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Archive for the 'Geek Therapy' Category
“The Box is an ambitious and unique year-long project for BBC News to tell the story of international trade and globalisation by tracking a standard shipping container around the world. “
This is cool on a bunch of levels, and you can track the container in real time.
Pretty spiffy. I hope it comes through Pittsburgh so I can get a picture of it.
Not much to say here, this is more of a proof of concept post, from my Blackberry, on the bus. Heh.
I think it’s been raining for the past week or so here in Pittsburgh, and everything is damp and waterlogged. The slugs love it though!
If you want to see just how pretty Pittsburgh is, you should watch The Kill Point on Spike TV. The cinematography really uses the vistas of the city almost as another member of the cast. Check it out, you may get a fresh perspective on The Smoky City.
Walking across the street today, a woman with a british accent asked me where the Post Office was.
I wasn’t sure, and as I looked up, there is Michael York. He’s in town with his wife for a run at the Benedum, in Camelot. I looked at him and said “Hey, aren’t you…?” Mr. York smiled and said “Uh huh.” With that he and his wife walked down the street, toward the Post Office.
..and here my daughter’s efforts culminate in graduation. In four years flat that included jaunts in Florence and Paris, she’s nailed down an Art History Degree with a rather nifty gpa and all sorts of very cool lifetime memories.
I’m mighty proud of her, and this weekend will have a lot of food and fun.
Prior to all the festivities firing up, today (Sat 5-19) Dylan, Bianca, and I are going to check the new 180,000 sq ft. wing addition to the Nelson Art Gallery, and now the high-end art museum surpasses the StL Art Museam in both number of pieces (displayed, not archived/stored) and, by a long shot, total square footage. Â
Like StL’s, KC’s is free, and this is quite UNLIKE Chicago’s and NYC’s, plus a slew of others.Â
It’s too windy, MUCH too windy here, to even attempt to toss a frisbee. It would land far, far away, and probably roll right bass the giant batmitten birdies strewn about the Nelson’s front yard.Â
Anti Monkey Butt Powder. They also use it to name their domain, and the company as well. If you have a good thing going, stick with it, I guess… BTW, I have no idea what is in this stuff, never used it, never had a reason to use it, and this is not an endorsement. I just thought the name was hilarious.
After the end of this week, I’m splitting for Lawrence to see Bianca graduate! I’m very tired of being very tired, but new jobs have a way of creating that in us.  Perpetual fatigue has a slight edge on constant worry, so hey, I’m good. Continue reading ‘My Tired Brain and The Finish Line.’
She’s come all the way and graduates from Kansas University next week! This whole thing, all along, has been an amazing accomplishment on many levels. I couldn’t have done what she’s done back when I was perhaps 5 years older, even, than she is.
She’s due in September (the first one’s due date is always a bit iffy) and then will launch into motherhood.Â
