http://itssteve.com Science shanigans, Internet tomfoolery, and general rigmarole Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:57:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you saw my last post, you probably have an idea how busy things have been.  There is nothing easy about getting a new project off the ground.  Anyway, I have a few minutes this morning so let's catch up on the non-work related happenings. Ben's preschool put on a Christmas ... http://itssteve.com/2009/12/21/recent-happenings-2/ I can finally talk about what I've been working on.  Fortunately, my fearless Product Ninja Max wrote a great summary of the project on his blog.  I figure that since he works for me that it's fine to crib it with attribution.  Check out the original post on 8bitkid.com. I know ... http://itssteve.com/2009/12/16/world-meet-gravity-com/ Kunal and I have been working on a little woodwork project lately.  I was going to post about it eventually but he beat me to it (so it's like that, is it?).  So rather than write something original I'm just going to hijack his post.  Originally posted on Kunal's blog ... http://itssteve.com/2009/11/16/duck-tales/ It's been about a month since I've posted anything, so a quick catch up is probably in order. I don't drive much and I like palindromes.  After 5 years my car just hit 22,222 miles. Hurray! Cirque du Soleil is in town with their show Kooza.  It's just amazing. Here's a picture ... http://itssteve.com/2009/11/09/catching-up/ I'm a Star Wars dork.  Not a full blown gonna-wear-a-costume-all-the-time sort of way, but I really like it.  So last night we took a company field trip to see Star Wars Live.  It is basically clips from the movies strung together with narrative by Anthony Daniels (voice of C-3PO) with ... http://itssteve.com/2009/10/09/star-wars-live/ Finally grabbed the pics off of my phone.  There's some solid stuff here.  Let's get caught up. What shall the redeemed wear?  This handy tome from CVS Pharmacy shows the way.  Let's consult Leviticus 47:92, "And lo the Lord spake unto them, 'Thou shalt dress as thou did in the 80's. ... http://itssteve.com/2009/10/08/a-photo-catch-up/ I'm not sure what this joint is trying to sell me on.  I like hot wings as much as the next guy, but is suicide really a good upsell?  How about a free drink or some fries? That would be nicer than euthanasia I think. http://itssteve.com/2009/10/05/wings-with-a-side-of-suicide-oh-boy/ I've got really cute kids.  Possibly the cutest kids.  Don't be sad, I'm sure yours are very nice too. http://itssteve.com/2009/10/05/my-kids-are-pretty-cute/ I admit it, there are times when I wonder if the things I do will have any lasting impact on the world.  Can I, as an individual, really make any sort of meaningful difference?  Well, ladies and gentlemen, I have been been inspired.  Allow me to introduce you  to Thomas ... http://itssteve.com/2009/10/04/one-man-really-can-make-a-difference/ Ben loves my camera.  He'd really really really like to play with it.  That would probably be unwise from an electronics survival perspective so I got him a cool digital camera for kids.  Several months later, here are the 500 or so pics he's taken completely unedited (I wouldn't want ... http://itssteve.com/2009/09/28/ben-has-a-camera/