Random 60: Game systems
[viddler id-52419522 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Game systems Favorite on Viddler. As it stands I have, setup and working, an original Nintendo, Xbox 360 (which I use for Connect360), and a Nintendo…
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Flickr isn’t as big as you may think it is
Every now and then someone will bring up Flickr's size in conversation. When that happens I usually find that people generally think Flickr is much larger than it really is. The brand…
How to take better photos – Kyle Slattery
Kyle Slattery, friend and coworker who is studying in Germany this semester, recently wrote "How to take better photos" which is a small compilation of tips that he's gathered over his few…
Random 60: Tons of notebooks!
[viddler id-c20ff788 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Tons of notebooks! Favorite on Viddler. Ruled, unruled, graph, small, large, single subject, multiple subject, drawing, sketching, and loose leaf. I seem to have notebooks for…
Taking a Brightkite break
I've decided to take a short Brightkite break. I have a laundry lost of things that I would love to see Brightkite do (search my site for Brightkite) and it has been…
Carbondale, PA Music & Wine Festival
I'd be remiss not to mention that Carbondale, Pennsylvania is having a Wine & Music Festival on June 20, 2009. Mayor Justin Taylor, who is pretty active on Facebook, created a Facebook…
Random 60: Laptop or Desktop?
[viddler id-93f0ad3 h-357 w-420] Random 60: Laptop or Desktop? Favorite on Viddler. Laptops are more powerful today than the computer used to launch the Space Shuttle in the 1960s. That is a…
Twitter should buy Bit.ly (or, Yes! URL shorteners DO suck)
So the Internet is (was on April 3rd) ablaze with the talk of how bad URL shorteners are ever since Joshua Schachter, the guy that built and sold del.icio.us, jotted down his…
Drawing demo by Lynne Margulies
While browsing through some of Viddler's archives today I ran across this drawing demo by Lynne Margulies (lynnemargulies on Viddler). It is in three parts (maybe Lynne isn't aware of Viddler's 500Mb…
How to create a new habit
Somewhat related to this week's weigh in, where I mentioned habits, I found two good resources for striving to rid yourself of old habits and creating new ones. Installing a new habit…
Juice that tastes and feels like fruit
Naoto Fukasawa, a name I dare not pronounce around little children, is an industrial designer from Japan who decided to redesign some juice boxes to make them look and feel like their…
Minas Tirith made of matchsticks
As I'm finishing my re-reading of The Two Towers, and will be revisiting this grand city made in the side of a mountain in a few pages, I can't help but link…
Random 60: Calendars
[viddler id-d136482e h-357 w-420] Random 60: Calendars Favorite on Viddler. I don't know about you but I love calendars. If I didn't self-impose a limit of two my wall would be filled…
Weigh in: April 6, 2009
I'm happy to report that I did much better during this second week of the diet than I did during the second week of the diet back in June 2006 (Wow, has…
Random 60: Dear American Idol, ditch the lip syncing, please.
[viddler id-1915991c h-280 w-420] Random 60: Dear American Idol, ditch the lip syncing, please. Favorite on Viddler. I'm really sick of the group performances on American Idol. Maybe they wouldn't be so…
Random 60: Nice weather
[viddler id-207549f3 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Nice weather Favorite on Viddler. Today was a beautiful day in northeastern Pennsylvania. It hit 70 degrees! Although I didn't have the chance to go for…
Learning to play Bridge
I'm not very much into playing "mindless" board or card games that rely on the right card falling at the right time. Which is probably why I enjoy playing Poker so much….
Random 60: What is your idea of a vacation?
[viddler id-5af73cd9 h-280 w-420] Random 60: What is your idea of a vacation? Favorite on Viddler. Vacations mean different things to everyone. For some it means a trip to the beach. A…
How to turn weight gain into weight loss, and a slight change to The Diet
The entire purpose of The Diet is to help myself, and everyone else on the diet, stay motivated to get to a healthy weight and stay there. Usually this goal is somewhat…
Mandy Brown on feeding/reading
Mandy Brown exquisitely compares reading books to both reading feeds online and cooking bread. Her final paragraph sums up her post nicely. "In our own time, I wonder if the very slowness…
Random 60: Cheap cookies
[viddler id-c7449109 h-280 w-480] Random 60: Cheap cookies Favorite on Viddler. I love cheap cookies. The cheaper the better. They are easy to find. Walk into your local grocer and look at…
\”Just beginning to use wheels\”
Another fantastic entry in the journal of Henry David Thoreau (which I've mentioned a few times before) this time dealing with being able to use "cars", or wheeled wagons, in late-March in…
Random 60: Holding onto wishes
[viddler id-20a6d41 h-357 w-420] Random 60: Holding onto wishes Favorite on Viddler. Do you hold onto wishes, or things, too long? I do too. There are boxes and boxes worth of stuff…
The $1 bird feeder
I've wanted to have a bird feeder on one of our windows for a while. I've looked a few times for one and somehow turned up empty handed. Last week Eliza returned…
Weigh in: March 29, 2009
The first full week of the new diet effort is over and done with. The response from this round has been great. I really like having family and friends join in on…
Blockbuster coming to Tivo, iTunes?
Dave Caolo on TUAW, who is apparently from Scranton, remarks on statements made by Blockbuster's Vice President of Digital Entertainment Kevin Lewis that Blockbuster will be offering content through Tivo soon and…
Random 60: Penmanship.
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] [viddler id-839cf217 h-357 w-420] Random 60: Penmanship. Favorite on Viddler. How is your penmanship? My penmanship is little more than chicken scratch. Since I've started writing more I've been…
Stunning Light Art Performance Photography
LAPP, or Light Art Performance Photography, are long-exposure photographs of people playing with light in different ways. The site is in flash, and I'm still linking to it. That should tell you…
Random 60: Are you camera shy?
[viddler id-da2e49dd h-280 w-420] Random 60: Are you camera shy? Favorite on Viddler. Do you find yourself shy around cameras? Maybe you have no trouble chatting with your friends at bars but…
Coaching a Community by Laura Brunow Miner
Some of us in the "community" space think about these topics every single day. Seldom do we get a good soapbox to talk about them. Laura Brunow Miner, editor in chief at…