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Kona Blue
We finally did it. Several months ago I saw an article in Popular Science about an entrepreneur who started a fish farm in the pacific ocean. Specifically, in a large cage off the Hawaiian Kona coast. There he raised some … Continue reading
Cosmology
This is a story that has been relayed to me from my daughter’s second grade class. An uncle of a classmate of my daughter stood before their class and extolled the virtues of being a fighter pilot. He discussed many … Continue reading
Kindergartenus Abacus Summus
Last Friday my son graduated from kindergarten. They did a great job with diplomas and all, but just before they were presented with their diplomas, the kids were allowed to present something to their class and their parents. This presentation … Continue reading
52 inches of heaven
A week ago I finally convinced my wife to buy a new flat screen LCD television. Reluctantly she agreed. I got the 52″ Sony that Costco sells to it’s faithful masses. I was just as pleased with the thing as … Continue reading
Google Earth and My Immortal Photons
Wahooooo! My first photo was published on Google Earth. You can see it at the coordinates Longitude = -110.831811 Latitude = 32.26220499999998 So much precision is truly necessary for this image. It is a photo of the Catalinas while blanketed … Continue reading
House Buying
My wife and I have been thinking about buying a home, so I decided to do a little research. We are planning to upgrade our home, that is to move into a larger (and presumably more expensive) house. I had … Continue reading
The Tower of Babel
My eyes were opened today by simple miscommunication. I was discussing the integration of code into an existing framework. The premise was very simple; just hand my process the data, it will process the data, then my process will hand … Continue reading
Green Laser
My green laser arrived last week. Upon arrival I counted the seconds until it was dark out. Unfortunately, there was a cloud cover making the night sky glow with neon amber from reflected city lights. Still, I was not to … Continue reading
Snow in the Desert
This last weekend I took my family up to the Catalina Mountains. The mountains had just received 8 inches of snow, and we decided that it would be fun to “experience” the snow. (Actually my 8 year old daughter came … Continue reading
Immortalizing Snowflakes
This last Holiday season my family spent in Spokane with my in-laws. Each year Oma and Opa’s house fills up with aunts, uncles, parents, children, grandparents, sisters, spouses, grandchildren, and plenty of good eats. This year was no different; gourmet … Continue reading