type in a word, say archshrk [...]
Thursday 16 | Shopping for Corbin
A while back Corbin had a play date with Stasi and we finally got the pictures from that day. It was a gloomy day so Iris (Stasi’s sitter) and Julia took to the kids to PlayTown in El Cajon. Owned and operated by local parents, Play Town is an indoor playground designed for children ages [...]
Wednesday 15 | My work ScreenSaver
Screen Saver set to Marquee When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you may not bring the guilt of blood upon your house, if anyone should fall from it. – Deuteronomy 22:8
Tuesday 14 | Make your own short URLs
So here’s the deal – I don’t tweet (yet) but I hope to break into the tweet world with my posts. Not likely to happen but I can dream. Anyway, there is some discussion on using tiny URLs in newspapers rather than full links. We’re talking paper and ink, not online. This inevitably led to [...]
Monday 13 | Easter – then and now
This is a quick post about Easter, or more properly – Resurrection Sunday. We had a good time at Mae’s again and the girls are less interested in finding and re-hiding the eggs this year. Plus Corbin had a private, beginner’s egg hunt all his own. Too bad he just wanted to throw the eggs [...]
Thursday 9 | Make $5,300.04 the hard way
I’ve recently seen a slew of ads (mostly pop-up ads) that say you can make up to $5,000 a month submitting to Google. The ad links to a story about a guy who make $5000 per month just by submitting links to Google, his story sounds quite genuine with positive comments, thanks, payment proofs, pictures…but [...]
Thursday 9 | Funny Easter stuff
All I Need to Learn about Life I learned from the Easter Bunny! Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Walk softly and carry a big carrot. Everyone needs a friend who is all ears. There’s no such thing as too much candy. All work and no play can make you a basket case. [...]
Thursday 9 | no more Life On Mars
So I just heard that Life On Mars – ABC.com has been canceled. Too bad. Granted, it was getting a little weird in the end but it was still better than a lot of the shows out there. Sadly, most of the shows I’ve ever really liked seem to fall victim to this fate. Shows [...]
Thursday 9 | Everybody’s Green on Earth Day
Earth Day 2009 is April 22, and Amazon is launching Earth Day Savings at amazon.com/earthday, where customers can save on organic groceries, home products, CFLs and more. Additionally, learn how to go Extreme Green, Ease Into Green, or be Eco-Chic. Amazon and ENERGY STAR will also host the Earth Day Sweepstakes. Five first-place winners will [...]
Thursday 9 | I’m published
Well, maybe published is too strong a word. But I did write a post on SEOmoz.com and its been well received so far. Check it out if you want – Let’s talk about changes. Basically it was talking about when a change to a site warrants an announcement and when it doesn’t. There is some [...]
Wednesday 8 | Walks like Frankenstein’s Monster
That’s what people say when the see Corbin coming – but give him a break, most babies start out that way. Of course, it doesn’t help that he makes monster noises when he walks… Download Conversion of crappy cell phone .3G2 video to .mov format courtesy of Oxelon.com free Media Converter Visit Julia’s post about [...]
Wednesday 8 | Messing with Color
Today, Google announced that you can use color filters on your image search results. Today, I’m happy to announce that you too can use our color filter in your own image searches. Just search for something the way you normally would, such as [tulips]. On the results page, click on the “All colors” drop down [...]
Tuesday 7 | Jesus was a Good Teacher
This was too good not to share. Challenge: I believe Jesus was a moral example and a great sage and teacher. Response: …who sagaciously taught that He was God incarnate, the only sufficient sacrifice for man’s sins, and the only mediator between God and man; who made worship of Him as God a moral imperative; [...]
Tuesday 7 | New Bloons Tower Defense 3
A while back I placed (hacked/stole/bootlegged) Bloons Tower Defense 2 onto my site. It was an experiment that I just left running. It hasn’t been a huge traffic generating part of my site but it has brought a few people and once you start playing, you kind of need to finish on whatever site you [...]
Thursday 2 | California sales tax rises to almost 9 percent
For those of you not in California… The Associated Press: California sales tax rises to almost 9 percent Californians will start feeling the pain of the recently negotiated state budget fix on Wednesday, when a 1-percent increase in the state sales tax will force consumers to pay more for goods such as cars, furniture, laptops [...]
Thursday 2 | Bathtub IV
As my friend Teri of Velvet Vox said – WOW! Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. This is a personal project that would not have been possible without the support of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Thanks to the entire team for their generous access during training exercises and patrols this Summer. Since the [...]
Wednesday 1 | Welcome to Nomanisan
I’ve been thinking a lot about twitter lately, mostly because its been coming up in various places (blogs, radio, tv…) and I keep asking myself, “self, is this just another trend like facebook and myspace – or is this something that will become a lasting part of daily life?” Unfortunately, Self is a very poor [...]
Tuesday 31 | LEED AP
Now that I’ve finished my Licensing exams, its time to move onto the next step – LEED AP. LEED Professional Accreditation distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED certification process. LEED Accredited Professionals (LEED APs) have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED [...]
Tuesday 31 | César Chávez Day
Today is César Chávez was a Mexican American labor activist and leader of the United Farm Workers. During the 20th century he was a leading voice for migrant farm workers (people who move from place to place in order to find work). His tireless leadership focused national attention on these laborers’ terrible working conditions, which [...]
Monday 23 | Skywalk on National Geographic Channel
Grand Canyon Skywalk Documentary To Premiere April 2, 2009 At 8 PM ET/PT On The National Geographic Channel. In-Depth Documentary to Feature Exclusive Interviews as well as Never Before Seen Footage of the Construction and Competed Structure Grand Canyon West, owned by the Hualapai Tribe, in partnership with National Geographic Channel announces the premiere of [...]
Monday 23 | Fun with Javascript
Over at CatsWhoCode.com, there’s an article with 8 Javascript solutions to common CSS problems. This might be a little advanced for some users but these techniques are showing up on more and more web pages and you may want to take the time to try a couple just so you understand how they work. Transparent [...]
Sunday 22 | Bezalel
In Exodus 31:1-6, Bezalel (Hebrew: ???????????, also transcribed as Betzalel and most accurately as B’tzalel), is the chief architect of the Tabernacle. Bezalel (or Bezaleel) means “in the shadow [protection] of El.” Bezalel is described in the genealogical lists as the son of Uri (Exodus 31:1), the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah [...]
Sunday 22 | Past projects
When I told some friends about passing the CSE (architectural license), one of them suggested I post pictures of what I get built. But the truth is, I’ve already gotten some things built. Take a look… Building for Success Program The Building for Success Program, authorized under the passage of Proposition U & C, includes [...]
Friday 20 | Dear mister postman
I just got the letter and went to call my family to share the good news, only…none of them are home/answering the phone. So I’ll share with you guys. I PASSED! I just need to send in the application and my fee and then I will be a licensed architect (in California) You may start [...]
Thursday 19 | Cleaning house
You may have noticed the site has been undergoing some slight changes. Nothing drastic, just a little house cleaning. When you’ve been blogging for as long as I have (and I’m no great blog founder), you tend to acquire things. Plugins, links, clutter. You know – stuff. Stuff that makes you lose sight of what [...]
Thursday 19 | Where the web was born
Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1990. The Web, as it is affectionately called, was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information sharing between scientists working in different universities and institutes all over the world. CERN is not an isolated laboratory, but rather a [...]
Monday 16 | How the Irish Saved Civilization
On the last, cold day of December in the dying year we count as 406, the river Rhine froze solid, providing the natural bridge that hundreds of thousands of hungry men, women, and children had been waiting for. Thus begins the Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization In this delightful and illuminating look into [...]
Friday 13 | The New Calvinism
Didn’t expect to see this… Calvinism, cousin to the Reformation’s other pillar, Lutheranism, is a bit less dour than its critics claim: it offers a rock-steady deity who orchestrates absolutely everything, including illness (or home foreclosure!), by a logic we may not understand but don’t have to second-guess. Our satisfaction — and our purpose — [...]
Thursday 12 | Single greatest quote of all year
… and his ministers a flame of fire: Stop asking me The problem is not that there’s too much conservatism: it’s that there’s a lot of unfounded, flabby conservatism running around with plastic fishes attached to it rather than a robust, young, and dangerous conservatism riding around on the fat, noisy Harley which is the [...]
Thursday 12 | Pi Day
I’m not obsessed with pie, I just find certain “holidays” interesting. So do the folks over at woot.com. 9 Ways We’ll Be Celebrating Pi Day 1. Trying to arrange a 3.1415926535897932385some 2. Dressing up like Archimedes to hand out protractors to local children 3. Proving that ?r2 by ordering a Sicilian pizza 4. Finalizing our [...]
Thursday 12 | Small World by Days of Wonder
Board game makers, Days of Wonder, are introducing a fun, light-hearted civilization game in which players vie for conquest and control of a board that is simply too small to accommodate them all! This newest Days of Wonder game features a zany cast of characters such as dwarves, wizards, amazons, giants orcs and even humans! [...]
Monday 9 | Anaheim Rocks!
I can’t believe I forgot to post this so it’s a little late… Well, my exam went well. I don’t have the results (obviously) but the process went very well. Even though I live in San Diego and the exam was in Anaheim (less than 2-hour drive), I booked a hotel room in nearby Buena [...]
Monday 9 | Size matters
Is my site too hard to read? I’ve noticed some alarming differences between various browsers and I can only guess what you all see. So, do you find my site font too small? Do you have any advice as to what makes for good font sizing? Keep in mind that I am using em sizing [...]
Saturday 7 | WpVote and premium themes!
Jean-Baptiste Jung of CatsWhoCode created WpVote on August 2008 to be the “Digg site for WordPress fanatics”. After resolving some issues and relaunching/rebuilding the site, he now has what he dreamed of – a social bookmarking site for everything related to WordPress, from hacks to news and more. And right now, he’s offering a premium [...]
Thursday 5 | Daylight Saving Time
When do we change our clocks? Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time. A writer in 1947 noted, “I don’t really care [...]
Thursday 5 | Mob Rule or Sage Counsel?
I admire Google’s efforts to gather information and share it with the world in an organized, relevant manner. That’s what makes them such a good search engine. They are always looking for ways to separate the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately, they don’t always get it right. Official Google Blog: Tipping points Tip Jar (www.google.com/tipjar), [...]
Wednesday 4 | Mortgage Options
“We must stem the spread of foreclosures and falling home values for all Americans, and do everything we can to help responsible homeowners stay in their homes,” the President said February 18th as he signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law. Below is some resources and basic information about what options are available [...]
Tuesday 3 | The Brick Testament
The Brick Testament is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated Bible in the world with over 3,600 illustrations that retell more than 300 stories from The Bible. Launched first as a website in 2001, then as a published book series in 2003, The Brick Testament project is an ongoing one-man labor of love, constructed and photographed [...]
Tuesday 3 | Ranger
You Are A: Lawful Good Half-Elf Fighter Alignment: Lawful Good characters are the epitome of all that is just and good. They believe in order and governments that work for the benefit of all, and generally do not mind doing direct work to further their beliefs. Race: Half-Elves are a cross between a human and [...]
Tuesday 3 | Meet Mavis
Every now and then I come across a blog author that really captures my attention. Sometimes its the subject matter they, sometimes its simply the way they write, and sometimes, its both. “Mavis” – real name unknown (to me) – is one of those people. First off, she’s quirky. She reminds me of my friend [...]
Monday 2 | Know your aquatic creatures
This is a shark Sharks have a variety of body shapes. Most sharks have streamlined, torpedo-shaped bodies that glide easily through the water. Some bottom-dwelling sharks (e.g. the angelshark) have flattened bodies that allow them to hide in the sand of the ocean bed. Some sharks have an elongated body shape (e.g., cookiecutter sharks and [...]
Monday 2 | My Facebook Friends
Got this email at work…. Personal Message To You From your friends at facebook video server: Subject: ” Review – My family invite you out for lunch, don’t hesitate!” Read Description for a link to part 1 Original Video added by group member. You will see a link to Open Your Personal Message Manager. Selecting [...]
Sunday 1 | Full disclosure
One of the reasons I keep at this whole blogging thing is to keep people informed. Well, I’ve done that, I just haven’t kept them informed about me/us. For instance, not many of you know that my mother has been in the hospital twice in the past month regarding a blood clot in her leg. [...]
Thursday 26 | More free stuff?
Yes, more free stuff. You may recall that I casually mentioned my interest in the new ESV Study Bible, well now is your chance to Win a Calfskin Version of the ESV Study Bible! A Boomer in the Pew is giving away one Calfskin Version of the ESV Study Bible to celebrate his 1-year Blogiversary. [...]
Thursday 26 | Nuke your city
Found this over at the Inktank Forums. Simply enter your location (city, zip code, address) at the top and select your weapon of choice at the bottom – then Nuke it! I’d do alright against most weapons targeting San Diego but the top two or three would get me. Of course, almost nobody survives the [...]
Wednesday 25 | Harboring a hateful grudge
In a recent email exchange, a friend made reference to a hateful rant to which I made reference to a hateful grudge. But I wanted to link to the reference in case he didn’t get it – so off to Google I went. Only… Turns out that many (read most) sites quote the line incorrectly. [...]
Wednesday 25 | Gmail Browser title bar tweaks
This may not be important to you, but since a lot of people use Gmail but don’t read the Gmail blog, I thought I’d pass this on. Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Browser title bar tweaks Basically, Title Tweaks changes the order of the elements in the browser title bar to put the more [...]
Monday 23 | How to get free stuff
Bible Study Magazine and Mars Hill are giving away 20 copies of Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Church. Not only that, but they are also giving away five subscriptions to Bible Study Magazine and a copy of their Bible Study Library software! Enter to win on the Bible Study Magazine Mark Driscoll page, then take [...]
Monday 23 | Corbin’s First Concert
Corbin’s almost 15 months now but he’s already been to one concert – and I don’t mean Raffi or Barney the Dinosuar. I mean a real, full-fledge, ringing-in-your ears concert. Of course, he doesn’t remember it. Back in October 2007, Julia and I went to see They Might Be Giants with two other couples – [...]
Thursday 19 | AdSense for domains
This is a little late but I thought I’d share it anyway… From Inside AdSense: Extending AdSense for domains to all publishers: Many publishers have approached us looking for a way to monetize their domains (why, yes I have), and today back in December, we’re excited to announce the expansion of AdSense for domains (Yippie!). [...]
Tuesday 17 | Coraline is a Giants fan
So Julia and I had a chance to get away this weekend, specifically, we traded off baby-sitting duties with another couple. Since Fridays are half days for me, we went to see a movie – a rare treat since Corbin was birthed. The current movie choices are a little limited so we decided on Coraline [...]
Thursday 12 | The Preservation of Favoured Races
That’s the subtitle of Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species. It’s full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. And his next book was titled The Descent of Man, one entire chapter was dedicated to “The Races of [...]
Thursday 12 | Still Time to Give Valentine’s Day Gift Cards
There’s still have time to choose a pretty Valentine’s Day design to e-mail for immediate delivery, or print out from any printer and slip into a card or package. There are 2 easy ways you can give Gift Cards in time for Valentine’s Day (February 14): 1) E-mail a personalized gift card for immediate delivery. [...]
Wednesday 11 | tipping the ‘ol hat
Here are some things I thought you might enjoy (or hate) First, Darwin Must Die! according to The New York Times. Also, Animals are nihilists too. (sorry, NOT kid friendly) HT: Frank Turk Next, King Uzziah had woman problems (sort of) and Charles Spurgeon is short and stout (much like a teapot) Finally, Catholics can [...]
Tuesday 10 | Photo Feeds by Julia
If you use feeds but aren’t subscribed to Julia’s Gallery Feed, here’s what you’re missing… If you don’t use feeds but what to keep up with Julia’s Gallery, simply follow the link and subscribe by email. The downside is that each picture will arrive as a single email.
Tuesday 10 | WordPress 2.7.1
WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.7.1 2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools->Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually. Consult the list of fixed tickets and the full set of changes between 2.7 and [...]
Tuesday 10 | They Might Be Giants Win Grammy
Yesss. They Might Be Giants’ kids album “Here Come The 123s” has won a Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children! Congratulations to They Might Be Giants on their Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children for their most recent kids CD “Here Come The 123s“. John Flansburgh and John Linnell previously won a [...]
Tuesday 10 | Kindle 2
We’re excited to introduce Amazon Kindle 2, the next generation wireless reading device. With a sleek and thin design that makes Kindle 2 as thin as a typical magazine and lighter than a paperpack, the new Kindle has seven times more storage and now holds over 1,500 books. It has a longer battery life and [...]
Friday 6 | Where’s Waldo
This picture was taken with a robotic camera and weighs in at 1,474 megapixel. (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera). It was a Canon that pulled together over 200 individual shots. Each zoom in takes a second to focus …and then you can see some amazing reactions. With these cameras the secret service has [...]
Wednesday 4 | Third Wish by Robert Fulghum
Amazon is thrilled to offer new release Third Wish by bestselling author Robert Fulghum. First published in the Czech Republic (where it quickly became a bestseller), Third Wish is a sweeping, lavishly plotted novel in five parts, bound together by a profound love story that spans the globe. It is at once a classic quest [...]
Saturday 31 | The Baby Britax Event is Back!
It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s always a big hit. Starting tomorrow, February 1 through 15, 2009, Britax will be holding a sales event in the Baby Store with select Britax car seats marked down by as much as 20%. Most Britax car seats on Amazon will be included in the offer. [...]
Friday 30 | Some Updates
First, my exam went well. Got there on time and felt confident about my answers – already doing better than last time. But before I get into that, I wanted to share some other information. Its tax time! or at least time to start doing your taxes, if you have a refund coming (otherwise, see [...]
Saturday 24 | End of the World – Skeeter Davis
I first heard this song about fifteen years ago and was a little caught off-guard because the the lyrics and melody didn’t seem to match. See for yourself. Lyrics: Why does the sun go on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? Don’t they know it’s the end of the world, ‘Cause you don’t [...]
Friday 23 | NEW Email Virus Warning…
THERE IS AN EMAIL WITH SUBJECT LINE OBAMA ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FLOATING AROUND WITH A TROJAN HORSE ATTACHMENT. DO NOT OPEN FOR ANY REASON!!! DELETE IMMEDIATELY. THE TROJAN STEALS ALL PASSWORDS AND USER IDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD TO EVERYONE ON YOUR EMAIL LIST. http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/obamaspeech.asp The enclosed video links direct recipients to a malicious web site that [...]
Friday 23 | Shiras Moose
Alces alces shirasi Shiras moose, also known as Wyoming moose, is the smallest of the subspecies of moose. In addition to being slightly more compact than its northern cousins, the Shiras Moose is noticeably lighter in color along its back. The face lightens to a brown color in summer and becomes darker, almost black, in [...]
Friday 23 | Corbin’s Smile 8.0
Corbin’s pretty photogenic – except when you try to get pictures of his teeth
Thursday 22 | Say what?!
Every now and then I get a comment that’s not exactly English – actually, it’s not even recognizable characters. Just a bunch of boxes with four characters within each quadrant. Turns out, its just the way my email was translating the Asian characters. Here’s a sample translation of an actual comment. ?? ??? ?? ??? [...]
Thursday 22 | Pets In Uniform
Woot, it’s more than discount shopping, it’s news you can believe in. Woot : I Love A Pug In Uniform As of now, most common household pets are ineligible for service in the U.S. military. Until this injustice is corrected, the easiest way to see your pets in uniform is through Pets In Uniform, the [...]
Wednesday 21 | Sharkitecture.NET
As you may recall, my second attempt at the CSE (orals) is coming up and I’ve been studying like a mad man. I’ve compiled various study notes from numerous places and combined that with some very useful flash cards. Overall, I’m feeling even more prepared than last time. I even shelled out $40 for a [...]
Thursday 15 | Get your pie on!
When : January 23rd each year Created by the American Pie Council, National Pie Day is dedicated to the celebration of pie. As part of our American heritage, this day is a perfect opportunity to pass on the love and enjoyment of pie eating and pie making to future generations. National Pie Day is a [...]
Monday 12 | Transforming the Mac vs PC debate
We may finally find out which is truley better – Mac or PC. and if you liked that… Then there’s this one from Adonis’ comment
Sunday 4 | In the Garden of Eden
By I. Ron Butterfly I was talking with some friends over lunch when the topic of drums came up which inevitable leads to Iron Maiden’s In A Gadda De Vida – which reminds me of this episode of the Simpsons. “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” is a seventeen-minute, five-second psychedelic rock song by Iron Butterfly, released on their 1968 [...]
Saturday 3 | Corbin walks the walker
Grandma recently broke her foot and is using a walker while her foot heals. Since she was enjoying a piece of Christmas pie, Corbin decided to take her walker for a spin. It works a lot better than those Fisher Price walkers which are too short for Corbin (13 months), cost about the same as [...]
Saturday 3 | Christmas Wagon
One of the many things people gave Corbin for Christmas this year was a kids wagon. Wagon for Two Plus by Step2, specifically. When grandma (nana) watched him over the weekend a while back, she discovered how much he enjoyed riding in her garden wagon, so she got him his own wagon to ride around [...]

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