Missing the old days of blogging
Michael Heilemann recently had an idea for a comment system based on Twitter @replies. Not a new idea, to be sure, as there are several rather well-documented solutions for this floating around…
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No Reservations – Chile. Airs Monday July, 13
[viddler id-1c6c90f4 h-278 w-420] To say that I'm excited, wouldn't be enough. You all know where I will be on Monday. Sitting on my couch, mouth gaping, a warm pool of drool…
Odosketch
I played around with Odosketch for a few minutes and at first glance – it is one of the better 'in-browser' sketching tools out there. I look forward to working with it…
A magnified mosquito
This little guy put a pretty good suckin' on my hand before I figured out he was in the house. So I trapped him under my magnifying glass for a few hours…
Black-eyed Susans
Not sure what Susan did or why she has a black eye but these are cool flowers nonetheless.
EDGE, an iPhone game I want to buy
The first iPhone game I've wanted to buy this badly since Rolando 1.0, Edge. I'll be picking this up in the near future.
Fancy Fast Food
Via Mena Trott, via Serious Eats…. Fancy Fast Food. To all employees of Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell and their ilk – I would like my next meal to come looking…
Recent rainbows
Not the greatest photos, that's for sure (the second was was taken through our living room window in our apartment with an iPhone), but I find rainbows just great. Recently we've had…
Roz Savage, Ocean Rower
Talk about a job title. Ocean Rower has to be one of the best ones I've come across yet and Roz Savage, who is currently in the Pacific Ocean rowing solo from…
viewport=550, or, the new mobile photos pages if you’re using an iPhone or iPod touch
As of a few hours ago, if you're viewing any of the mobile photos (such as this one that I just put up) on an iPhone or iPod touch, the viewing area…
Facebook for iPhone 3.0 coming soon
When the Web-based version of the Facebook iPhone application shipped it was great. When the first version of the native Facebook iPhone application shipped it was great. Even though I think it…
Chili peppers
Chili peppers from our garden. Looking forward to melting my taste buds on these babies.
New labels in Gmail
I've never used labels but Google's recent updates to Gmail may lead me to use them. Do you use labels? If so, how?
Star Wars (John Williams is The Man)
I'm a huge fan of John Williams. Seriously. I have nearly every work he's ever wrote, conducted, and recorded. When Kyle Slattery posted this video on his Tumblr I knew I had…
Strawberry picking at Pallman’s again this year and making wine
Last year, when Eliza and I picked strawberries at Pallman's Poultry Farm, was my first time picking strawberries. So, obviously – this year was my second. This time we had company. Our…
Weight loss tips by Matt Haughey
Although I don't agree with Matt's "weigh yourself everyday" approach I do believe that different things work for different people and so I suggest reading both Matt's tips and his weight loss…
Peter and his DSLR
My brother Peter fooling around with his new DSLR which is the new Digital Rebel XSi. He's now a Canon person like Eliza and I (we have matching Digital Rebel XTis).
Sebastian
This is the way he looks when he's looking at pretty little girls. He loves the ladies.
The Macbook Pro
Setting up the new 15-inch Macbook Pro. The Migration Assistant is absolutely incredible.
A replacement battery for the black Macbook
Another day, another goodie comes in the mail. What will soon be Eliza's black Macbook needed a replacement battery. It now has one. Update: After just the first charge the black Macbook…
AuRants, opening soon in Duryea, PA.
Our friends Dave Ciminelli (master chef) and Mike Matosky are opening a restaurant in Duryea, Pennsylvania – soon. It is called AuRants and to say that I'm excited about the opening wouldn't…
Ebert and I wholly disagree about Transformers 2
I consider Roger Ebert to be an excellent movie critic. His reviews have caused me to rent many a film – and I've enjoyed nearly all of them as much as he…
Food in jars – learning to can food
It is no secret that Eliza and I have a lot of learning to do regarding our gardening adventures. Our biggest problem to solve, it seems, will be what to do with…
Pickles drinking from the sink
This is all Eliza's fault. She has created a monster. But a cute monster.
Zucchini flower
Though our garden is getting over watered, there is life. Zucchini flowers, lettuce, strawberries, and green beans are starting to take off.
76ers go back to retro logo
Yes! The Philadelphia 76ers, my favorite basketball team for better or worse, is going back to their old logo. I will be purchasing new apparel soon.
A PHP Wrapper for Freewheel.tv’s API
Jeff Johns, fellow Viddler team member and jogger (although he's much more accomplished than I in that area), recently wrote and released an open source PHP wrapper for Freewheel's API. Much needed…
Bufo fowleri – or the common Toad
Caught this little guy while fishing in Prompton, PA a few weeks ago. The thing to watch out for when catching toads is that they are not being stalked by some other…
From Rapid Fat Loss to Strongmen: A Guide to Becoming Superhuman.
Photo: Left to right – A nice guy that worked at AT&T whose name escapes me, Tim Ferris, and I. Tim Ferriss, who I had the pleasure of sharing some barbecue with…
Got my laptop bag in the mail
Just received my new laptop bag in the mail today. No, it isn't a pizza box (or any of the 15 coolest laptop bags listed here), it is a carbon-colored Small Alley…