Picking strawberries
A perfect day for Eliza and I to pick strawberries with Paul and Sherin. Wine, smoothies, and all sorts of goodies to come.
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The Weinert guys
John and Kristopher Weinert fishing. We won't mention the current score between the two fishing this year. (Kristopher is most likely ahead.)
Three years with the Macbook
Three years is a long time. In the world of electronics it might as well be an eternity. So you'd think I'd be surprised to report that I've been using my black…
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
Here is the first look at Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland courtesy of USA Today. It is unfortunate that I have little faith in Tim Burton these days. I was very disappointed…
Baby changing station
Apparently you can exhange your child for a new one right in the McDonald's bathroom. Cool feature.
Nikki saves a turtle
Nikki did not want this turtle to be hurt so she rescued it from the middle of the road.
Conan the Librarian
Drawn into the bottom of a sink in a Rest Area bathroom in Maryland. Odd.
West Virginia river
Beautiful country here in West Virginia.
Foggy fishing
Paul fishing from the middle of the river. What a gorgeous night to be out!
Gary Vaynerchuk at #140conf
My very good friend Gary Vaynerchuk recently gave a talk in New York City at #140conf, which is a essentially a conference about Twitter, dealing with scaling caring. I've seen many of…
Getting out the summer clothes
Annnndddd…. refreshed. It is summer and that means its time to reach under the bed, pull out the boxes full of shorts, tee shirts, snorkeling equipment, and frisbees. Time to get away…
I’ve got a Fever, and the only prescription is more subscriptions
Shaun Inman, the very same lad that brought Mint to the world, is now throwing his hat into the feed-reading arena in a very different way. Fever is a download-and-install Web-based feed…
Add a progress bar to your Viddler uploads
We get this question a lot at Viddler: How can I add a progress bar to my uploads using the Viddler API? We're always asked if this is something included in our…
Safari 4’s Full-page Zoom is impressive
After reading this review by Pierre Igot I gave Safari 4's full-page zoom feature a spin. It is incredibly impressive. I wish the browser wars were not such a tight race right…
What you get and don’t get with the iPhone OS 3.0 update if you have an original iPhone
Eliza and I have original iPhones. Day one iPhones. They are just shy of 2 years old. They're still gorgeous, still work well, and we couldn't be happier with them. Today Apple…
A pink flower and a bumble bee
While waiting for a ride this weekend I walked over to a small patch of wild flowers growing behind our garbage cans (there is beauty everywhere in this world, isn't there?). I…
Colin Tumbles
For those that may have missed it, or for those of you that use Tumblr on a regular basis and wish to see this site's posts show up in your Tumblr Dashboard…
It Might Get Loud
As per usual, if it has Jack White in it, I want to see it/hear it/touch it.
To catch a snake
I'm no crocodile hunter but I do enjoy hunting for and catching reptiles, amphibians and pretty much anything that hops, slithers, crawls, or swims. Every since I was a kid I have…
Yub Yub means \”Devour the weak\”
This is just awesome. In classic McSweeney form, David Mcardle reports for the Republic Science Academy about the general culture and habits of the Ewoks on the third-moon of Endor. A must…
A Google Wave Highlight Reel
Don't have 80 minutes to watch the entire demonstration of Google Wave given at Google's IO conference? That's ok, Gina Trapini has taken the time to create a Google Wave Highlight Reel…
Our first garden, preparation and planting
Eliza and I have, for as long as I can remember, always wanted a garden. While we've always had flower-boxes, pots, small sections of flowers next to our homes, etc. – we've…
Problems with Twitterrific 2 caused by the Twitpocalypse
Last night while at a bar with a friend I started getting weird errors in Twitterrific 2. I was taking down notes, saving screenshots, all because I wanted to provide a good…
Fixed! My USB hard drive is now mounted to my Airport Extreme
After months of simply letting my hard drive woes with the Airport Extreme stew in the back of my mind and dealing with the consequences, I finally got off my duff and…
Random 60: Interesting facts about water
[viddler id-d3ca22c5 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Interesting facts about water Favorite on Viddler. Something a little, different – or maybe random – for today's Random 60. I saw this interesting facts about…
I love me some sushi
First of all, I'd eat just about anything. Lets get that out there right off the bat. I mean, I helped a friend start a show called Eat Weird. That is how…
Scribblenauts
I'm just going to say that I wish I had a Nintendo DS (or that this game was made available for iPhone). Scribblenauts looks absolutely incredible, here is the trailer: [viddler id-7e381241…
Dispatches from the Island – the Weblog of Jorge Garcia
For a while now I've been enjoying Jorge Garcia's blog which he calls Dispatches from the Island. You may know Jorge from LOST. He plays Hugo "Hurley" Reyes. Side note: Hurley is…
Camping at Keenlake – 2009
This weekend a group of friends and I camped at Keenlake campground in Waymart, Pennsylvania for a night. Fishing, jogging, eating, and fire watching ensued. Here are a few photos from that…
Chrome for Mac developer preview and extensions
Ever since Google release Chrome, their browser, I've been waiting with bated breath for Chrome for Mac. Thanks to my friend Jake Dahn I got a copy of the developer preview. Its…