I don’t know what it is, exactly, but these last few days really seem like summer is done and autumn is just starting. No, it’s not the colder weather we had today… perhaps it’s like Jennifer’s husband said, about the quality of light changing so that it looks like fall. Actually I think that’s a… Continue reading In the air
Month: August 2006
Commodore 64 emulator… in Flash
Okay, geek levels are off the charts on this one: FC64, a Commodore C64 emulator for Flash. And it’s open source. This is just mind boggling… …because, among other things, what this means is that I could embed a Commodore 64 emulator, games and all, right here on my blog. Because it’s in Flash. And… Continue reading Commodore 64 emulator… in Flash
Much Ado About Pluto
More geeky space news! This is more mainstream-popular, though, as I’ve seen it popping up everywhere. Pluto is no longer a planet. I’m actually a bit surprised at the uproar this seems to be causing; Slashdot has more on this. Me, I guess I’ve always been suspicious of Pluto; I mean, the thing has this… Continue reading Much Ado About Pluto
They don’t make ’em like that anymore
Okay, I’m a little behind on news, but I thought this story was extremely cool: Voyager 1 passes 100 AU from the sun. I guess this is only of interest to you if you’re a space and astronomy geek. (Some quick Wikipedia references: Voyager 1, AU.) It’s just amazing to me that a spacecraft built… Continue reading They don’t make ’em like that anymore
Well, that’s a sucky way to start the day…
So on my way to work this morning, I got into a car accident. One of three cars involved! Westbound on Franklin, just past the light on Third, and the first car stopped for the construction they’ve got going on, and the car in front of me rear-ended the first car, stopping up short, and… Continue reading Well, that’s a sucky way to start the day…
Life is what happens when you’re making other plans
Yeah, that headline there? Totally saccharine and goofy and pointless. Yes, I know it’s cribbed from John Lennon, so what? Anyway. The “life that happened” was a sudden and unexpected gall bladder removal for my wife last week. Yeah, I know—Wha?!? She went to the doctor on Wednesday, confirmed that she had gallstones, and they… Continue reading Life is what happens when you’re making other plans
Now this is how you do viral…
This is absolutely great: Send a free personalized message from Samuel L. Jackson for “Snakes on a Plane.” I swear, the thing is brilliant… the audio editing is really good… and it makes phone calls anywhere for free. Even better? You put in the phone number you want it to appear from… and it uses… Continue reading Now this is how you do viral…
It’s been awhile for Scooby…
I figured it’s been just long enough for everyone to forget…
Post eye surgery
The eye surgery went very well, our daughter has been recuperating marvelously all weekend (it wasn’t a very eventful weekend because of this), and things are more-or-less back on track. Saturday morning we did make a Costco run, largely because I had an eye exam of my own at the optometrist there. It’s been probably… Continue reading Post eye surgery
In Lake Oswego, eye surgery tomorrow
Like the trip we had almost two years ago, tonight we’re in the Phoenix Inn hotel in Lake Oswego in preparation for our daughter’s corrective eye surgery tomorrow. Pretty much anything I would say is covered in that previous post; the only details being different really are that my daughter is six and it’s her… Continue reading In Lake Oswego, eye surgery tomorrow