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Somehow, I’ve escaped this meme for the last few years, but I saw it tonight on Attack of the Show (G4 network). Now it’s stuck in my head, and I wanted to share the madness — I mean, FUN! Big fun!
It’s a catchy Finnish polka tune (“Ievan polkka,” performed by Loituma), and a looping animation [...]
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I snapped this photo of a cheeky little squirrel on my back patio last week. He and his buddies are cute, but they have taken down and emptied my bird feeder.
I’m tempted to develop a Ninja Warrior type squirrel obstacle course with a zipline, jump-hang, and wobbly bridge, to make the little guys work for [...]
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Happy New Year, everybody! I’m still digging through boxes. Has anyone seen the one labeled “lamp shades?”
In other news, here’s a link I found a while back (October, 2008), but never got around to sharing. It’s a Dream Captcha, by Jeffrey Augustine Songco, and I think it’s brilliant!
Not only does it look awesome, but the [...]
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Here’s a quick list I put together while I was thinking about my own family’s techie-tech lifestyle. In no particular order, and subject to revision… Hope this gives you a grin.
You refer to your baby’s due date as “Labor-CON.”
You catch yourself humming a song and realize it’s from a video game, not the radio.
You speak [...]
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I sat down at my “secondary” computer recently, which is also used by my children. They’re not allowed to play with my MacBook, but they have their own limited-access account on the desktop iMac, and they like to watch DVDs, play games, and type on it. Yes, you might say they’re mini-geeks. They love computers.
While [...]
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I’ve never had my name on a comic strip before! This was drawn by Robin MacRorie, a talented artist I met on Twitter. My story with her ink. Click to view full size. Enjoy!
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Today is my birthday! So I’m re-publishing one of my favorite posts for you today. Originally, I posted it on April 12, 2008, but I think it’s still funny in October. Hope you enjoy it. I’m going to have a piece of birthday cake just for you! Cheers!
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File this [...]
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