I saw Air Force One earlier today as it flew over Dearborn. Â President Obama spoke at the University of Michigan earlier today. Â Using the NOTAM information, I knew the approximate arrival time and kept an eye out. Â Here’s the photo I snapped: Pretty neat that I got to see it…
NASA Tweetup
NASA announces tweet up to view the launch of Atlantis. Â NASA will pick 150 people at random that sign up on their site. Hrm, I’ll be signing up — and if I’m one of the 150 picked — I think that’s too good of a deal to pass up. Â There’s also a second place tweet […]
Gibson’s Tips for Great Guitar Tone
Strangely enough, found this via 37signals, but was still a nice read. Â Best tip: #5, use your guitar’s volume knob. Â I’m still working on how to use that to its fullest. 25 Secret Ways to Get the Guitar Tone of Your Dreams.
Two of These Things Are Not Like The Others
The image says it all. Â Something is seriously wrong with American “news”. Â I’m crying right now… From:Â Tiger Woods returns to golf – Boing Boing.
An Oldie But a Goodie
This is back from 2000. Â I still think about this every now and then and thought I’d post it (or re-post it): Postal Experiments from the Annals of Improbable Research. Â Experiments include trying to send all sorts of objects (including a $20 bill in a clear envelope, to a ski, to a deer tibia) through […]
Wood Burning Pizza Oven from a Weber
This is an interesting project. Â Guy with a custom wood-burning weber can get up to 1000 degrees. Â Perfect for making pizza. Â This inspires me to work on getting better pizza out of my grill. Â Reminds me of weber_cam’s firedome. Home (PizzaHacker).
Perfect Spot for Kids to Help Cook
This is a great idea from Parent Hacks. Â When kids are helping with mixing and measuring, put the bowl over the open dishwasher door. Â When you’re done — close it and the dishwasher wash cycle will clean up the mess. Â Done. Â Easy. Link.
Time Traveler’s Crib Sheet
Just in case you’re sent back in time 1,000 years, here’s all the basics you need to know. Â Like heavier-than-air flight and the basics of fighting infections. Â Just hang this up in your time machine. Time Traveler’s Crib Sheet. (from BoingBoing) (P.S. Apparently, I’m just a transparent proxy for BoingBoing. Â Go read that site, they […]
2010: Living In the Future | the book
Here’s 1972’s vision of what 2010 would be like. Â Hint: Everyone wears jumpsuits. 2010: Living In the Future | the book. (from BoingBoing)
Resolutions
I’ve always thought it was a little lame to do this, but that never stopped me before. Â So…here’s the small list I wrote down last week: 1. INBOX ZERO EVERY DAY At least at work, get things organized out of the inbox and into a task list of some sort. Â It is pleasing to look […]